Land to the North of West View, Almeley, Herefordshire HR3 6LE

The site lies on the northern edge of the small rural village of Almeley and benefits from direct road access via the C1080. The subject site extends to approximately 1.5 acres (0.6 hectares). The site is currently laid to pasture with field gate to the road, although a new access to the site has received approval. The field is bound by the highway to the east and West View residences to the south with the wider field open to the north and west.

Location

Almeley is a small rural settlement but has good community amenities including village hall, church, primary school, public house and cricket club. Kington is located some 5.5 miles to the north with secondary school, shopping, eating and leisure facilities. The city of Hereford offers wider employment facilities some 15 miles to the south whilst the Welsh border is some 5 miles to the west. The nearest rail service is Leominster (13 miles).

Services

Mains electricity, sewerage and water are available nearby. Foul drainage is to connect via a gravity connection to Welsh Water public sewer network.

Planning

The subject sites falls within the administrative area of Herefordshire Council and received an allocation for residential development in the Almeley Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). The land falls outside the Almeley Conservation Area and is subject to a public right of way which is to be retained along the southern boundary of the proposed scheme. The site received approval for outline planning permission for up to 7no. dwellings in December 2024:
- P232485/O - Outline planning application with all matters bar access reserved for the erection of up to seven dwellings.

Terms

The Freehold interest on the site is for sale via Informal Tender, with tender deadline being Friday 21st March 2025. Unconditional offers are invited although offers subject to approval of reserved matters may also be considered. Bidders are asked to outline their proposals on the Tender Form found in the Data Pack.