For sale by public auction. Thursday 26th February 2026, 12 midday. The Theatre, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet. Bidding available in person, proxy or online via livestream. Guide price £100,000 to £150,000* Residential Development opportunity with outline planning for two x four bed detached dwellings with access and parking.

Description - We are delighted to be able to offer this exciting development opportunity in the village of Beckington. Located next to the village cricket ground access to the land is via an existing access to with a road sweeping in front of the properties. Parking has been designed for three cars per plot. The site has outline planning for two dwellings; both four bedrooms.

The site is not within a flood zone and the topography is level. There will need to be a relocation of an existing overhead power cable which can be seen on the top image to the right on this page.

Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment with Cooper and Tanner. Tel. .

Please note this land is open to the elements and suitable precautions and care should be taken during viewings.

Wayleaves, easements and rights of way - The land will be subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether public or private, light, sport, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.

Local Council - Somerset Council (East) (formerly Mendip)

Services - Prospective purchasers will need to provide services to the boundary of the Vendors retained land and they must also satisfy themselves as to the location and capacity of any services.

Tenure - Freehold

Completion - Completion has been set for 26th March 2026 or earlier by arrangement.

Registering to bid and Administration fee - Cooper and Tanner require all bidders who wish to bid at our Auction to register beforehand, whether you are intending on bidding in the room, by proxy or online. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to provide card details in order that the Buyer’s Administration Fee of £1395 inc VAT can be paid if you are successful. A week before the auction a hold will be placed on your account for this sum, which will then be released if you are unsuccessful. This fee will only be taken if you are the successful buyer. The fee is retained by Cooper and Tanner and does not form part of your deposit or completion settlement. Please also be aware that the Buyer’s Administration fee is payable per lot purchased. If you are successful in purchasing more than one lot, we will contact you following the auction to take subsequent payments for additional lots bought. All checks required by current anti-money laundering legislation must be satisfactorily completed, as part of the registration process before prior approval to bid will be granted; this will include providing proof of funds.

Deposit -Successful bidders will be required to pay to the Cooper and Tanner Client Account the deposit of 10% of the purchase price within 24 hours of the auction. The account details will be provided to the successful bidder on conclusion of the auction. Once funds are cleared, they will be transferred on to the account of the solicitor acting for the seller. Please ensure that funds are in an account suitable to be able to make an Electronic Transfer from.

Fees - Potential buyers should be aware that there may be additional fees payable to the Vendor’s solicitor on completion of the sale, details of which will be contained within the auction pack for each lot. At the launch of the property onto the market this information is not always available and so interested parties must refer to the auction pack and satisfy their enquiries

Important Notice – Cooper and Tanner for themselves and for the Vendors of this land, whose agents they are, give notice that:

The particulars are prepared in good faith to give a fair, and substantially correct, overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers. They do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers should seek their own professional advice.

All descriptions, dimensions, areas, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representation of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of them.

No person in the employment of Cooper and Tanner has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatever in relation to this property on behalf of Cooper and Tanner nor enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

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