For Sale by Public Auction - Thursday 17th July 2025 at 12 midday - The Theatre, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet and via Livestream. Auction Guide Price: £50,000 to £70,000. An exciting development opportunity, which has the benefit of outline planning permission for a detached 2/3 bedroom dwelling with garden and parking for 2no. cars. The plot extends to approximately 2,730ft² and is accessed from the Council-maintained highway known as Victoria Park. Description An exciting development opportunity, which has the benefit of outline planning permission for a detached 2/3 bedroom dwelling with garden and parking for 2no. cars. Situated within the popular town of Castle Cary, within easy access of the High Street and Castle Cary mainline railway station (within 10-miniute walk). The plot extends to approximately 2,730ft² and is accessed from the Council-maintained highway known as Victoria Park. Prior to commencing the development, there is a requirement for submission and approval of a reserved matters application i.e. appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. We advise interested parties make their own investigations in this regard. Planning Outline planning permission was granted on 4th September 2024 (Ref No. 21/02684/OUT) for Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of 1no. dwelling. No Community Infrastructure Levey (CIL) payment has been requested as part of the planning consent. Phosphate Credits have been secured as required in relation to the granted consent. A Certificate of Allocation has been issued and a copy of the same is available on request. Copies of the decision notice and associated documents/plans are available for viewing via Somerset Council’s online planning search. Designations There are no special designations that apply to the site and it is not situated within a Conservation Area. Footpaths and Rights of Way None. Completion Completion has been set for 14th August 2025 or earlier by arrangement. Registering to bid and Administration fee Cooper and Tanner requires 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 £1,395 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 and applicable on all pre-auction sales. 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. Local Council: Somerset Council. Telephone: 0300 123 2224 Drainage Rates: None. Services: Potential purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries into the adequacy and availability of any services. Solicitors Battens, Castle Cary Telephone: 01963 834 477 Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession. VAT: The purchase price is not subject to VAT Viewing: At any reasonable time on foot with a set of the sale details. Closest Postcode: BA7 7DG What3words – configure.below.slicing Website tags: auction-property, july-auction