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Land To The West Of The Paddock, Sunniside, Bishop Auckland, DL13

Land size
1.21 acres

Key Features

  • PLOT OF LAND FOR SALE
  • PLANNING FOR UP TO 9 DETACHED HOMES
  • SUNNISIDE, BISHOP AUCKLAND
  • BEAUTIFUL VIEWS
  • 0.49 ha
  • Planning ref: DM/15/03564/FPA

Description

The development offers the opportunity to a prospective buyer to create up to 9 detached homes. The land measures approximately 0.49 ha and has full planning consent granted under ref DM/15/03564/FPA with Durham County Council. Permission was granted for nine homes in total.

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The development offers the opportunity to a prospective buyer to create up to 9 detached homes. The land measures approximately 0.49 ha and has full planning consent granted under ref DM/15/03564/FPA with Durham County Council. Permission was granted for nine homes in total.

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Access to the site is off the adopted highway.

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It is understood that mains electricity, gas and water are available close by for connection of supply,
however, the purchaser must satisfy themselves as to the cost and availability
of this supply prior to purchase.
BurdensThe property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, rights of light, support, drainage and other rights, obligations and easements, quasi easements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether or not constituted in the title deeds or referred to in these particulars. The Buyers will be held to have satisfied themselves as to the nature of such burdens.
Money Laundering RegulationsProspective Buyers should be aware that in the event that they are successful, they will be required to pro-vide us with documents in relation to Money Laundering Regulations. The extent of the required documentation will be

VIEWING

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-08-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 9 Building Plots listings in North East England (1+ acres).

This Property£289,256 / acre
Building Plots Average (1+ acres) £156,051 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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 status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Tow Law Millennium Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Community school
  • Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    83
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Peases West Academy1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stanley (Crook) Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    128
    Type
    Community school
  • Hartside Primary Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    241
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Wolsingham School4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    774
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Parkside Academy4.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    833
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester6.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,240
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Durham Academy6.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    405
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King James I Academy Bishop Auckland7.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    936
    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

Co-op Tow Law, Tow Law1.2 miles
Heron Crook, Crook2.4 miles
Aldi Queen Street Crook, Crook2.4 miles

GP surgery

North House Surgery2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Tow Law Pharmacy1.3 miles

Hospital

Bishop Auckland Hospital7.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field152 metres

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

Wolsingham Rail Station4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Front Street-The Paddock118 metres

Typical drive times

Crook7 min · 3.6 miles
Tow Law3 min · 1.5 miles
Willington8 min · 4.4 miles
Wolsingham7 min · 4.4 miles
Durham (city)19 min · 10 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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