
Former Water Pumping Station, Coombe Street, Pen Selwood
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Key features
- For sale by Auction Wednesday 20 August at 2pm
- Former Water Pumping Station with planning permission to convert and extend (23/02830/FUL)
- Creating a spacious three bedroom dwelling with open-plan living spaces
- Planning also includes a double car port and walled garden
- 0.73 acre plot, for sale in 2 separate lots
- Peaceful village location, in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape
Description
Auction - For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Wednesday 20 August at 2pm at AFC Bournemouth Vitality Stadium, Kings Park, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7AF and via Livestream. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.
The Property - A Former Water Pumping Station, set in a peaceful village location, with planning permission for conversion and extension to create a unique and impressive dwelling (planning ref 23/02830/FUL). Offered for sale in 2 lots - Lot A is the pumping station in 0.44 acres and Lot B 0.29 acres of woodland. The proposed accommodation comprises an open plan kitchen/dining/living space, three bedrooms with en suite to the master and a family bathroom on the ground floor. Upstairs there would be a spacious sitting room leading out to a balcony, with a mezzanine office/study. The planning also includes formation of private walled garden, double car port and driveway parking.
Situation - The site is situated on the edge of the Stourhead Estate in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape. Pen Selwood offers a wealth of natural beauty spots and walking routes. The rural village offers a church and village hall, with the nearby village of Bourton offering further facilities. The village provides good access to the A303, a short distance from mainline railway stations at Gillingham and Bruton, and is well positioned for access into Somerset, Dorset & Wiltshire. Wincanton 4 miles, Bruton 4 miles, Gillingham 5 miles.
Agents Notes - As at 21/05/2025:
Standard and Ultrafast Broadband available in the area. Mobile signal with most providers is limited, EE likely (Source: Ofcom). There is a low risk of reservoir flooding and a long term low risk of river and sea flooding (source Government website -
Located in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape.
Please note the buyer of Lot 1 will be given first refusal on the purchase of lot 2 at £25,000, if this option is not taken, Lot B will be offered to the room at a guide of £25,000
What3words - ///throwaway.quench.listening
Services - Mains water and electricity
Local Authority - Somerset Council
Solicitors - Wessex Water Services Limited
Adele Faulds
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Brochures
Pen Selwood.pdfFormer Water Pumping Station, Coombe Street, Pen Selwood
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Gillingham (Dorset) Station4.2 miles
- Bruton Station5.4 miles
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