Land At Mainsforth Village, Mainsforth
- Land size
- 0.25 acres
Key Features
- WONDERFUL LOCATION
- PLOT SIZES NEGOTIABLE
- VILLAGE LOCATION
- TWO PLOTS AVAILABLE
- VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT
- VIEWING RECOMMENDED
- APPROX 1/4 OF AN ACRE
Description
PRICE IS £140,000 PER PLOT. A rare opportunity to purchase LAND WITH LAPSED PLANNING PERMISSION (THE OWNER IS IN THE PROCESS OF RE-APPLYING FOR NEW PLANNING PERMISSION) in a SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION in the picturesque village of Mainsforth. Being surrounded by areas with a conservation order, the plots sit within the grounds of what was the historic Mainsforth Castle and still has the original listed gates. The plot is approximately a quarter of an acre in size and has lapsed outline planning permission for the development of a four bedroom detached house, as does a similar sized adjacent plot. Negotiation on the two plots together, or a variation in the exact size of the individual plots would also be welcomed by the seller. Mainsforth is a pleasant village, surrounded by leafy green countryside, located approximately nine miles from the cathedral city of Durham and is a short drive from the A1m and A19. Viewing by appointment only.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The planning permission lapsed in February 2021 and the owner has informed us that a new application has been submitted. Details can be seen on the Durham County Council Planning Portal by following the link -
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
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- 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
- King Street Primary School135 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 224
- Type
- Community school
- Springmoor Grange School403 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 415
- Type
- Community school
- North Park Primary School531 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 243
- Type
- Community school
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe609 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 232
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy775 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 245
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Whitworth Park Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 996
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ferryhill School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 727
- Type
- Academy converter
- Parkside Academy3.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 936
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Barrington Academy5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
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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