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Guide Price£350,000

Pentewan Valley, Polgooth

Land size
2.61 acres

Key Features

  • Individual building plot
  • Planning for large detached dwelling
  • Wonderful riverside location

Description

An individual building plot extending to over 2.6 acres and with permission for a large, detached dwelling of over 3,600 sq ft. Wonderful riverside location and with further land available.

Location
The location is quite magical, set in the heart of the valley and enjoying much stream frontage. Polgooth is a village located part way between the fishing village of Mevagissey and the market town of St Austell, approximately 5 and 3 miles distant respectively. There are endless off road walking, riding and cycling opportunities on the doorstep, being just a short distance from the Pentewan Valley trail and Kings Wood, the former connecting to the South West Coast Path at Pentewan. The village of Polgooth offers a convenience store and Post Office as well as a reputable Public House.

The Land
A unique opportunity to purchase a building plot in this picturesque location with planning permission (PA24/01385 - granted 1st July 2024) for a large, detached dwelling with proposed accommodation extending to over 3,600 sq ft and to include entrance lobby and hall, snug, lounge, open plan kitchen dining room, rear porch, utility and two w.c.'s to the ground floor and four double bedrooms - all with en-suite facilities - to the first floor.

The site has been cleared in readiness for building to commence and there is a wide gateway from the highway into the site where there is ample turning and parking space. Beyond where the dwelling is to be positioned are long paddocks divided centrally by a pretty stream, most with natural hedge boundaries save for the road-side where there is walling.

The grounds extend to approximately 2.61 acres and available for an additional fixed price of £100,000 are two further paddocks extending to approximately 6.84 acres, both are illustrated on the site plan.

Property Information
N.B.
There is Japanese Knotweed located within the site which has been treated by the vendor.

CIL
The development as per the proposed plans will be liable for a CIL charge of £40,616.04 unless an exemption applies.

Services
Mains electricity and water to site but not connected. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries to the relevant service providers.

Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way
The sale will be subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way as may exist. There are no public rights of way across the site, nor the additional land, being offered for sale.

Particulars & Plan
Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of these particulars, their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Any intending purchaser/s must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these particulars.

Viewing & Directions
Viewers may access the land for viewing purposes with sale particulars in hand, during daylight hours adhering to the Countryside Code. Please notify the agents Lodge & Thomas of your intended visit. Tel: Email:

Directions
Proceeding from St Austell towards Mevagissey along the B3273 turn right in the centre of London Apprentice signposted Polgooth. Proceed along this road for approximately a quarter of a mile before the entrance gates to the plot will be found on the left hand side.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 45 Building Plots listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£134,100 / acre
Building Plots Average (1+ acres) £185,776 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

57 Mbps

Superfast · available to 43% of premises

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

  • St Mewan Community Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pondhu Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    187
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mount Charles School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    333
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mevagissey Community Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    160
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sandy Hill Academy2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    455
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Poltair School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    882
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Penrice Academy2.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,405
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Brannel School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    888
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Roseland Academy5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    665
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Fowey River Academy7.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    676
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* 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

EG OTM St Austell, St Austell1.7 miles
Tesco Pentewan Road Express, St Austell1.7 miles
Co-op Westhill - St. Austell, St Austell1.8 miles

GP surgery

St Austell Health Group3.2 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.9 miles

Hospital

St. Austell Community Hospital2 miles

Green space

Playing Field776 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

St Austell Rail Station2.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

R A Hawke and Co624 metres

Typical drive times

Fowey23 min · 10 miles
St Blazey15 min · 6.3 miles
St Austell6 min · 2.4 miles
Lostwithiel22 min · 11 miles
Truro (city)24 min · 12 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

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery 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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