Axbridge Rd - Children’s Nursery & Commercial/Office Site 0.18 Acres of Commercial Land in Axbridge BS26 2DP

Planning: The Site benefits from an extant outline planning consent (17/18/00073) secured in May 2023 and a subsequent S73 amendment consent (17/24/00044) granted in December 2024 for: “ A mixed-use scheme comprising up to 100 residential units (Class C3), up to 60 bedspaces care/retirement facility (Class C2), up to 12 bedspaces extra care facility (Class C2), up to 250 sqm nursery use (Class E (f)), up to 750 sqm business use (Class E (g)), and up to 5 live/work units (Class C3/E (g)), with ancillary works including landscaping, access, parking and circulation space.” The purchaser of the Residential Site is in the process of bringing forward Reserved Matters applications for a 56-unit residential scheme and the Nursery and Commercial units comprising: A detached two-storey nursery unit of 250sqm (2,691sqft) GIA A terrace of 3 two-storey commercial units each of 200sqm (2,691sqft) GIA Location: The Site is located to the north of the A371 Axbridge Road approximately 1mile to the northwest of the centre of Cheddar, and within close proximity of the B3135. Both of these roads provide links to the A38 which in turn provides links to Bristol (20 miles), Bristol Airport (10 miles) and the southwest, via the M5 (Junctions 21 and 22). The site is within the administrative boundary of Somerset Council (formerly Sedgemoor District Council). Cheddar and Axbridge are within a Local Community Network (LCN) of 10 parishes with a combined population of 17,600 (2021 census). The area is noted for its exceptional landscapes, particularly the 500ft high limestone Cheddar Gorge, recognised as one of the “four wonders of England”. The Gorge, along with the nearby Show Caves, is a major tourist attraction. The site will be accessed via a new 56-unit residential development and care home scheme, which is bounded by woodland to the northwest and open countryside to the west and southwest. South of the site are low density residential dwellings and to the northeast and east is the Cheddar Woods holiday resort and spa.