Land for sale in Main Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire DG7

Overview

**Exciting Investment Opportunity**

plot of land, st johns town, dalry

Residential development site with planning consent for 10 Detached Villas within the picturesque village of St Johns Town, Dalry, in the heart of the famously beautiful Galloway countryside. The development site sits within prominent location and has stunning uninterrupted views over surrounding countryside.

The picturesque village of St Johns Town has a vibrant community spirit and amenities supported by the locals include shops, post office, two hotels including the popular Clachan Inn, garage with filling station. The village has both primary and secondary schools. Nearby is the village of New Galloway, the smallest Royal Burgh in Scotland, which has further amenities including shops, hotels and The CatStrand Community Arts Centre as well as nine hole golf course.

The surrounding area is well known for its attractive unspoilt countryside and of its diversity of sporting and recreational pursuits including hill walking, Seven Stanes mountain bike routes through Ae Forest and Galloway Forest Park, cycling routes, fishing in nearby lochs and Soloway Coast, Red Kite trail and Osprey platforms. The nearby Galloway Activity Centre on Loch Ken offers a host of water sports including sailing, kayaking, windsurfing as well as other activities including climbing, zip wire, archery, laser tag. The Forest Park was also the first place in the UK to be awarded dark sky status which provides astronomers phenomenal views of the stars.

A broader range of services can be found in Castle Douglas, which is known as Dumfries and Galloway Food Town and has local shops and businesses providing a varied selection of gifts and services as well as supermarkets.

Dumfries is the principal town in the area and provides a wider range of amenities and services including shops, schools, bars, restaurants, hospital and higher education.

The mainline railway station in Dumfries provides good links both north and south whilst Prestwick Airport and seaside town of Ayr is about 30 miles from village.
Council tax band: Not Required