FABULOUS POSITION! A LUCRATIVE AND APPEALING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY! ONLY A VERY SHORT DRIVE TO THE MAINLINE RAILWAY STATION TO LONDON WATERLOO (in 2hrs 11 mins) - A superb building plot extending to 1.78 acres with planning permission passed for a substantial four bedroom detached single storey dwelling. This property will enjoy fantastic countryside views and a sunny, southerly aspect. Paddock and stabling. The final built property will be a individual, stylishly designed single storey dwelling with attractive natural stone elevations and large, feature windows. The extensive, spacious accommodation will comprise entrance lobby, entrance reception hall, sitting room, open-plan kitchen / dining room, conservatory, study / music room / bedroom four, utility room, walk-in larder, plant room and WC / cloakroom. There is a generous master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and en-suite, two further generous bedrooms and a family bathroom. The plans are to heat the property via mains electricity. It will have mains water and a private sewage treatment plant.  This plot is ideal for those wishing to enjoy a rural lifestyle - with attached land for a pony or recreation - but with excellent rail access to London.  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. 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.
PLANNING PERMISSION VIA SOUTH SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL - NUMBER: 22/00748/FUL