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Guide Price£170,000

Fantastic Building Plot, Carnkie

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Fantastic building plot
  • Sought after semi-rural position
  • Outline Planning Permission for dormer bungalow
  • Existing Park Home on site with detached garage
  • Services on site
  • Rare opportunity
  • Viewing highly recommended

Description

Hunters Estate Agents are delighted to present this opportunity to build your forever home in a lovely semi-rural setting, positioned on the edge of a sought-after village — equidistant from Helston and Falmouth. With outline planning permission already in place for the removal of the existing park home and replacement with a stunning detached dormer bungalow, and services already on site, this plot is sure to be of appeal to developers and self-builders alike.

Overview - Are you like us and love watching those property shows where people build their dream home from the ground up? Ever found yourself daydreaming, thinking, “I could do that” — if the right opportunity came along? Well, this could be your moment.

Tucked away on the edge of the peaceful village of Carnkie lies a real gem of a building plot. While there’s currently a two-bedroom park home and a detached garage on site, we believe the true value lies in the exciting opportunity offered by the existing planning permission — and that’s where we’ll start.

The Planning Permission - Two of the biggest hurdles when it comes to building your own home are securing the initial planning permission and getting services in place — and this plot has both covered. Approved outline planning permission is already in place (Ref: PA24/03654, dated 6th September 2024) for a detached dormer bungalow, and the site benefits from existing mains electricity and water supplies, along with private drainage, thanks to the current park home. The plot is a generous size, offering plenty of space for a new home, along with gardens and off-street parking.

The Location - Tucked away in the Cornish countryside, Carnkie is a peaceful village with a lovely sense of community and open fields on the doorstep. Within a twenty minute or so drive are the larger towns of Helston and Falmouth, with the latter offering a good variety of services and amenities, in addition to some of the most picturesque beaches and coastline in Cornwall. Here you can enjoy the best of both worlds — a relaxed village lifestyle, with vibrant towns just a short drive away. What more could you want?

The Existing Site - The site currently includes a freehold two-bedroom park home, which sits on a concrete base. It offers a rare degree of flexibility – without the fees or restrictions often associated with park home communities. The current accommodation includes two double bedrooms, a kitchen, utility area, lounge/diner and bathroom. While the park home is currently lived in, its condition means buyers will likely be planning for replacement – whether with another park home or new build.

Outside, the plot offers off-street parking, a detached double garage (in need of repair or rebuild), garden space, and a secluded courtyard to the rear.

Useful Information - Current park home dwelling Council Tax Band: A
Local Authority: Cornwall Council
Tenure: Freehold
Park Home mainly wood construction (recommended for replacement)
Services: Mains electricity and water. Treatment plant/ biodigester. Telephone and broadband.
Heating: LPG
Broadband Speed: 28 Mbps
Parking: Garage & Driveway
Not in a conservation area
Mobile Coverage: According to Ofcom EE, Three, 02, and Vodafone likely have limited coverage indoors at this address, whilst outdoors they likely have voice and data coverage
Attached plans and drawings - The plans attached are not to scale and are for identification purposes only

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-03-12

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
Yes
Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

43 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Halwin School967 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    37
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stithians Community Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    175
    Type
    Community school
  • Wendron Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    105
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Constantine Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    155
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Pencoys Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    168
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Penryn College3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,140
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Falmouth School4.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    923
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Helston Community College5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    0 to 18
    Pupils
    1,297
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Redruth School5.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,433
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Pool Academy5.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    714
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Spar - Stithians, Stithians2.1 miles
Spar - Constantine, Constantine3.4 miles
Asda Falmouth Superstore, Penryn3.7 miles

GP surgery

Penryn Surgery4.5 miles

Pharmacy

Kernow Chemist4 miles

Hospital

Camborne Redruth Community Hospital4.9 miles

Green space

Play Space168 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

Penryn Rail Station4.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bus Shelter250 metres

Typical drive times

Penryn9 min · 5.1 miles
Helston12 min · 6.6 miles
Redruth14 min · 7.4 miles
Falmouth13 min · 7.3 miles
Truro (city)19 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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