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Guide Price£800,000

Residential Development Site, with outline planning consent, Othery, TA7

Land size
1.1 acres

Key Features

  • Popular village location
  • Good road access links to Bridgwater, Glastonbury, Taunton and the M5
  • Outline planning consent for 2 open market dwellings and 5 self-build dwellings
  • First brochure image is an illustrative layout of overall development site
  • Planning Application number 38/24/00001 (former Sedgemoore Council)

Description

- We are delighted to be able to offer this exciting development opportunity on the outskirts of the popular village of Othery. Located on the northern edge of the village, this parcel of land measuring approx. 1.1 acres in total is currently occupied by a variety of farm outbuildings. The site has the benefit of outline planning consent for the construction of two open market and five self-build dwellings, which are available as a whole or in parts.

Further details regarding the planning consent can be found via the Somerset (Sedgemoor) Council online Planning Portal using reference 38/24/00001 Interested parties must satisfy their own planning investigations.

Planning - Outline planning consent was granted on 20 July 2024 for the construction of two open market and five self-build dwellings along with associated works.

Location - Othery is a lovely village located 12 miles from Taunton town centre and 7 miles from Bridgwater. The village itself comprises a village hall, primary school and pop-up village pub every Friday. Othery is on the bus route to Taunton, Langport and Bridgwater. Taunton train station has direct lines to London Paddington, Exeter and Bristol, and is ideal for commuters.

Method of Sale - Private Treaty

Viewing- Strictly by prior appointment with Cooper and Tanner. Tel. .

Please note this land is open to the elements and suitable precautions and care should be taken during viewings.

GDV’s -  Cooper & Tanner’s branch office in Street have obtained comparable evidence for the prospective sales values of the completed properties, which are available to prospective purchasers on request.

Wayleaves, easements and rights of way - The land will be subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, light, sport, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.

Important Notice - Cooper and Tanner for themselves and for the Vendors of this land, whose agents they are, along with Herridge Property give notice that:

The particulars are prepared in good faith to give a fair, and substantially correct, overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers. They do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers should seek their own professional advice.

All descriptions, dimensions, areas, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of them.

No person in the employment of Cooper and Tanner or Herridge Property Consulting has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property on behalf of Cooper and Tanner and Herridge Property Consulting nor enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 179 Development Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£727,273 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £163,217 / acre
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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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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
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Garden
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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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Othery Village School279 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    62
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Middlezoy Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    5
    Type
    Academy converter
  • High Ham Church of England Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Westonzoyland Community Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    169
    Type
    Community school
  • Huish Episcopi Primary School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    175
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Huish Episcopi Academy4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,192
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bridgwater College Academy5.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    1,561
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Robert Blake School6.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,014
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Haygrove School6.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,051
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chilton Trinity School6.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

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: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Langport Superstore, Langport3.6 miles
M&S Bridgwater Moto, Bridgwater5.3 miles
Lidl Bridgewater - Carnival Way, Bridgwater5.5 miles

GP surgery

Langport Surgery3.7 miles

Pharmacy

Boots3.7 miles

Hospital

Bridgwater Hospital5.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field396 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Bridgwater Rail Station5.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Load Pool100 metres

Typical drive times

Street16 min · 8.4 miles
Langport8 min · 4.9 miles
Somerton16 min · 8.7 miles
Bridgwater16 min · 7.6 miles
Wells (city)31 min · 17 miles

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.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • 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)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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