Forward Garage and workshops, Yeovil Road, Sherborne, DT9
- Land size
- 1.3 acres
Key Features
- In all some 1.3 acres
- Retail and workshop accommodation
- Extensive forecourt
- Workshop and Yard
- Ideal for owner occupation or redevelopment
Description
Formerly the Forward Garage and BCW Autos Ltd. The property comprises an irregular shaped site in all some 1.3 acres. With a range of buildings including 2 workshops and the original garage shop/most recently used for the sale of pet foods. The buildings are not in good order. The site provides an ideal redevelopment opportunity or is suitable for owner occupation. The 3 main buildings are as detailed but there are in addition a range of outbuildings not measured or detailed. There is a good sized vehicle display area fronting the A30.
Located between Yeovil and Sherborne on the A30 Babylon Hill. Extensive roadside frontage to the A30.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-28
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
- 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
4 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
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
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas1.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 90
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Primrose Lane Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 252
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 156
- Type
- Academy converter
- Birchfield Community Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 409
- Type
- Community school
- Trent Young's CofE Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 143
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Buckler's Mead School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 812
- Type
- Academy converter
- Westfield Academy2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,013
- Type
- Academy converter
- Preston School Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Gryphon School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Stanchester Academy6.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 829
- 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
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 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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Chesters Harcourt, Yeovil
First Floor, Motivo House, Bluebell Road, Yeovil, BA20 2FG
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