Owning an apartment at Chalet Saunton offers a rare chance to combine the benefits of passive income with the enjoyment of your own luxury retreat — available to you year-round, whenever you choose to escape to the North Devon coast.
Own a Piece of Saunton Sands — Without the Hassle of Owning
Managing a second home remotely can be a headache: coordinating cleaners, chasing maintenance, fielding guest queries at odd hours. Ownership at Chalet Saunton removes all of that. Every detail is handled for you, a genuinely turnkey investment in one of the most coveted stretches of coastline in the South West.
Completed in 2017, Chalet Saunton has grown into a thriving boutique self-catering destination, with a loyal base of repeat guests who return year after year for its unbeatable position overlooking Saunton Sands beach and the Braunton Burrows.
Owning here means owning access: direct footpath onto three miles of golden sand, one of Britain’s premier surf breaks on your doorstep, and two of the country’s finest links courses at Saunton Golf Club just moments away, all within the North Devon Biosphere Reserve.
And because the property can be professionally managed from end to end — bookings, housekeeping, guest relations, upkeep — your apartment works for you whether you’re relaxing in it or not. Enjoy it as your own private coastal retreat, then let it generate income while you’re away, with none of the usual second-home burden.
A rare opportunity: a share in a beautifully finished, exclusive apart-hotel, in a location with almost no room left to build.
LOCATED AT SAUNTON SANDS, NORTH DEVON
The Chalet is an elegant new apartment complex overlooking more than three miles of golden sands at Saunton – one of Britain’s best surfing beaches – in the North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The beach borders Braunton Burrows, the largest sand dune system in England, which lies at the heart of the 55 square mile UNESCO designated North Devon Biosphere Reserve.
The coral reefs at nearby Bideford Bay are among the most diverse in the country, and the South West Coastal Path runs through the pretty village of Saunton nearby.
The century-old Saunton Golf Club has two of the finest links courses in the UK, second only to St Andrews in Scotland.
A Rare Shift: From Holiday Let to Full Residential Status
Chalet Saunton has recently secured an implementable S106 planning agreement, granting the apartments full residential status. In practical terms, this is a significant change: owners are no longer restricted to holiday-let occupancy caps and can now live in their apartment year-round, whenever they choose.
This shift also opens the door to more conventional routes to ownership. Where previously purchasers may have needed to rely on specialist holiday-let finance, apartments may now be eligible for traditional mortgage lending, making ownership considerably more accessible.
Full residential status and the freedom and flexibility of a permanent residence, with none of the day-to-day management burden of owning one.
If you’re reading this, you already know what makes Chalet Saunton such a special place.
For those looking for a distinctive lifestyle investment with the convenience of a fully managed operation, Chalet Saunton presents a compelling opportunity.
GOLF AT CHALET SAUNTON
Bordering Bideford Bay and the estuary of the river taw, Saunton Golf Course is situated on the Braunton Burrows, the largest sand dune system in England. Lying at the core of the UNESCO North Devon Biosphere Reserve, a number of narrow streams interlace across the front and back nines. The opening hole plays directly through towering dunes whilst the rest of the course plays over undulating links.
