Land for sale in Perry Street, Chard, Somerset TA20

A substantial building set in circa 0.8 acres having recently lapsed planning for 3 detached dwellings.

For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Thursday 16 May 2024 at 2.00pm at The Guildhall, Axminster, EX13 5NX

The Property

As it stands today the property is a rare find indeed but it also has a very interesting residential development angle. Taking the existing use first, there is an enormous building at its core combining the front yard, five stables and a large open span workshop/storage space accessed from both the front and rear along with a fenced arena, the whole extending to c. 0.8 of an acre.

The residential development ‘twist’ is that planning consent was granted in 2020 under ref 20/01569/out for the erection of three dwellings but it went on to lapse. In the meantime, the River Axe Phosphates and Nitrates issue has come to the fore as regards residential planning to the extent that an approved drainage system would need to form part of a new application or one could wait for there to be a Local Planning Authority drainage solution available. So, there is residential development potential subject to the usual consents but there will currently be particular scrutiny as to the drainage solution, whether a planning application was for one or two dwellings as opposed to the original three.

Location

Perry Street Farm can be found on the B3167 towards the eastern end of Perry Street on the right-hand side being about 275m down past the convenience store on the same side of the road.
There is ready access to a number of major towns including Chard (2.5 miles), Axminster (5 miles) and Crewkerne (8 miles) each offering an array of shopping facilities and amenities, the latter two both have a mainline station giving access to Exeter and London Waterloo.

Services

Mains water, electricity and drainage.

Tenure

Freehold

Local Authority

Somerset Council

Agent's Notes

The planning application that expired in August 2023 can be found under Application Reference 20/01569/out, on the South Somerset planning section of the Somerset Council website.

As at 25 March 2024
Superfast broadband is available.
Mobile phone coverage is available indoors and outside. Source:

Solicitors

Wbw Solicitors
Chard TA20 2AJ