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£375,000

Land for sale
Exeter Road, Winkleigh, Devon EX19

    Retirement
    Freehold
    Added on 06/10/2025

    About this property

    • Genuine retirement sale

    • Car repair workshop and stores

    • Covered car sales forecourt

    • Large site with ample parking

    • For sale as existing business

    • Alternatively the site has planning to demolish existing building and erect 6 dwellings - See planning number 1/0322/2024/out lodged with Torridge District Council

    Location
    In the sought after village of Winkleigh this rural hamlet has a population of about 1,300 inhabitants and is fast expanding with new housing estates being constructed on the boundary.
    The village is perhaps most famous as the home of Inch's Cider and nearby the former Winkleigh Airfield which was a training base during the second World War. Winkleigh has a store, a butchers, Post Office, cafe and public houses.
    Winkleigh is a picturesque rural village surrounded by rolling countryside, offering a peaceful escape from urban life. The nearest market town is Torrington about 11 miles to the north. It lies about 20 miles north west of Exeter.
    The property

    This long established vehicle sales and repair workshop sits on a plot bordering one of the main roads through the village. It is accessible to the nearby village Square and all amenities. The premises are now available due to retirement and comprise of a main workshop circa 1,728 sq ft, lower workshop circa 987 sq ft plus parts store, staff cloakroom, 2 offices and covered forecourt car sales area circa 1,000 sq ft, 4 lock up garages and car parking area to one side. For sale as existing business or for re-development.
    Planning permission

    Planning has been granted to demolish the existing building and construct 6 dwellings on the site. Planning number: 1/0322/2024/out lodged with Torridge District Council.
    Services

    Mains electricity, water and drainage. We encourage you to check before viewing a property the potential broadband speeds and mobile signal coverage. You can do so by visiting
    VAT

    We understand that our client has not opted to charge VAT. All interested parties should make their own enquiries of hmrc.
    Viewing

    Strictly by appointment through the selling agents.
    Rateable value

    £12,500 ubr, as of April 2023,47.9p in the £. Our Rateable Value figure has been obtained from the Business Valuation website at the time of the property detail going to print, however, we would advise all applicants make their own enquiries via the Valuation Office or website regarding this figure.
    Legal advice

    We strongly recommend that a buyer takes independent legal advice and instructs solicitors to act on their behalf. Each party bears their own legal costs unless otherwise stated.
    Planning

    It is the responsibility of the proposed buyer to satisfy for themselves independently that their intended use complies with existing planning permission by contacting the local council planning department. The cost of any change of planning use is the buyer's responsibility.
    From Torrington take the main A3124 road, proceed past the football pitch on your left then take a right turn into Exeter Street.
    Proceed along this road for a few hundred yards and the premises are on the left hand side.

    More information

    • Tenure

      Freehold

    • Council tax band

      A band has not yet been confirmed.

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