Ecological Land Cooperative

Site 5 - Orchard Park, Cornwall

Orchard Park, Netherton, Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5BDLocationOrchard Park is a 20 acre site on land attached toNetherton Farm. It’s located on the eastern edge ofBodmin Moor less than 1 km from the small villages ofRilla Mill to the east and Upton Cross to the west. Theparish town of Callington (pop. 6,000) is 8 km to thesouth east. Liskeard (pop. 8,000) is 10 km to the southand the city of Plymouth (pop. 235,000) is 25 km to thesouth east.

Date purchasedJanuary 2020

Stage of developmentWe're in the process of conducting an informationcampaign to inform people living in the surrounding area of our plans prior to submitting ourapplication for temporary planning. The planning application is currently being prepared. We hopeto submit it this Summer (2020).

Plot sizesThere are three plots available of approximately 3.5, 6 and 10 acres respectively - see the site planbelow or view our online map. Final plot sizes will be confirmed at the point of sale. The site is madeup of two fields - North Park (where Plot 1 is located) and Orchard Path (where Plots 2 and 3 arelocated).

Anticipated completion dateAs the site is in a very early stage of development we are unable to give exact dates for completionbecause once we reach the planning application stage we must wait for the process to complete. Wewould like to have plots ready for stewards to move on site from Autumn 2021.

What do the plots cost?Each plot will share a third of the ELC’s sitedevelopment costs (equal to approximately£80,000* per plot) plus £6,000 per acre.Therefore if the total cost of developing the siteis £240,000 then the 3.5 acre plot would cost£101,000, the 6 acre plot would cost £116,000and the 10 acre plot would cost £140,000.

Ecological InformationThe site slopes gently downward from thenorth western to the south eastern edge and ismostly surrounded by mature hedgerows. Bothfields have been used historically as pastureand have a freely draining slightly acidic loamysoil. For more information on soil pleaserequest our initial soil analysis report.

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Ecological Land CooperativeUnit 204, The Brighton Eco-Centre, Brighton, BN1 3PB

tel: 01273 766 672 email: info@ecologicalland.coop web: www.ecologicalland.coop