Wellfield Road, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, NE39
Key Features
- An exciting development opportunity to acquire a building plot
- Available with the benefit of full planning permission to create an individually designed detached family home
Description
An exciting development opportunity to acquire a building plot with the benefit of full planning permission to create an individually designed detached family home.
The Property
The building plot at Wellfield Road is situated in a pleasant village location, and provides an exciting prospect for a small developer or someone looking for a self build opportunity. Full planning permission has been granted for the development of a detached dwelling, which will benefit from extensive gardens and off road parking provisions to the front.
The accommodation will comprise in brief entrance hallway with WC, kitchen and open plan living/dining room to the ground floor. To the first floor, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom, with the master bedroom having en-suite facilities and an adjoining dressing room.
Planning
The planning reference for this development is DM/23/00400/FUL, which can be accessed online through the Gateshead Council planning portal. The consent was granted on 27th April 2026 and is understood to have 3 years from this date until expiry.
Tenure & Possession
Freehold, available with vacant possession upon completion.
Note
There is a restrictive covenant on the title which does not permit trade or business use at the property. This also specifies that the dwellinghouse cannot be occupied by more than one family.
EPC Rating
This property is EPC exempt.
Local Authority
Gateshead Council.
Utilities
Interested parties should make their own investigations with regards to the availability and connection of utilities.
Parking
There are provisions for off road parking to the front in accordance with the approved plans.
Characteristics
Mobile coverage is available. Interested partied are advised to perform their own due diligence in respect of availability.
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Viewings
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The Area
The desirable village of Rowlands Gill is becoming increasingly popular with commuters as the location provides great transport links to surrounding Cities being situated on the A694, approximately three miles from the Gateshead Metro Centre and the A1 North and South, allowing for easy access to major Tyneside centres. Rowlands Gill benefits from local facilities including: schools, library, churches, shops, pharmacy, doctors and dental surgeries.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-05-30
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Highfield Community Primary School417 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 112
- Type
- Community school
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield417 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 81
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Community school
- High Spen Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 172
- Type
- Community school
- Burnopfield Primary School1.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 351
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon3.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,401
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Whickham School3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,690
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thorp Academy3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,442
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Tanfield School3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 739
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Prudhoe Community High School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Pupils
- 680
- 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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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