Land At Scarrataing, 1.5 Acres Or Thereby, Sandwick
Description
The building site, with planning permission in principle to erect a dwellinghouse (O.I.C ref 21/293/PIP), extends to 712m² with the adjoining land offering access to the Loch of Harray.
A stone built building beside the site is included in the sale and the additional land may appeal to horse or other livestock owners.
SERVICES – The purchaser will be liable for taking services to the site.
ENTRY – By arrangement.
VIEWING – To view simply visit the land.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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 · available to 43% of premises
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
- Dounby Community School2.4 miles
- Pupils
- 133
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stenness Community School4.5 miles
- Pupils
- 26
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stromness Primary School5.4 miles
- Pupils
- 127
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Firth Primary School6.2 miles
- Pupils
- 76
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Evie Primary School8 miles
- Pupils
- 51
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Stromness Academy5 miles
- Pupils
- 338
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kirkwall Grammar School12 miles
- Pupils
- 861
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Westray Junior High School22 miles
- Pupils
- 35
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Stronsay Junior High School24 miles
- Pupils
- 16
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Sanday Community School28 miles
- Pupils
- 25
- Type
- Non-denominational
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: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
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
SEPA open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. 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
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 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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