Plot for sale

For Sale by Public Auction at 7pm on 15th May 2024 | Rare opportunity in popular Cornish village | Stunning views across Bodmin Moor | Outline planning consent granted for detached dwelling | Well located within easy access to coast and moors | Plot approximate 500m2

DESCRIPTION
Fantastic opportunity to purchase a rural development site for a detached dwelling. The site sits in an elevated position with outstanding views over rolling Cornish countryside towards Bodmin Moor. Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for construction of one dwelling has been granted on the 29th November 2022. The plot is approximately 500m2 and presents an opportunity to develop an individual detached new dwelling in a sought after rural location. The building plot is currently on a split-level being a south facing plot with a short level entrance drive beyond a pair of new wooden double gates.

SITUATION
The elevated plot is situated in a most attractive rural location in the small hamlet of St Clether on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor. The hamlet takes its name from the 12th Century chapel constructed on the site of the cell of the original Gallic St Claedrew (St Clether).

In all directions from St Clether there is scenery of outstanding natural beauty. To the north is the rugged Cornish coastline famed for popular family surfing beaches and picturesque former fishing villages. To the west, the open expanses of Bodmin Moor ideal for walking and riding. Dartmoor National Park is to the east and running southwards to Plymouth Sound on the south coast is the hidden beauty of the Tamar Valley steeped in 18th Century mining history and renowned for Salmon fishing.

Via the A395 (approx. 1.5 miles from the property), St Clether has good access to the A30 dual carriageway spineroad for Cornwall and Devon at Kennards House. The former market town of Launceston is some 10.5 miles providing a full range of social, commercial and shopping facilities. Beyond the city of Exeter (51 miles) provides Inter-City Rail Link, M5 motorway link and International Airport.

PLANNING
Outline planning consent was granted by Cornwall Council under cover of Application and Decision Number PA22/07268 dated 29th November 2022 for a new build, open market dwelling. A full copy of the planning consent, a copy of the planning officer’s report to the committee and other supporting documents are available from the agents, upon request or downloadable from the Cornwall Councils website.

Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for construction of dwelling (re-submission of previous outline permission PA19/05617). DEVELOPER CHARGES
Please note that the proposed development set out in this application 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 .
AUCTION VENUE & DATE
Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE on Wednesday 15th May 2024 (unless sold prior) at 7pm.

REGISTRATION
Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the "Regulations") – as of 26th June 2017.

Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction. Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.

ONLINE BIDDING
Online bidding registration will be available 10 days before each auction and all bidders must register at least 48 hours prior to the auction. For further information, please visit or contact your local Kivells office.

BUYER’S ADMINISTRATION FEE
All successful buyers at Kivells’ Property Auctions should note that on exchange of contracts, a Buyer's Administration Fee of £2,000 plus VAT (Total: £2,400 inc VAT) is payable to Kivells on the night of the auction. This fee can be paid by either bank transfer, personal cheque or debit card.

Please note if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, these fee’s remain payable. There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior.

SOLICITOR
Ben Mitchell, Parnalls Solicitors, 15-19 Westgate Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7AB. [use Contact Agent Button].

AUCTION PAYMENT
A 10% deposit will be required to be paid by the successful bidder upon the fall of gavel and at this point the contract is legally binding. The deposit must be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer. ALL bidders must only bid if they can make this payment. Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected and it will the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.

TENURE
Freehold.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Cornwall County Council.

EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.

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 to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.

there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.

SERVICES
The plot is not currently connected to any mains services, but we would expect mains water and mains electricity to be in close proximity and ask that prospective purchasers make their own enquiries as to the cost and availability of mains service connections. The planning consent provides for private foul drainage within the curtilage of the building plot.

AGENTS NOTE
Please note the access road to the plot is unadopted.

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GUIDE PRICES
Guide prices given are indications within 10% upwards or downwards of where the reserve price may be set at the time of going to print. Please note they are not an indication of the anticipated sale price or a valuation.

The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change up to and including the day of the auction.

Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.
The Auctioneers and sellers accept no responsibility for any loss, cost or damage that a buyer may incur as a result of relying on any guide price. It is the buyer's responsibility to decide how much they should bid for any lot. Please check with us for regular updates as guide prices are subject to change prior to the auction.
The guide price does not include the buyer's fee charged by the auctioneer or VAT which may apply to the sale or other amounts the seller may charge. The seller's Special Conditions of Sale will state whether there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.