Yarnscombe, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31
South West
£175,000
Listed on 13/10/2026
Listed on 13/10/2026
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Barn ConversionDescription
A rural development site of approximately 0.18 acres, currently occupied by an agricultural barn, with full planning permission for its demolition and replacement by a detached four-bedroom home of around 2,300 sq ft. The approved plans provide for an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area, two ground-floor bedrooms, a family bathroom, utility and plant rooms, and two first-floor bedrooms, each with a dressing room and en-suite shower room, plus a home office.
The site is set back from the B3227 behind a gated entrance. The plans include parking, turning space and a garden, while the position looks across the surrounding North Devon countryside. Further adjoining land may be available by separate negotiation.
The planning consent is from Torridge District Council, and prospective purchasers should review the approved plans, conditions and supporting documents and satisfy themselves as to the requirements of the consent. The site is within reach of Great Torrington, Bideford, Barnstaple and South Molton, with the B3227 and A377 providing links to the wider area.
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54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: LOW
At £175,000, the asking price is exceptionally low against the local £/sqf benchmark, making this an attractive opportunity to acquire a rural site with full planning permission for a substantial detached four-bedroom home of about 2,300 sq ft. The open countryside setting and far-reaching views towards Exmoor give the approved scheme a distinctive canvas, with the plans allowing scope to create a new home tailored to the site.
This is a development project rather than a renovation of a finished house: the existing agricultural barn is weathered and is due to be demolished under the consented scheme. The overall score is held back by the scale of the build and limited renovation-economics data, so the planning consent, conditions and approved plans are central to assessing the opportunity.
Key opportunities
- Create the consented two-storey, approximately 2,300 sq ft four-bedroom home, with the approved layout offering open-plan living and dedicated office space.
- Shape the proposed parking, turning and garden areas across the approximately 0.18-acre site to make the most of its open countryside outlook and views towards Exmoor.
- Acquire the site at an asking price exceptionally low against the local £/sqf benchmark, with full planning permission already granted for the replacement dwelling.
Key risks
- The weathered agricultural barn is to be demolished and replaced, so this is a substantial new-build programme with build budget and timescale to assess, not a cosmetic refresh.
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