Score View, Ilfracombe, EX34

An exciting development opportunity on a site of about an acre to the edge of the town above the noted Bicclescombe Park with its tennis courts, lakes, tea room and walks and set to the southern edge of the town with views to the south and west over the housing below, the Cairns, the old railway station and the Torrs beyond. The site currently has approval, in outline, for 3 large detached houses of 180 to 200 square metres. The sites will be tiered with each site having the benefit of the outlook.

An exciting development opportunity on a site of about an acre to the edge of the town above the noted Bicclescombe Park with its tennis courts, lakes, tea room and walks and set to the southern edge of the town with views to the south and west over the housing below, the Cairns, the old railway station and the Torrs beyond. The site currently has approval, in outline, for 3 large detached houses of 180 to 200 square metres. The sites will be tiered with each site having the benefit of the outlook. The site is set just above Score View and is about a mile from the town centre with its variety of shops and facilities, the Landmark Theatre, the noted harbour with Damien Hirst's liberty statue where fishing and boating can be enjoyed. There is also an indoor swimming pool and just on the edge of the town the popular Ilfracombe golf course and of course for those that enjoy cycling there is access to the Tarka trail with nearest aces point at the Old Railway Station. The beach, with surfing at Woolacombe and Putsborough is about 6 miles, and Barnstaple, the administrative centre for North Devon, with direct access on to the A361 North Devon Link Road, is about 11 miles to the south. The town offering a wider variety of facilities, both business and leisure, with a sprinter train service running through to the Cathedral City of Exeter, whilst the improved A361 North Devon Link Road connects directly through to Junction 27 on the M5 motorway, where there is also the Parkway railway station, from where a journey turns to London, Paddington, are approximately 2 hours distant.

Planning was initially granted, in outline, for 3 detached houses on the 4th September 2023 under application number 74198There was a discharge of conditions approved on the 16th Novemebr 2023 The section 106 Agreement payment has been paid by the seller so no futher payment due