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Building Plot, Templeton, Tiverton

Building Plot, Templeton, Tiverton · Guide price £160,000 · 0.16 acres · Listed by Stags Photo: Stags

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Stags’s listing

Agent’s words, not checked · Stags · checked 5 Oct 2026 · Original listing ↗

Full Planning Consent Ref:26/00390/fullUsed in: Can I build here?

0.16 Acre Site

Detached Self-Build Dwelling

Planning for 233 Sq M House

FreeholdUsed in: Ready to offer?

A single building plot of 0.16 acres with full planning consent for a self build two storey detached dwelling of 233 Sq M.

The proposed plans show an access from the road using an existing entrance.

Electricity and water - currently connected.

Drainage - a package treatment plant is advised.

Local Authority: Mid Devon District Council.

There are no CIL or Section 106 payments due on the site.

The property is currently under registration with HM Land Registry.

Excerpt. The full text is on the agent’s page.

The four questions

Can I build here?

Needs checking

Mid Devon granted full planning permission for 1 home on 13 May 2026.

Source: Mid Devon District Council decision noticeAI read the notice

  • Self-build and custom housebuilding
  • No permitted development rightsNo extensions without permission
  • 3 conditions must be approved before work startsThese need approving by the council before you start building: Submit drainage plans before building, Submit external materials for approval, Submit door and window details for approval.
  • The planning reference26/00390/full · from Stags’s listing
What the notice says, read by AI

Permission is granted for a self-build dwelling in Templeton, Devon, following demolition of an agricultural building. The development must be started within 3 years.

Any warnings on official maps?

Needs checking

Found at the map pin: higher radon area.

Source: 26 official maps, checked 4 Oct 2026Code + official maps

  • RadonLevel 5 of 6 (10-30% of homes above the action level) (at this point)British Geological Survey

Ground and services

Needs checking

Water: South West Water, power: NGED, radon level 5 of 6. Radon protection is needed for a new home here.

Source: 14 official records, checked 8 Oct 2026Code + official records

Ready to offer?

Needs checking

You have the decision notice. Still to get: the sale plan, the title plan and the services information.

Ask South West Water and NGED for connection quotes.

What to get first

  • Sale plan neededThe listing pin shows a location, not the size or boundary of the land being sold.
  • Title documents neededThe agent states the tenure is Freehold. Ownership and legal rights have not been independently checked.

Your indicative budget

£166,960–£179,203

+ 12 costs still to be quoted (not £0) · 14 of 26 costs have a figure

  • Buying the land£161,800–£164,430
    How it’s worked out
    • Land price (advertised)Calculated£160,000
    • Stamp Duty Land Tax (England)Calculated£200–£700
    • HM Land Registry feeCalculated£100–£230
    • Solicitor (conveyancing for land)Assumption£1,500–£3,500
  • Surveys and checks£3,600–£12,100
  • Planning£927 + 2 still to quote
  • Site worksTo be quoted
  • ConnectionsTo be quoted
  • Your homeTo be quoted
  • Contingency£633–£1,746

Still to be quoted: Biodiversity net gain (BNG)Section 106 obligationsExtra foundation or ground works+9 more

Start here · the 3 most urgent steps

  1. Get the documents from the agent

    Ask Stags for the decision notice, the sale plan, the title plan and the services information.

    What to say
    Hello, I’m calling about Building Plot, Templeton, Tiverton, listed at Guide price £160,000. Could you email me the decision notice, the sale plan, the title plan and the services information? My email is ____. Thank you.
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  2. Have a solicitor check the title and access

    They confirm who owns it and how you get in.

    • Everys SolicitorsProperty legal advice · Covers Devon · Land and new-build work
    • Porter DodsonProperty legal advice · Covers Devon · Land and new-build work
  3. Ask a specialist about the higher radon area

    Ask what radon protection a new home here needs and what it costs.

    • The Electricity BoardUtility connections · Covers Devon
    • Cable ConnectionsUtility connections · Works across the UK

Contact details from the specialists’ own websites, checked 5 Oct 2026. Then the full buying path: 29 steps.

AI reads and explainsCode and official data decide the factsLines the report usedHover or tap any claim to see where it came from.

How it works

Reads. Checks. Budgets. Next steps.

Every plot from an independent agent gets the same report: four questions answered, an indicative budget for the whole build, and the three most urgent things to do.

01 AI

Reads

AI reads the agent’s listing and the council’s decision notice, explains them in plain English and quotes the line it read.

3 conditions must be approved before work starts These need approving by the council before you start building: Submit drainage plans before building, Submit external materials for approval, Submit door and window details for approval.Templeton · from the Mid Devon District Council decision notice

02 Code

Checks

Code checks official maps and records at the map pin: flood, protected land, mining, radon, water, power and ground.

Found at the map pin: river and sea flood risk, great crested newt zone and drinking water protection area.Newland · Source: 27 official maps, checked 5 Oct 2026

03 Code

Budgets

An indicative budget for the whole build. Costs nobody can know yet are listed as still to be quoted, not set to £0.

£172,061–£185,655 + 13 costs still to be quoted (not £0), such as Biodiversity net gain (BNG), Protected habitats mitigation, Section 106 obligations.Tawstock · 0.22-acre building plot in Tawstock, guide price £165,000

04 People

Next steps

The three most urgent steps for that plot, with local specialists whose contact details come from their own websites.

Ask a specialist about the flood risk UK Flood Risk Consultants, Unda Consulting.Newland · Check all forms of flood risk for the sale land and ask for drainage evidence.

AI explains, reads and drafts. Code and official data decide the facts. Every AI claim cites its source, and everything still works without AI.

  • 4 questionsCan I build here? Any warnings on official maps? Ground and services. Ready to offer? Each marked Clear, Needs checking or Problem, with where the answer came from.
  • 29 stepsThe full buying path for each plot, from the first documents to exchange, completion and building control.
  • Map layersListing pins, official registered parcel outlines from HM Land Registry, council planning-site boundaries where available, and aerial imagery. Parcel outlines are context, not the sale boundary.
  • Straight to the agentEvery listing links to the agent’s original page and shows when we last checked it. You contact the agent directly.

The checks

61 site checks. Search them.

From a percolation test for off-mains drainage to a crane position for a factory-built home. A plot report points to the ones that may apply, and to the 25 kinds of specialist who do them.

61 of 61 checks

Ground 12

  • Contamination desk study (Phase 1)
  • Geotechnical site investigation (boreholes and lab tests)
  • Foundation depth near trees on shrinkable clay (NHBC 4.2)
  • Engineered foundation or slope design
  • Specialist foundation contractor (piles, raft, deep trench fill)
  • Slope stability assessment
  • Ground gas monitoring and protection
  • Coal Mining Risk Assessment
  • Mining search (coalfield, tin, lead, brine)
  • Basic radon protection
  • Full radon protection
  • Groundwater SPZ1: piling and drainage restrictions

Planning permission 10

  • No live planning permission
  • Outline permission: check reserved matters
  • Permission expires within 12 months
  • Permission has lapsed
  • Permission in principle: Technical Details Consent needed
  • Pre-commencement conditions to discharge
  • Contamination condition on the permission
  • Claimed lawful start: prove it
  • Permission may need amending for a modular build
  • Occupancy restriction on the permission

Ecology 7

  • Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
  • Bat survey for buildings to be demolished or converted
  • Great crested newts
  • Biodiversity Net Gain (10%)
  • Off-site biodiversity units
  • Nutrient neutrality mitigation
  • Habitats site recreation mitigation (SAMM/SANG)

Legal 5

  • Access over third-party land
  • Restrictive covenants and easements on title
  • Public right of way across or beside the plot
  • Common land or town/village green
  • Party wall notices

Building 4

  • Building Regulations approval
  • SAP / Part L energy compliance
  • Structural warranty (10-year)
  • Demolition and asbestos survey

Modular homes 4

  • Modular system accreditation (BOPAS / warranty-approved)
  • Module delivery route and crane position
  • Crane lift constraints (power lines, narrow lane, slope, trees)
  • Modular foundation system (screw piles, pads, raft)

Utilities 3

  • New utility connections (power, water, sewer, gigabit)
  • Electricity network capacity / long run
  • Overhead power line clearance

Planning policy 3

  • Green Belt appraisal
  • Landscape and visual appraisal
  • Community Infrastructure Levy (claim self-build exemption before starting)

Flood 2

  • Site-specific flood risk assessment
  • Watercourse permit or consent

Drainage 2

  • Percolation test for off-mains drainage
  • Package treatment plant

Trees 2

  • Tree survey (BS 5837)
  • Ancient woodland buffer

Heritage 2

  • Heritage statement
  • Archaeology desk-based assessment

Access and roads 2

  • New vehicle access (dropped kerb)
  • Visibility splays and highways statement

Hazards 2

  • Japanese knotweed
  • Unexploded ordnance risk

Surveys 1

  • Topographical (and utilities) survey

25 kinds of specialist, listed with their own contact details

  • Land & measured surveys
  • Utility connections
  • Building control
  • SAP & energy compliance
  • Structural warranty
  • Planning consultants
  • Architects & designers
  • Ecology surveys
  • Tree surveys
  • Ground investigation & contamination
  • Highways & access
  • Structural & foundation engineers
  • Property solicitors
  • Off-mains drainage
  • Heritage & archaeology
  • Biodiversity & nutrient credits
  • Foundation contractors
  • Party wall surveyors
  • Modular delivery & cranes
  • Mining & ground stability
  • Flood risk & drainage
  • Landscape architects
  • Demolition & asbestos
  • Radon & gas protection
  • Invasive species

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