Lot 1 - Former Mill Building, Silver Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20
- Land size
- 0.71 acres
Key Features
- Development Opportunity
- Within the Centre of Chard
Description
Lot 1 comprises a 6-storey, Grade II Listed former mill building and outbuildings, together with a hardstanding area. The mill building requires comprehensive refurbishment, while the adjoining hardstanding area offers a range of immediate development opportunities, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
Lot 1 extends, in total, to approximately 0.29-hectares (0.71-acres).
For sale by private treaty.
Offers are invited on an unconditional basis.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-08-27
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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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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- Private Rights of Way
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- 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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Manor Court Community Primary School332 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 448
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Redstart Primary School988 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 444
- Type
- Academy converter
- Avishayes Community Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Academy converter
- Tatworth Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 196
- Type
- Academy converter
- Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 117
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Holyrood Academy542 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,282
- Type
- Academy converter
- Axe Valley Academy6.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 741
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Wadham School7.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 763
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Woodroffe School9.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 886
- Type
- Foundation school
- Beaminster School10 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 673
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Christian
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 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.
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Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton Land
Winchester House Deane Gate Avenue Taunton TA1 2UH
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