Plot 5, Whashton Farm Development, Richmond
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 4
Key Features
- Full planning permission granted
- Village location
- 4 bedrooms
- 2 reception rooms and a study
- A66 2.5 miles
- Richmond 4.3 miles
Description
This is a terrific opportunity to create a four bedroom new build house to a traditional design, in a popular village. There are wonderful open views from the garden over open countryside.
Location - Whashton is a rural village surrounded by farmland, 4.3 miles from Richmond. There is easy access to the A66 westbound (2.5 miles) and the A1(M) (5.5 miles). Mainsgill Farm Shop is 3 miles away. Ravensworth is about 1.5 miles away and has a pub and primary school (OFSTED Good 2022).
Richmond is a thriving market town with schools, supermarkets, local shops, a cinema and theatre. Darlington train station is only 16 miles away and provides regular services across the country including to London (about 2 1/2 hours) and Edinburgh (about 2 hours).
The Site - Plot 5 is a fabulous development opportunity on the edge of a pretty, rural village with wonderful views. There is planning permission to build a beautifully designed four bedroom home extending to 2,615 sqft with a garage and generous garden. The adjacent plot to the east of Plot 5 is now sold.
Method Of Sale - The property is offered for sale by private treaty.
Planning - A full record of approved plans and associated planning documents can be accessed via the public access section of the North Yorkshire Council planning portal. The planning references are 22/00013/LBC and 22/00012/FULL. Plot 5 is part of a larger application that includes the adjacent farm buildings.
Services - Mains water, electricity and foul drainage. Interested parties must make their own inquiries regarding connection.
Local Authority - North Yorkshire Council
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-28
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
- Garage
- 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
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Ravensworth Church of England Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 35
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Melsonby Methodist Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 32
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Methodist
- Trinity Academy Richmond3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 116
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Richmond Methodist Primary School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 259
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Methodist
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy3.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 179
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy3.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 611
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College3.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,315
- Type
- Academy converter
- Risedale School5.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 467
- Type
- Community school
- Hummersknott Academy8.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,215
- Type
- Academy converter
- Carmel College8.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,367
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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
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
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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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