A Rare Opportunity To Acquire An Exceptional Site With Consent For An Outstanding New Country House

Bellbury House together with the neighbouring Haycroft Copse offer a highly attractive combined estate in one of West Berkshire’s most desirable rural locations.

Occupying an elevated south-westerly position, the site overlooks some of the finest countryside in the North Wessex Downs, with views extending towards Combe Gibbet and Walbury Hill. The setting combines privacy, tranquillity and remarkable natural beauty, with exceptional light throughout the day and spectacular sunsets across the surrounding countryside.

Full planning permission was granted in March 2025 and subsequently enhanced through an approved Section 73 application in February 2026. The approved design provides for a substantial family house arranged over three floors, comprising five reception rooms, seven bedrooms and a triple garage, approached via a sweeping private driveway.

Securing planning permission for a house of this scale within the North Wessex Downs is notably difficult. The consent was achieved following an extensive and carefully considered design and planning process, balancing architecture, landscape, ecology and heritage considerations.

The result is a carefully considered planning consent in an exceptional setting, creating an opportunity that would be extremely difficult to replicate.

Adjacent to Bellbury House, Haycroft Copse is a charming, detached dwelling occupying its own private setting. Whilst entirely self-contained, it presents an ideal complementary property to Bellbury House, providing over 2,500 sq ft of flexible secondary accommodation.

Importantly, the acquisition of Haycroft Copse alongside Bellbury House offers considerable practical and lifestyle benefits for the proposed development. The property provides comfortable temporary accommodation during construction, before serving as high-quality ancillary accommodation once the new dwelling is complete, greatly enhancing the functionality and long-term appeal of the combined estate.

Opportunities to acquire two neighbouring properties of this nature are exceptionally rare. Together they create a versatile country holding with outstanding flexibility. The entire site is available to purchase as a whole or in two separate lots.