Adjacent to Auchengower, Strone, Dunoon
- Land size
- 0.19 acres
Key Features
- Stunning South Facing Location
- Large building Plot
- 782 Sq m or 0.19 of an acre.
- Mains electric and water supply and mains sewage on the road side.
- Planning for a 1 and a half level dwelling
Description
A rarely available building development opportunity has arisen in the beautiful village of Strone on the northern shore of the Holy Loch, 5 miles north of Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll.
The plot is located on Strone Brae, Strone, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8RR. There is outline planning agreed in principal for a one and a half storey dwelling in an elevated location with wonderful views down the Clyde Estuary. Being south facing the plot will get the sun for a large part of the day enjoying wonderful views down the Clyde Estuary looking over Hunters Quay in the banks of the Holy Loch. An attractive development site which has planning permission in principal for an infill plot between Brae Cottages and Auchengower, Strone Brae, Strone. PA23 8RR.
The plot extends to approximately 782 Sq m or 0.19 of an acre. And is an ideal size and location for a new property in a wonderful location. Services are located at the roadside at the bottom of the plot and included, Mains Electric, Water supply and Mains sewage.
Strone is a village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands at the point where the north shore of the Holy Loch becomes the west shore of the Firth of Clyde. The village lies within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and is an area of outstanding beauty with views to the Holy Loch and the Firth of Clyde from the property. The area has a challenging Golf Club a short walk from the property and The Strone Inn on the shore front. The development site is a short drive to the Cot House Service station with its small, but excellent supermarket and there is a regular bus service to and from Dunoon. Kilmun Church has historic connections and there is a Primary school nearby in the village. There are excellent sailing facilities on the Holy Loch with the Holy Loch Sailing Club and water sports at the Holy Loch Marina located in nearby Sandbank.
Dunoon itself is a small town set in the beautiful Cowal Peninsular of Argyll and yet within just over an hours commuting distance of Glasgow International Airport. Argyll Ferries run a half-hourly ferry service to Gourock connecting with trains to Glasgow Central. Western Ferries run a more frequent service from nearby Hunters Quay to McInroys Point. Dunoon offers a secondary school, a modern leisure centre, an eighteen hole golf course, two supermarkets, a variety of individual shops, restaurants and a cinema. Dunoon is the marine gateway to Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Scotlands first National Park. The famous Benmore Botanic Gardens are situated approximately three miles away at Benmore
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Off-Street Parking
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Strone Primary School366 metres
- Pupils
- 24
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Sandbank Primary Gaelic Unit1.6 miles
- Pupils
- 39
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Sandbank Primary School1.6 miles
- Pupils
- 64
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kirn Primary School2 miles
- Pupils
- 299
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Mun's Primary School2.4 miles
- Pupils
- 33
- Type
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Dunoon Grammar School1.8 miles
- Pupils
- 745
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Columba's High School4 miles
- Pupils
- 661
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Clydeview Academy4.7 miles
- Pupils
- 984
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Inverclyde Academy4.9 miles
- Pupils
- 773
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Notre Dame High School5.9 miles
- Pupils
- 879
- Type
- Roman Catholic
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
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Flood Risk
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
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