Addison Road, Toronto, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14
- Land size
- 0.51 acres
Key Features
- Development Site
- The site extends to approximately 2058m² (0.51 acres).
- Toronto
Description
An opportunity to purchase a development site situated on the edge of Toronto. The site extends to approximately 2058m² (0.51 acres).
LOCATION
Toronto is a village situated on the A689, approximately 1
mile to the northwest of Bishop Auckland. Bishop Auckland is a market town with a good
range of amenities.
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ACCESS
The approved outline scheme shows a private access directly from the adopted highway.
PLANNING
Application reference: DM/15/00526Proposed development: Outline application for residential development with all matters reserved.Decision: ApprovedDecision Date: 7 May 2015The associated Block Plan attached to the above application shows a development comprising three detached bungalows with driveway parking and garden areas. The block plan is included in this brochure.An outline Pre-Application Advice Report dated 18 August 2022 advised:“The enquiry site is located within an established residential setting, in a sustainable and accessible location. Previous approvals have already established the acceptability of residential development in this location. In the context of the current planning framework, this proposal has the potential to garner support from policy 6 of the CDP subject to adhering to the advice set out within this response.”
EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVES & RIGHTS OF WAY
The land is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, drainage, water courses, light and other easements, quasi or reputed easements and rights of adjoining landowners (if any) affecting the same and all matters registerable by any competent authority pursuant subject to statute.The vendor is not aware of any public rights of way or private rights of way over the land.
SERVICES
No services are connected. Mains water, mains electricity, mains gas and mains drainage are available to connect to.
TENURE
The land is freehold, and the title is registered. Vacant possession is available on completion.
MINERAL RIGHTS
The mines and minerals together with the ancillary powers of working are excepted.
METHOD OF SALE
The land is offered for sale by private treaty. All interested parties are advised to register their interest so they can be advised on how the sale will be concluded. We reserve the right to proceed to final offers.
PRICE
£199,000
COSTS
Each party is to bear their own costs.
LEGAL FORMALITIES
Exchange of contracts will take place as soon as possible, but in any event no later than the expiry of 8 weeks from instruction of solicitors, with completion 7 days thereafter.
VIEWING
Viewings are by appointment with the selling Agent.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Durham County Council, County Hall, Aykley Heads, Durham DH1 5UL.Telephone
BROCHURE
Photographs taken January 2024.Brochure prepared January 2024.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-18
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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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
- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 94% of premises
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
- Etherley Lane Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Community school
- Hunwick Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 114
- Type
- Academy converter
- Escomb Primary School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 160
- Type
- Community school
- St Anne's CofE Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 238
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Cockton Hill Infant School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland1.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 936
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Barrington Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Parkside Academy2.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Whitworth Park Academy3.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 996
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
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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