- Reference EXE250009
Features
- For sale by public auction
- Immaculate, well-preserved permanent grassland
- Tranquil and idyllic yet located in an accessible location
- Roadside frontage
- For sale as two separate lots
Description
7.52 acres of land on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park
SITUATION
The land forming part Higher Dunstone is located on the north-east edge of the Dartmoor National Park, just 0.8 miles to the south of the renowned Dartmoor village of Widecombe in the Moor, 5.8 and 7.8 miles west of the thriving town Bovey Tracey.
DESCRIPTION
The land forming part Higher Dunstone in all totals approximately 24.53 Acres (9.92 Hectares) and forms a block of preserved permanent grassland.
The land which has been grazed with livestock for generations benefits from typical Dartmoor granite stone and hedge bank boundaries which incorporates livestock fencing in places.
The land gains from road frontage on the properties eastern edge and therefore direct access onto the public highway namely ‘Manor Cottages’.
Access points are also available onto Wind Tor Common which forms the properties western boundary.
The land benefits from Common Rights of which further information is available on request.
The property is offered for sale as two separate lots:
Lot 1 – 7.52 Acres (3.04 Hectares) of land forming part Higher Dunstone
Lot 2 – 17.01 Acres (6.88 Hectares) of land forming part Higher Dunstone
SERVICES
Lot 1 and Lot 2 currently benefit from a mains water connection of which the present owner is not subject to any South West Water rates.
If ever the mains water is charged for in the future, then the new owner/s will pay as required and the owner of Lot 1, if necessary, has the right to install a water meter within three months to measure the water usage servicing Lot 1.
Lot 2 currently benefits from a natural water source.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the selling agents Kivells at Exeter.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX
PLANNING AUTHORITY
Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9JQ
BIDDERS REGISTRATION
Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the "Regulations") – as of 26th June 2017.
Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction.
Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.
BUYER'S ADMINISTRATION FEE
All successful buyers at Kivells’ Property Auctions should note that on exchange of contracts, a Buyer's Administration Fee of £2,000 plus VAT (Total: £2,400 inc VAT) is payable to Kivells on the night of the auction.
This fee can be paid by either bank transfer, personal cheque or debit card.
Please note if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, this fee remains payable.
There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior.
All interested buyers are advised to review the Auction Legal Pack prior to bidding. This can be obtained from Kivells website and is free to download.
Any fees that are owed in addition to the buyer’s administration fee will be included within the legal pack.
ONLINE BIDDING
Online bidding registration will be available 10 days before each auction and all bidders must register at least 48 hours prior to the auction.
For further information, please visit or contact your local Kivells office.
AUCTION PAYMENT
At the fall of the gavel the contract is legally binding and a 10% deposit (subject to a minimum fee of £5,000) will be required to be paid by the successful bidder.
The deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer.
This deposit is also payable for all lots that are sold prior to auction.
ALL bidders must only bid if they can make this payment.
Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected, and it will the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.
GUIDE PRICES
Guide prices given are indications within 10% upwards or downwards of where the reserve price may be set at the time of going to print.
Please note they are not an indication of the anticipated sale price or a valuation.
The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change, up to and including the day of the auction.
Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.
The Auctioneers and sellers accept no responsibility for any loss, cost or damage that a buyer may incur as a result of relying on any guide price.
It is the buyer's responsibility to decide how much they should bid for any lot. Please check with us for regular updates as guide prices are subject to change prior to the auction.
The guide price does not include the buyer's fee charged by the auctioneer or VAT which may apply to the sale or other amounts the seller may charge.
The seller's Special Conditions of Sale will state whether there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.
EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES, RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.
BOUNDARIES
Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.
Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.
TENURE AND POSSESSION
The Land forming part Higher Dunstone is available freehold and with vacant possession upon completion.
AUCTION DATE
The land forming part Higher Dunstone will be offered for sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 30th July 2025 at Lifton Strawberry Fields, Devon, PL16 0DE at 7pm.
CONTACT US
Kivells Exeter
The Matford Centre, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon EX2 8FD
DIRECTIONS
What Three Words: museum.stopped.excavated
VENDORS SOLICITORS
Darren Heard, WBW Solicitors, Church House, Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QP
SITUATION
The land forming part Higher Dunstone is located on the north-east edge of the Dartmoor National Park, just 0.8 miles to the south of the renowned Dartmoor village of Widecombe in the Moor, 5.8 and 7.8 miles west of the thriving town Bovey Tracey.
DESCRIPTION
The land forming part Higher Dunstone in all totals approximately 24.53 Acres (9.92 Hectares) and forms a block of preserved permanent grassland.
The land which has been grazed with livestock for generations benefits from typical Dartmoor granite stone and hedge bank boundaries which incorporates livestock fencing in places.
The land gains from road frontage on the properties eastern edge and therefore direct access onto the public highway namely ‘Manor Cottages’.
Access points are also available onto Wind Tor Common which forms the properties western boundary.
The land benefits from Common Rights of which further information is available on request.
The property is offered for sale as two separate lots:
Lot 1 – 7.52 Acres (3.04 Hectares) of land forming part Higher Dunstone
Lot 2 – 17.01 Acres (6.88 Hectares) of land forming part Higher Dunstone
SERVICES
Lot 1 and Lot 2 currently benefit from a mains water connection of which the present owner is not subject to any South West Water rates.
If ever the mains water is charged for in the future, then the new owner/s will pay as required and the owner of Lot 1, if necessary, has the right to install a water meter within three months to measure the water usage servicing Lot 1.
Lot 2 currently benefits from a natural water source.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the selling agents Kivells at Exeter.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX
PLANNING AUTHORITY
Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9JQ
BIDDERS REGISTRATION
Please note ALL BIDDERS, including Kivells existing clients, will need to register with Kivells on the night of the auction in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the "Regulations") – as of 26th June 2017.
Bidders will be required to provide one form of government issued photographic identity and a utility bill addressed to them at their home address, dated within 3 months of the date of the auction.
Failure to do this, may prejudice your ability to bid on the night.
BUYER'S ADMINISTRATION FEE
All successful buyers at Kivells’ Property Auctions should note that on exchange of contracts, a Buyer's Administration Fee of £2,000 plus VAT (Total: £2,400 inc VAT) is payable to Kivells on the night of the auction.
This fee can be paid by either bank transfer, personal cheque or debit card.
Please note if the lot is sold prior to auction, or afterwards, this fee remains payable.
There are no discounts for multiple lots purchased and you must consider this when bidding/offering prior.
All interested buyers are advised to review the Auction Legal Pack prior to bidding. This can be obtained from Kivells website and is free to download.
Any fees that are owed in addition to the buyer’s administration fee will be included within the legal pack.
ONLINE BIDDING
Online bidding registration will be available 10 days before each auction and all bidders must register at least 48 hours prior to the auction.
For further information, please visit or contact your local Kivells office.
AUCTION PAYMENT
At the fall of the gavel the contract is legally binding and a 10% deposit (subject to a minimum fee of £5,000) will be required to be paid by the successful bidder.
The deposit has to be paid to Kivells as auctioneers and can only be paid in the form of a cheque or bank transfer.
This deposit is also payable for all lots that are sold prior to auction.
ALL bidders must only bid if they can make this payment.
Cheques must be drawn on a bank or branch of a bank in the United Kingdom, any other cheques may be rejected, and it will the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they have the correct method of payment available at each auction.
GUIDE PRICES
Guide prices given are indications within 10% upwards or downwards of where the reserve price may be set at the time of going to print.
Please note they are not an indication of the anticipated sale price or a valuation.
The reserve price is the minimum price at which the property can be sold, both the guide price and reserve price may be subject to change, up to and including the day of the auction.
Please note that all prices listed, whether prior to or post auction, are subject to contract.
The Auctioneers and sellers accept no responsibility for any loss, cost or damage that a buyer may incur as a result of relying on any guide price.
It is the buyer's responsibility to decide how much they should bid for any lot. Please check with us for regular updates as guide prices are subject to change prior to the auction.
The guide price does not include the buyer's fee charged by the auctioneer or VAT which may apply to the sale or other amounts the seller may charge.
The seller's Special Conditions of Sale will state whether there are other seller's charges and whether the seller has elected to charge VAT on the sale price.
EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES, RIGHTS OF WAY
The property is offered for sale, subject to and with the benefit of all matters contained in or referred to in the Property and Charges Register of the registered title together with all public or private rights of way, wayleaves, easements and other rights of way, which cross the property.
BOUNDARIES
Any purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and neither vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.
Should any dispute arise as to the boundaries or any points on the particulars or plans or the interpretation of them, the question shall be referred to the vendor’s agent whose decision acting as experts shall be final.
TENURE AND POSSESSION
The Land forming part Higher Dunstone is available freehold and with vacant possession upon completion.
AUCTION DATE
The land forming part Higher Dunstone will be offered for sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 30th July 2025 at Lifton Strawberry Fields, Devon, PL16 0DE at 7pm.
CONTACT US
Kivells Exeter
The Matford Centre, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon EX2 8FD
DIRECTIONS
What Three Words: museum.stopped.excavated
VENDORS SOLICITORS
Darren Heard, WBW Solicitors, Church House, Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QP