Ripley, Harrogate
- Land size
- 5 acres
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 4
Key Features
- Development Opportunity
- Planning consent to construct a magnificent country home
- Leisure facilities
- Second property within the grounds
- Five bedrooms all with en-suite
- Enviable position just outside Ripley
- Grounds of approximately 5 acres
Description
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
A superb opportunity to purchase a detached property with planning consent to demolish and construct a magnificent country house of approximately 12,000 sqft, over three floors, incorporating an extensive lower ground floor leisure facility and an additional 3,000 sqft of garages/workshop.
A second property of approximately 2,200 square feet, all set within mature grounds of approximately 5 acres, having magnificent views across open countryside and south facing aspects.
The planning permission for demolition of existing properties to create the significant family home of exceptional design and presence places it in a category of its own with consent to create undoubtedly one of the areas finest homes located in this elevated and enviable position just outside Ripley and being within approximately 15 minutes drive of Harrogate.
The proposed accommodation comprises: Entrance porch, entrance hall with lift and staircase to all floors, cloakroom with wc, lounge, living/dining/breakfast kitchen with walk in pantry, entertainment room, boot room and study. To the first floor the principal bedroom has an en-suite and a dressing room, four further bedrooms with en-suite facilities and laundry room. The lower ground floor leisure facility comprises a swimming pool with changing room, wc, store and sauna, plant room, fitness room, treatment room, gun room and wine cellar.
The country house planning approval reference number is ZC23/04324/FUL (via appeal reference APP/U2750/W/24/3340728) and there are various further applications either active or positively determined in relation to the improved vehicular entrance and planning conditions.
The second property planning approval reference number is ZC23/03771/FUL and it too has further active or approved applications in relation to gates and planning conditions. Planning consultants ELG and architects SPX have extensive knowledge of the site, having been engaged since 2023.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- G
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 40 Development Land listings in Yorkshire and The Humber (5+ acres).
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
37 Mbps
Superfast · available to 67% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Ripley Endowed Church of England School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 58
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Markington Church of England Primary & Nursery School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 53
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 43
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary School2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 174
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Killinghall Church of England Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 204
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Harrogate High School4.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 579
- Type
- Academy converter
- Harrogate Grammar School5.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 2,081
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Aidan's Church of England High School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,966
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy5.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,250
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Rossett School5.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 785
- 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
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
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Typical drive times
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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
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The detail behind these bandings
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- 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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