North Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22
- Land size
- 17.41 acres
Key Features
- Rarely available commercial development site FOR SALE
- Strategic gateway location off the A638
- Suitable for a range of uses
Description
Rarely available commercial development site FOR SALE
Strategic gateway location off the A638
Suitable for a range of uses
A strategic commercial development opportunity of approx. 17.4 acres with an established masterplan framework suitable for industrial, storage, logistics and roadside uses.
Detailed Description
The land is in two parcels either side of an estate road with access off the A638. The total area is approx. 17.405 acres with the plot adjacent to the main road being 8.993 acres and the other being 8.412 acres.
The land is flat and a large area laid to hard standing.
The land is considered suitable for a number of commercial uses including open storage, logistics and trade/roadside and related uses.
The site has been significantly engineered with addition of an aggregate layer to lift the ground level and to provide a base for construction.
There are covenants and rights relating to the land.
Location
The land is located off The North Road (A638) to the north side of Retford.
Immediately to the north is the former Tarmac site now owned by a freight transport company.
To the south is the Idle Valley nature reserve and to the south of this is the established Trinity Park industrial estate and the Hallcroft industrial estate and housing.
On the other side of the main road and slightly south is the Trinity Fields housing site being developed by Avant Homes.
Total site area approx. 17.405 acres.
The western half of the site has an extant planning consent for a building of approx. 40,000 sq ft along with external areas for vehicle sales and auction use.
The eastern half of the site has a number of historic consents for industrial/business uses.
The site has been submitted in the Council's Call for Sites process.
Interested parties should undertake their own investigations with Bassetlaw District Council tel. .
For sale freehold at offers in excess of £5.75m.
It is envisaged that marketing will be concluded by way of an informal tender process.
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Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-26
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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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
56 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Hallcroft Infant and Nursery School0.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 90
- Type
- Community school
- Sutton-Cum-Lound CofE School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 96
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 224
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Carr Hill Primary and Nursery School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 308
- Type
- Community school
- St Swithun's Church of England Primary Academy1.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 92
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Elizabethan Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,230
- Type
- Academy converter
- Retford Oaks Academy1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,080
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Serlby Park Academy6.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 991
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Outwood Academy Valley6.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,721
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Outwood Academy Portland7.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,706
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
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Surface water
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The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- 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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