Residential development site for sale in Taunton

This property is marketed by:
Greenslade Taylor Hunt

LOCATION

The land is located approximately 1-mile north of the County Town of Taunton adjacent to Staplegrove Road. The County Town offers a comprehensive range of education, employment, leisure/recreational

and shopping facilities. The land is easily accessible thought tucked away position with existing residential dwellings adjoining the east and western boundaries, allotment gardens to the north and Church Yard to the south. The development site is also within 220-yards of a new Aldi store currently under construction and the popular private school Taunton School.

SITE

The land was formally part of a small industrial estate, the majority of buildings have been cleared. The principle site is essentially level with well formed boundaries to existing residential properties, the adjoining Church Yard and allotments.

Vehicle access from the nearby roundabout leads to an existing cul-de -sac serving period residential dwellings, sloping down into the site via a terrace of 4 Victorian cottages.

The land benefits from a convenient accessible location though in a private quiet environment with views towards the Quantock Hills.

The boundaries of the site are edged red on the enclosed plans, extending, in total, to approximately 0.55-hecatres (1.37-acres) to include the access road.

PLANNING

The land has the benefit of essentially a detailed planning permission for the construction of 22no. dwellings to include 2no. affordable dwellings to be sold at 80% of open market value.

Please see planning application no. 38/19/0003. Extracts of the approved planning drawings are contained within our brochure and full information pack.

Discharge of final planning conditions is underway to include conclusion of a phosphate solution.

A Section 73 application has been submitted to the Council. This is to move the flats west 1m to enable a build over agreement with Wessex Water. Including within the section 73 application are also minor alterations to elevations.

Community Infrastructure Levy contributions for the above scheme, total £152,250 (indexed to the current date Sep 2023 we understand to be £229,898).

On site LEAP to be provided by the developer, estimated cost approximately £15,000.