Land for sale

For sale by Public Auction on Wednesday 8th October 7pm at Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE


Situation
The Land off Yorke Road is situated just on the outskirts of the vibrant town of Dartmouth on the south coast of Devon.
Dartmouth is one of South Devon’s most popular and enchanting towns providing a range of restaurants, pubs and cafes.
The town of Totnes located 13 miles inland provides the necessary transport links in the form of railway and motorway.

Description
The Land off Yorke Road in all totals approximately 12.26 acres (4.96 hectares) and forms two separate field parcels both down to permanent grassland.
The land which has been grazed with livestock boarders the renowned town of Dartmouth and benefits from views over the River Dart.

The land gains from road frontage on its western and southern edge.
Each field parcel benefits from its own separate access point off the public highway.

The pasture land is bordered by typical Devon hedgerow banks which is fenced in places.

The property is offered for sale as two separate lots:

Lot 1 – Land off Yorke Road totaling approximately 7 acres (2.83 hectares)

Lot 2 – Land off Yorke Road totaling approximately 5.26 acres (2.13 hectares)

Services
There is no mains water connected, however we understand mains water is located in close proximity.
Prospective purchasers must make their own enquires as to any possible connections and likely costs.

Auction Information
Venue & Date | The auction will be held at Lifton Strawberry Fields, Lifton, Devon PL16 0DE on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at 7pm.
Buyers are advised to attend by 6.30pm to register.

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 including 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 buyers 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.

Solicitor | Richard Phillips, Wollens Solicitors, Exeter.

Completion | Will take place at 28 days from the auction, or earlier by agreement between the parties.
On the night of the auction, 10% of the purchase price is due as a deposit being exchange of contracts.

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.

Land Plans | The plans included are for identification purposes only and not to scale.

Tenure | Freehold.

Local Authority | South Hams District Council

Directions
Postcode = TQ6 9EQ
What3words = improves.rollover.standards (Lot 1)
What3words = fortnight.deprives.printers (Lot 2)

Viewings
Strictly by appointment only with the selling agents Kivells.

Contact Us
Please call Kivells , Exeter Office.
Email: ian.caunterkivells.com.