Lanehead, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13

With incredible views, that stretch for miles over the surrounding hills, this parcel of land is available to purchase. Not including the proposed access "Alley", the site is roughly 300 sqm and is roughly rectangular in layout.

Title number DU391307

To the north the boundary is a stone wall, which is party with the wall and bridge, to the west, the fences are wire and post, whilst to the south and east, the river forms the boundaries. Towards the top of the land there is an area that could potentially be used for some form of development, subject to planning permission being sought, perhaps a small wooden hut, or similar. The majority of the site is taken up by the hillside.
There is an abundance of wildlife that call the land home with a number of rabbit warrens noted and several visiting birds could be seen.

Our clients have secured planning permission for the creation of a gate at the top of the access alley, for more information on this please visit the durham county council website, and go to the planning portal, using the reference number of DM/23/00783/FPA.

Lane head is located towards the top of Weardale, in the middle of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - just a short distance from the Killhope lead mining museum. The village of Wearhead can be found just a short drive away. Stanhope, which is a larger village with a bigger selection of facilities and amenities can be found 15 minutes by car.

MATERIAL INFORMATION:

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PART A
Local Authority – Durham County Council
Council Tax Band – NA
Tenure – Freehold

PART B
Property Type – Vacant Land
Electricity supply – None
Water Supply - None
Sewerage – None
Estimated Mobile phone coverage – Please refer to the Ofcom Website -

Estimated Broadband Download speeds – please refer to the Ofcom Website –
Parking: on street

PART C
Building Safety – The Vendor is not aware of any Building Safety issues. However, we would recommend that the purchaser engages the services of a chartered surveyor to confirm
Restrictions - restrictive covenants are noted on the title
Rights & Easements- rights and easements are noted on the tile
Flood risk – High at the bottom of the hill
Coastal Erosion - NA
Protected Trees –
Conservation area – no, but in the area of outstanding natural beauty
Planning Permission – yes, as previously mentioned
Accessibility – The property has not been altered for accessibility
Mining Area – Records available do not show any historical mining, however due to the proximity of Killhope lead mining, buyers should satisfy their own enquires
Selective License Area – no
Included/excluded from the sale - sold as seen

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