For sale by public auction 7pm on Wednesday 17th January 2024 at Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon
Development opportunity for 9 open market dwellings
Elevated position with views back towards Launceston
Access direct from adopted highway
Approaching 1 acre
High demand location for end users
Suitable for medium to high end luxury housing
Walking distance to local facilities
Further plot for 2 also available
Description
Development opportunity for 9 open market dwellings in elevated position with views back towards Launceston having access direct from adopted highway. The site approaches 1 acre.
An exciting opportunity to purchase a south west facing development site, close to the towns amenities located on the edge of Launceston.
Outline planning consent has been granted for 9 residential dwellings with generous plots and garaging on a site approaching an acre in size.
All relevant and supporting documentation is available for inspection at the agents office at Kivells, 2 Broad Street, Launceston, PL15 8AD.
LOCATION The plots are situated in a quiet area of the town served by a network of traditional country lanes, yet within easy walking distance of the social, commercial and shopping facilities of Launceston.
The town sits astride the A30 dual carriageway spine road for Cornwall and Devon, on the Cornwall/Devon border. The town enjoys a good balance of travel distant to all parts of the two counties. East of Launceston, Exeter (42 miles) provides intercity rail link, M5 motorway link and international airport. To the south of Launceston, Plymouth (28 miles) provides continental ferry port and intercity rail link.
In all directions from Launceston there is unspoilt countryside of outstanding natural beauty. To the north, the rugged North Cornish coast famed for popular family surfing beaches. To the west are the open spaces of Bodmin Moor ideal for walking and riding.
OUTLINE PLANNING CONSENT Outline Planning consent was granted on 7th February 2023 by Cornwall County Council under cover of application number PA22/04401.
Outline application for residential development of up to 9 dwellings with garages and vehicle access (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved for later consideration).
The advisers who assisted the applicant were AJ Design, 16 Treburley Close, Treburley, Launceston, Tel: 01579 370567
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY Please note that the proposed development will be liable for a charge under the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 (as amended). The amount of the liability will be calculated when the related reserved matters application is determined. Further information about CIL is available at www.cornwall.gov.uk/cil.
SERVICES Prospective purchasers must verify availability for any mains services required and the costs of connection of such services, for themselves.
CONDITIONS OF PLANNING The conditional consent was subject to 9 conditions, briefly summarised below. The full conditions can be seen on request.
1. Details of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereinafter called the reserved matters) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before any development begins.
2. An application for approval of reserved matters must be made no later than the expiration of 3 years from the date of this decision and the development hereby approved shall commence no later than 2 years from the final approval of the reserved matters.
3. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the plans listed below under the heading "Plans Referred to in Consideration of this Application".
4. No development shall take place until a scheme of works (including surfacing, drainage, lighting, means of enclosure, guard rails, landscaping and signage) to deliver a pedestrian linkage and access with the public highway no less than 2m in width has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
5. No development shall take place until full details of the access arrangement including construction, surfacing, drainage, lighting, visibility splays, means of protection visibility splays and landscaping have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
6. No individual dwelling shall be occupied until the estate road carriageways and footways to be constructed in association therewith have been laid out and constructed in accordance with the Cornwall Council's Current Requirements.
7. Prior to the occupation of the penultimate dwelling subject of this permission, the road works shall be completed in accordance with Cornwall Council's Current Requirements.
8. No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until the following details are provided:
1. Results of on site percolation testing to BRE 365;
2. Details of the final drainage schemes including calculations and layout;
3. Confirmation from South West Water Ltd that the foul network has sufficient capacity to cater for this development;
4. A Construction Surface Water Management Plan;
5. A Construction Quality Control Plan;
6. A plan indicating the provisions for exceedance pathways, overland flow routes and proposed detention features;
7. A timetable of construction; 8. Confirmation of who will maintain the drainage systems and a plan for the future maintenance and management, including responsibilities for the drainage systems and overland flow routes.
9. The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the recommendations and mitigation within the submitted ecological survey.
TENURE Freehold.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONTRIBUTION The sum of a) One Hundred and Two Thousand Pounds (£102,000.00) if l000sqm gross floor space is not exceeded on the Land which shall be determined by the Council following approval of the Reserved Matters; or b) Two Hundred and Twenty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Pounds (£229,500.00) if l000sqm gross floor space is exceeded on the Land which shall be determined by the Council following approval of the Reserved Matters (which is inclusive of the Enabling Activity Fee) increased by the Percentage towards the provision of Affordable Housing.
EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION The sum of Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Pounds (£2,736.00) per Dwelling with two or more bedrooms increased by the Percentage towards the provision of additional Education Facilities required as a consequence of the Development.
ENABLING ACTIVITY FEE The sum of Nine Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Pounds (£9,750.00) to help fund the Council's additional costs of enabling Affordable Housing to be provided on alternative sites.
LAND PLAN The land plan displayed is for indicative purposes only and should not be relied upon as an accurate depiction of precise boundaries.
BOUNDARIES Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor's agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof. Should any dispute arise as the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendors agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.
DIRECTIONS The site lies immediately behind the dwelling Dunheved View at Chapel, postcode PL15 7EH . The existing drive leads up to the left of the bungalow into the site.