Gray Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, DH9
- Land size
- 5.2 acres
Key Features
- Development site
- Outline Planning permission Granted for 18 Self build units
- Close to Consett, stanley - Good transport links to Chester Le Street and Beyond
Description
For Sale by Online Auction
Taking Bids Now
OPTION TWO – On the fall of the electronic gavel or acceptance of an offer by the seller, the buyer shall pay a £3,000 non-refundable deposit to The Agents Property Auction Limited and sign a Memorandum of Sale stating exchange of contracts will occur within 28 days of their solicitor receiving the contract pack and completion in a further 14 days.
Development site for sale with Outline planning for 18 Self build plots with New Access road and associated landscaping. For full details of the planning application, please visit the Durham Council planning portal and use the reference number of DM/21/01066/OUT. The application was granted on 9th June 2023
The site measures around 5.2 acres and is open grass, previously used for livestock grazing. The site has a gentle slope heading south.
No intrusive site investigations have been carried out.
The site does not have a current designation in the Durham County Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
Records available do not show any records of mining in the near vacinity of the site
The site is located on the outskirts of Annfield Plain, which has a number of local shops and Amenities. A Tesco superstore is located a short distance from the site. The surrounding areas of Stanley and Consett have seen a number of new Housing developments over recent years.
MATERIAL INFORMATION:
In compliance with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team’s Material information in property listings Guidance
PART A
Local Authority – Durham County Council
Council Tax Band – NA
Tenure – Freehold
PART B
Property Type – Land
Property Construction – NA
Electricity supply – Assumed close by
Water Supply - Assumed close by
Sewerage – Assumed close by
Heating - NA
Estimated Mobile phone coverage – Please refer to the Ofcom Website -
Estimated Broadband Download speeds – please refer to the Ofcom Website –
Parking: on site - accessed by gate
PART C
Building Safety – The Vendor is not aware of any Building Safety issues. However, we would recommend that the purchaser engages the services of a chartered surveyor to confirm
Restrictions - covenants are noted on the title document which can be viewed on request
Rights & Easements- rights are noted on the title document which can be viewed on request
Flood risk – very low
Coastal Erosion - NA
Protected Trees – NO
Conservation area – NO
Mining Area – Recoreds avaiulable do not show any historical mine workings in the near vicinity of the site.
Selective License Area – yes
No other Material Information disclosures have been made by the vendor. This information has been compiled in good faith using resources readily available online and by enquiry of the vendor prior to marketing. However, such information could change after compilation of the data, so J W Wood cannot be held liable for any changes post compilation or any accidental errors or omissions.
Furthermore, J W Wood are not legally qualified and conveyancing documents are often complicated, necessitating judgement on our part about which parts are “Material Information” to be disclosed. If any information provided, or other matter relating to the property, is of particular importance to you, please do seek verification from a legal advisor before committing to expenditure.
Disclaimer 1
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Measurements, where given, are approximate and for descriptive purposes only. Boundaries cannot be guaranteed and must be checked by solicitors prior to exchanging contracts. The details are provided in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and
do not constitute any part of a contract. No member of staff has any authority to make or give representation or warranty in relation to this property. For sale by auction see
Disclaimer 2
Each auction property is offered at a guide price and is also subject to a reserve price. The guide price is the level where the bidding will commence. The reserve price is the sellers minimum acceptable price at auction and the figure below which the auctioneer cannot sell. The reserve price, which may be up to 10% higher than the guide price, is not disclosed and remains confidential between the seller and the auctioneer. Both the guide price and the reserve price can be subject to change up to and including the day of the auction. The successful buyer pays a £2000+vat (total £2400) Auction Administration Fee. At your request we can refer you to a North East based Solicitor from our panel. It is your decision whether you choose to deal with them, should you decide to use them you should know that we would receive a referral fee of £120 including VAT from them for the recommendation.
Disclaimer 3
Details of the tenure will be available in the legal pack, however we recommend all potential buyers take legal advice and satisfy their requirements prior to purchase.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 9 Building Plots listings in North East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Ask Agent
- Water
- Ask Agent
- Heating
- Ask Agent
- Broadband
- Ask Agent
- 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
- Ask Agent
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Ask Agent
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
- Annfield Plain Junior School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Academy converter
- Greenland Community Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 318
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 113
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Stanley Junior School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Academy converter
- Annfield Plain Infant School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 106
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Tanfield School1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 739
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- North Durham Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 935
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester2.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,240
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Consett Academy4.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,493
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Hermitage Academy5.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 881
- 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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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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