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Skitt Woods, Lydford, Okehampton, EX20 4AL

Unique residential building plot with detailed planning consent for a luxury detached house within this picturesque setting.

Okehampton 8 Miles Tavistock 6 Miles

• Large Residential Building Plot • Detailed Planning Consent • 6.8 Acres • Consent for Luxury Detached House within Dartmoor National Park •

Guide price £320,000

Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London Skitt Woods, Lydford, Okehampton, EX20 4AL

SITUATION main line rail, and intercity air connections. There Skitt Woods is situated within easy reach of the is growing support for rerouting of the village of Lydford, within the Dartmoor National Paddington to Penzance railway intercity line to Park. The village itself is centred around its historic run, instead of Dawlish, via Okehampton and castle and also has a farm shop/delicatessen, Tavistock. village hall, primary school and popular inn. From DESCRIPTION the village there is easy access to the open moor The property comprises a large wooded site within with unrivalled opportunities for riding, walking the Dartmoor National Park, and extending to and outdoor pursuits. Lydford also boasts the approximately 6.8 acres. Planning consent has delightful Lydford Gorge, a National Trust property been granted for the erection of a luxury detached with its famous waterfall, together with the house, which has been designed by architects granite cycleway, which runs close by. The town of Roderick James LLP as a green oak framed Okehampton is within easy travelling distance, dwelling. The proposed accommodation with an excellent range of shops and services, incorporates five bedrooms and three bathrooms, schooling from infant to sixth form level, modern with a large south facing terrace with hillside hospital and leisure centre. The town of Tavistock views across neighbouring fields. Other features is similarly within easy travelling distance, being include a contemporary garden room and well known for its pannier market and excellent conservatory, with sliding bi fold doors and a range of shops and services. Educational facilities glazed roof, overlooking the south facing terrace. include the well known Mount Kelly School. The There are two balconies at first floor level, again city of Plymouth is also within easy travelling taking in delightful woodland aspects. The distance, and from Sourton Down, there is access property is accessed via an existing driveway, to the A30 dual carriageway providing a direct link which will lead to a new detached garage, west into Cornwall, or east to the cathedral and together with parking for two cars, workshop, university city of Exeter with its M5 motorway, Skitt Woods, Lydford, Okehampton, EX20 4AL store and cloakrooms. There is an existing garage, the 29th of April 2014. fronting onto the road and planning has been given to convert this into a sizeable domestic stoage space. All the final plans and documents can be downloaded from the planning website: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/planning/pl- The grounds are a particular feature of the devcontrol/pl-planning-application/ property, offering scope for landscaping and the application_register woodland area has a wealth of wild flowers and is Application Numbers 0130/14 and 0131/14. a haven for wildlife. There are three areas of DIRECTIONAL NOTE woodland including beech woodland having From Okehampton proceed out of the town in a frontage on to the river Lyd, whilst from the mixed westerly direction towards Tavistock on the B3260. woodland, at the very eastern edge of the site, Join the A30 dual carriageway and leave the A30 there are views towards the hills and tors of at the next junction, Sourton Down, signposted Dartmoor, including Widgery Cross. A386/Tavistock. At the bottom of the slip road, PLANNING CONSENT turn left onto the A386, and proceed for Conditional Planning Permission (Reference approximately 5 miles, passing the turning for 0131/14) was granted by the Dartmoor National Lydford on the right hand side and proceeding on Park Authority on the 29th of April 2014. The down the hill around a sharp right hand bend, planning is for a "Replacement Dwelling and where upon Skitt Woods will be found upon the associated works Skitt Woods (formerly The left hand side, with a For Sale Board displayed. Sanctuary) Lydford" a separate application SERVICES (Reference 0130/14) was approved to "Remove Mains electricity. Private Water and Drainage. derelict timber outbuildings, convert and refurbish Broadband Connection Potential. stone outbuildings and construct a new garage, Skitt Woods (formerly The Sanctuary) Lydford" on Skitt Woods, Lydford, Okehampton, EX20 4AL

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