Helme Hall Hotel, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13
Key Features
- Outline Planning Permission Granted
- Breathtaking Views
- Detailed Plans Available On Request
- Viewing Advisable
- Freehold Development
- Once In A Generation Development Opportunity
Description
A truly unique opportunity to change the landscape in one of the most beautiful rural settings. Create a scheme where buyers will want to find their forever.
Where the Helme Hall Hotel stands, now presents an opportunity to develop 9 truly exceptional home set within the rolling County Durham countryside. Set in over half an acer of land (0.57 acers / 2,321 SQM), the site offers the chance to cultivate a exclusive community.
Urban Base hold plans for a mix of 2 to 7-bedroom properties, in a range of styles and square footages, all of which have been given the greenlight at the initial planning stages.
The former hotel needs to be cleared from the land, meaning that site viewing is advised to understand the full scope of works.
Durham's Planning Reference - DM/21/01448/RM
For further information, including planning documentation, architectural plans, site surveys, or to arrange a site visit, please contact Urban Base directly.
Tenure: Freehold,Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- 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
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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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 33% 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
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 77
- Type
- Community school
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Peases West Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 126
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hartside Primary Academy2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 241
- Type
- Academy converter
- Crook Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 342
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Wolsingham School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 774
- Type
- Academy converter
- Parkside Academy4.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Barrington Academy6.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland7.1 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
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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Northwood Urban Base Executive, Durham
61 Saddler Street, Durham, DH1 3NU
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