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£1,800,000

SG9

Land size
33.11 acres

Description

LOT 1
Lot 1 comprises, 'Fear End' an existing, four-bedroom bungalow, with a garden of approximately 0.18 hectares and offers an excellent opportunity for a single unit residential development, potentially for a self-builder or in conjunction with Lot 2. Planning Permission has been granted for both the extension and replacement of the existing bungalow under references 25/00212/FPH and 25/03129/FP. The approved scheme provides for a five-bedroom dwelling extending to
approximately 284 square metres.

LOT 1A
Lot 1(a) comprises approximately 0.21 hectares of land adjacent to 'Fear End' bungalow with potential for in-fill development - subject to planning.The land has the potential to be sold separately or together with Lots 1, 3 and 4.

A planning application was submitted under reference 25/03120/OP for construction of an infill dwelling. At the date of marketing, the applicant intends to submit a planning
appeal imminently. As an outline application, details of the proposed dwelling are not confirmed,
however the roof plan indicated on the proposal drawings follow the replacement dwelling design for Lot 1. Lot 1(a) interacts with Lot 4 in so far as, if the planning appeal is allowed, it will require the removal of the building within that lot. If these lots are sold separately, and the planning appeal is allowed, the necessary arrangements will be drafted into documents to enable access to remove the building, according to planning conditions.

Conditionality & Proposals - The Vendor invites offers for lot 1(a) on a conditional or un-conditional basis or dependent on the outcome of the running planning appeal - or in combination and will consider overagealongside conditionality.

LOT 2
Lot 2 comprises a range of agricultural buildings, with a separate access, in total site of approximately 0.49 hectares and offers an excellent opportunity to create a desirable residential development scheme in a rural area either in its own right or in conjunction with Lot 1. Permission has been approved under class Q (reference24/02908/PNQ dated 13th February 2025) for conversion of some of the existing buildings (requiring demolition of others) to form seven, mainly single storey, dwellings.

Subsequent to the approved scheme, a planning application was submitted for a scheme of 5 new-build, 2 storey dwellings on the site under application reference 25/03189/FP. At the date of marketing, this application is subject to a planning appeal, that is yet to be determined, for which the reference is 6006777

Conditionality & Proposals - The Vendor invites offers for 2 on a conditional or unconditional
basis or dependent on the outcome of the running planning appeal - or in combination and will consider overage alongside conditionality.

LOTS 3,4 & 5
Lots 3, 4 & 5 offer the potential to acquire rural land in varying size parcels adjacent to the residential and development sites of Lots 1 & 2 and on the opposite side of the road. The land offers potential for amenity or equestrian use, subject to the necessary planning permissions.

Lot 3 extends to approximately 2.04 hectares and adjoins both Lots 1 & 2.
**The area hatched brown may be retained by the Vendor, in which case the area of the land parcel will be 1.55 hectares.

Lot 4 extends to approximately 2.37 hectares is immediately opposite lot 1 and has
the benefit of a timber field shelter. See note at Lot 1(a) regarding removal of thisbuilding.

Lot 5 extends to approximately 8.11 hectares.

Access to lot 3, if sold separately to Lot 1, will be via a right to be granted / reserved the frontage of Lot 1 to adjoin the highway.

Lots 4 and 5 are separately accessible from the highway.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PACK
Further details regarding the property are contained in the additional information pack that is available on request via Sworders' Dataroom. We advise that all interested parties should make themselves fully aware of the content therein.

SERVICES
The purchaser is to make their own enquiries in relation to the suitability and capacity of the current services. If this property is sold in lots, provisions for division of services will be included as necessary.

TENURE AND OCCUPATION
The land is available freehold with vacant possession on completion.

METHOD OF SALE
The land is offered for sale by private treaty.

SPORTING, TIMBER AND MINERAL RIGHTS
All sporting, fishing, timber and mineral rights are included in the sale as far as they are owned by the Vendor.

OVERAGE
Offers are invited with or without overage or in the alternative.
Bidders are requested to state in offers, the terms upon which overage is offered.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES AND RIGHTS OF WAY
The land is offered subject to and with the benefit of all existing rights of way, rights of access, wayleaves and easements, whether or not specifically referred to in these particulars. If the property is sold in lots, rights will be granted / reserved as necessary for the benefit of the relevant parts. Where necessary, easements will be provided over adjacent land of the Vendor for the purpose of access for construction / maintenance of buildings forming, or close to, the boundaries of the property.

BOUNDARIES
The purchaser will be deemed to have full knowledge of the boundaries and neither the Vendors nor their Agent will be responsible for defining any boundaries. Where the property is sold in lots that are not marked by existing boundary features responsibility to mark and fence the new boundaries will be applied to the purchasers, accordingly.

AMENITY TREES
Trees planted under the Millennium Yew and Queens Green Canopy initiatives are
located in Lots 1 and 2. These will be indicated to the purchaser, and their retention would be preferred by the vendor.

VAT
The sale will not attract VAT, however the Vendors reserve the right to charge VAT in addition to the purchase price on the whole of the land, should this become necessary.

DIRECTIONS
The postcode for Lot 1 is SG9 0QZ.
The entrance to Lot 1 is at W3W /// amused.sketching.settled

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the Vendors' Agent.

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Date Posted
2026-04-01

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 9 Development Land listings in East Anglia (25+ acres).

This Property£54,364 / acre
Development Land Average (25+ acres) £19,772 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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

Property Features

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

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 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

  • Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School273 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    22
    Type
    Community school
  • Therfield First School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    69
    Type
    Community school
  • Reed First School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 9
    Pupils
    64
    Type
    Community school
  • Barkway VA Church of England First School3.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    24
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Layston Church of England First School4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    5 to 9
    Pupils
    124
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Freman College3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    1,049
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Edwinstree Church of England Middle School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    486
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Knights Templar School4.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,375
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King James Academy Royston5.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 18
    Pupils
    947
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bassingbourn Village College5.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    652
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Sainsburys Buntingford High Street Local, Buntingford3.9 miles
Budgens Buntingford, Buntingford4 miles
Co-op Buntingford, Buntingford4.1 miles

GP surgery

The Baldock Surgery4.7 miles

Pharmacy

Buntingford Pharmacy4 miles

Hospital

Royston Hospital4 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden51 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

Ashwell & Morden Rail Station3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rushden Road51 metres

Typical drive times

Baldock12 min · 5.7 miles
Royston10 min · 6 miles
Stotfold17 min · 8.9 miles
Buntingford11 min · 4.9 miles
Cambridge (city)33 min · 19 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

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 60 metres away.

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.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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