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Borough Road, Richmond

Land size
0.9 acres

Description

SUPERB COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: 0.90-Acre Site with ‘opening’ PLANNING APPROVAL for 4 UNITS: Extension of Existing Building & 3 New-build Units (Total single-storey footprint: 446.30sqm/4,804sqft). Multiple On-Site PARKING.
Available Services: Mains Electricity (Meter box on approach drive) mains Drainage & Water - see plan.
The Gallowfields Trading Estate is Richmond’s Premier Business location with excellent access to the A1(M) & A66 at Scotch Corner (about 5 miles).

Planning - FULL PLANNING PERMISSION
(1) ZD23/00634/FULL: Full Planning Permission for Single Storey Extension to the Former Rescue Centre to Create a Joiners Workshop
(2) ZD24/00618/FULL: Full planning permission for the erection of 3 timber framed, single storey buildings - 2 workshops and 1 office building and a timber framed cycle storage hut (Amended Location Plan added 04 Feb 2025) - Also discharge of conditions approvals for drainage scheme, implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain plan, landscaping plans & specification.

Initial Proposals - Site: 0.90 Acres
Joiners Workshop:212.80sqm2,290sqft
Plot 1: 65.80sqm708sqft
Plot 2: 125.70sqm1,353sqft
Plot 3: 42.00sqm452sqft
TOTAL: 446.30sqm4,804sqft

Potential - NB: Great DEVELOPMENT SCOPE … See ZD23/00282/FULL - 04/05/2023, 18 Firby Road, Gallowfields Trading Estate: Full Planning Permission was granted to demolish the existing building & construct of new larger unit.

Available Services - Mains Electricity (Meter box on approach drive), mains Drainage & Water - see plan. On-site Klargester proposed.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-03-12

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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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
Parking Available
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

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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • Trinity Academy Richmond937 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    116
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Richmond Methodist Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    259
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Methodist
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    179
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Wavell Community Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    193
    Type
    Community school
  • Carnagill Community Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    134
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Richmond School & Sixth Form College0.8 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 Academy1 mileOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    611
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic/Church of England
  • Risedale School2.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    467
    Type
    Community school
  • Wensleydale School7.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Community school
  • Hurworth School9.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    621
    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

Lidl Richmond, Richmond639 metres
Co-op Richmond - Market Avenue, Richmond934 metres
Morrisons Daily Richmond Gilling Road, Richmond0.8 miles

GP surgery

Quakers Lane Surgery494 metres

Pharmacy

Boots872 metres

Hospital

Friary Hospital740 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces461 metres

Walking trail

Coast to Coast435 metres

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

Darlington Rail Station11 miles

Nearest bus stop

Council Depot124 metres

Typical drive times

Bedale20 min · 14 miles
Leyburn17 min · 9.9 miles
Richmond4 min · 1.3 miles
Darlington19 min · 13 miles
Ripon (city)35 min · 26 miles

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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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