A building plot with recent full planning permission, application number 22/00748/Ful, offering a great opportunity to build a single storey dwelling and widening the existing vehicular access on the outskirts of Templecombe.

The property will comprise a stunning individual design of natural stone elevations beneath a slate roof with large windows making the most of the superb views. The accommodation will comprise an entrance lobby, reception hall, kitchen/dining room along with a utility and cloakroom/WC. There will be four bedrooms, en-suite and family bathroom. One of the main features will be the large conservatory.

Outside there will be ample parking and turning and the property will be surrounded by private gardens which back on to a an orchard with paddock and stabling to the side and rear. The total plot will be circa 1.75 acres.

LOCATION: Templecombe is situated in the beautiful Somerset countryside and is well placed for the many amenities on offer, including a mainline railway station (London Waterloo 2hrs), post office, welcoming community café and Co-op convenience store. There is the village Church, primary school and doctor's surgery with dispensary, and the village hall offers space for community clubs (bowls, youth, mums & toddlers), while the recreation ground has a tennis court and skate park. A big attraction of Templecombe is its accessibility, being situated close to both the A303 and the A30 with fast routes east and west towards the motorway network. The mainline station is an obvious draw, while local comprehensive shopping, cultural and leisure amenities are found close by in the towns of Sherborne, Wincanton, Shaftesbury and Yeovil. To the south, the World Heritage Jurassic coast is within easy striking distance. The area is renowned for its schools, both independent and state and the surrounding countryside, much of which is an area of outstanding natural beauty, is a playground for sporting and leisure pursuits such as walking, riding, cycling, golf and field sports. There are village cricket clubs close by and sailing and other water sports are readily accessible on the south coast.

The building plot sits just off Combe Hill on the outskirts of Templecombe, Templecombe is to the west of the Blackmore Vale, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close to the North Dorset and South Somerset borders. In Saxon times the village was known as Abbas Coombe and in the ownership of Shaftesbury Abbey. The half brother of Will the Conqueror and his successors then owned the area through the Norman years until being gifted to the Knights Templers, from which connection the present name is derived.

SERVICES: Mains water and electricity are available at the entrance to the side. Drainage will be a private treatment plant.

Application number –22/00748/Ful Somerset Council.

Website: somerset.gov.uk/planning