Woodcock Hall, Bowes, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
Key Features
- An exciting opportunity to acquire a traditional stone barn
- Available with the benefit of full planning permission
- Plans to provide a one bedroom dwelling
- Pleasant village location
- Garden land only, no further land available within the sale.
Description
An exciting opportunity to acquire a traditional stone barn with the benefit of full planning permission for residential conversion to provide a one bedroom dwelling. Garden land only, no further land available within the sale.
The Property
The Barn for Conversion at Woodcock Hall presents an exciting opportunity to acquire a traditional stone barn occupying a pleasant village location. Available with the benefit of full planning permission for residential conversion, the accommodation will comprise in brief open plan kitchen/diner/living room which in turn leads into a garden room extension. The ground floor accommodation will also feature one double bedroom and a separate shower room, while the current plans also have provisions for a mezzanine area above the living area. There are also provisions in place for gardens to the front of the property.
Planning
The property is sold with the benefit of full planning under planning reference DM/20/02624/FPA.
The planning conditions have been discharged and the application is now live.
Note
Please note that the enclosed sale plan is for indicative purposes only.
The property is currently held on a possessory title, any buyers are encouraged to seek advice from any mortgage lenders and solicitors, along with performing their own due diligence.
Tenure & Possession
The property is held on a title of possessory, available with vacant possession upon completion.
EPC Rating
This property is EPC exempt.
Local Authority
Durham County Council. The property is not banded for Council Tax.
Utilities
There are no services connected to the property. Interested parties are advised to perform their own due diligence with regards to the connection of services.
Parking
Please note there is no allocated off road parking.
Characteristics
Broadband is not currently connected. Mobile coverage is available, interested parties are advised to perform their own due diligence in respect of availability.
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Viewings
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The Area
Bowes is an historic and traditional Teesdale village supporting a nursery and primary school, church and public house. A wider range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities can be found within the nearby market town of Barnard Castle. For the commuter the A66 and A1(M) provide links with the major commercial centres of the North East. Darlington Main Line Railway Station and Teesside International Airport offer further communications with the rest of the country.
Bowes is ideally placed to access the many attractions which can be found in Teesdale, North Yorkshire as well as the Lake District.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- 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
8.5 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
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School131 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 39
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Cotherstone Primary School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 66
- Type
- Community school
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle4.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School4.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 240
- Type
- Community school
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 188
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Teesdale School and Sixth Form4.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 684
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Staindrop Academy9.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 504
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar School14 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 377
- Type
- Academy converter
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College14 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,315
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy14 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 611
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic/Church of England
* 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
Walking trail
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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