Land for sale

Weavers Lane, Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17

Bellbury House offers the opportunity to build a substantial Georgian-style country house of approximately 6,000 sq ft, set within around five acres of gardens, grounds and woodland in one of West Berkshire's most attractive rural locations.

Occupying an elevated south-westerly position, the site overlooks some of the finest countryside in the North Wessex Downs, with views extending towards Combe Gibbet and Walbury Hill. The setting combines privacy, tranquillity and remarkable natural beauty, with exceptional light throughout the day and spectacular sunsets across the surrounding countryside.

Full planning permission was granted in March 2025 and subsequently enhanced through an approved Section 73 application in February 2026. The approved design provides for a substantial family house arranged over three floors, comprising five reception rooms, seven bedrooms and a triple garage, approached via a sweeping private driveway.

Securing planning permission for a house of this scale within the North Wessex Downs is notably difficult. The consent was achieved following an extensive and carefully considered design and planning process, balancing architecture, landscape, ecology and heritage considerations.

The result is a rare and carefully considered planning consent in an exceptional setting, offering an opportunity that would be extremely difficult to replicate.

Agents Note
Please note buyers will need to make their own enquiries into planning permissions via the local authority. The floorplan shown in these particulars is subject to building regulations approval.

The village sits in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is surrounded by stunning rolling countryside offering superb walking, riding and cycling opportunities. Inkpen has a thriving local community and good facilities including a well-regarded primary school and a popular gastro-pub, and there is a village shop/post office in nearby Kintbury, as well as a primary school, two pubs and a doctors' surgery. There is also a train station providing a regular service from Kintbury into London Paddington. Hungerford and Marlborough offer a further wide range of facilities including a variety of shops, cafes and restaurants, and Newbury caters for most other day-to-day needs. Communications are excellent, with easy access to the M4 and A34 linking with London and the West Country, and regular train services from Kintbury and Hungerford. There is a wide choice of schools in the area including Inkpen primary school, Cheam, Elstree, Farleigh, Downe House, St Gabriel's and Marlborough College.