Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9
- Land size
- 4.3 acres
Description
GFW are pleased to present a residential development opportunity located in Annfield Plain. This site has gained outlined planning permission with all matters reserved for 18 self-build plots. There is scope to re-plan, subject to the necessary consents.
Summary
GFW are pleased to present a residential development opportunity located in Annfield Plain, Stanley. This site has outline application with all matters reserved for 18 self-build plots subject to a Section 106 Agreement.
There is scope to replan for alternative residential development, subject to the necessary consents.
Location
The site is located in the village of Annfield Plain with a population of approximately 8,078. The property is a short distance from the A693 connecting to the A1.
The Site
This site is approximately 4.3 Acres / 1.74 Hectares.
The site is currently used as grazing land adjacent to the eastern settlement of New Kyo, sited on the edge of Anfield Plain, and 1 mile south-west of the centre of Stanley. The site has full road frontage to Shield Row Lane and slopes down from the main road access point. Tree coverage is located on the eastern boundary between the site and the main A693 road which bypasses the area.
Access
The site is accessed via Shields Row Lane with the proposed access to the dwellings being located on the northern border of the site plan.
Planning
This application gained approval on the 9th June 2023 for development of 18 self build plots including a new access road and associated landscaping from Durham County Council.
Approval of reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission. The development of the whole site must be begun not later than the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters.
This development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plan which can be found within the data room.
The full planning application can be found using the following link or under reference number DM/21/01066/OUT.
EPC Rating
An EPC survey will need to be conducted on each of the dwellings once the development has been completed.
Services
This site has access to mains, foul and water with electrical connection being in the vicinity of the site. Interested parties are to make their own enquiries into the suitability of the services.
Tenure
The site is offered for sale as freehold vacant possession.
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The location of the site can be found using the following link:
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Viewings
Viewings are strictly by prior appointment with GFW.
Method of Sale
This property is for sale by private treaty. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest via the agent in order that they can be kept informed as to how the sale will be conducted.
All offers are subject to contract and the landowner is not obliged to accept the highest or any offer.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 9 Building Plots listings in North East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
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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
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
- Annfield Plain Infant School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 106
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School0.9 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
Secondary
- Tanfield School1.1 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 Academy4.3 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
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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