Land At Rainton Bridge, Cygnet Way, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, DH4
- Land size
- 4.65 acres
Key Features
- Originally expansion land for adjacent Rainton House
- Previously granted planning - ref 10/00895/FUL
- Construction of 3 and 4 storey offices (Use Class B1)
- To provide 40,201 sq m of floorspace
- Site benefits from all main services
Description
Description
Extending to approximately 4.65 acres (1.88 ha), the site is level and has been previously piled with prior intention to deliver Phase II of the adjoining Rainton House office block. The site is well situated within an established business park.
The site would be suitable for a variety of uses including office and industrial accommodation subject to interest parties making their own planning enquiries.
Location
The site benefits from excellent access being within close proximity to the A690 linking the A1(M) to the A19 providing the main arterial access between Durham and Sunderland. The site is accessed directly from the B1284.
Opposite the site lies a 4.5ha site of special scientific interest (SSSI), managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-28
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
9 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton960 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- East Rainton Primary School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 101
- Type
- Community school
- Dubmire Primary0.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 479
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School1 mileOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 417
- Type
- Community school
- Burnside Academy Inspires1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 174
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Kepier0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,131
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hetton Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 681
- Type
- Academy converter
- Farringdon Community Academy3.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 712
- Type
- Academy converter
- Belmont Community School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 887
- Type
- Community school
- Park View School3.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,631
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Lambert Smith Hampton, Newcastle
St Ann's Quay 122 Quayside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3BD
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