Durham Chare, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14
Key Features
- Town Centre parcel of land
- Suitable for a variety of uses
- Previously had a garage on it (Now Demolished)
- Would make a lovely garden
Description
A Parcel of land located a stone’s throw from the Market place, to which is was once connected! Originally a garden for number 6 Market place, this section of garden was cut off from the property itself when Kingsway was built. It is now heavily overgrown and has a relatively steep incline, however in years gone by did have a garage on it, on the relatively flat bottom section, with an access onto Durham Chare (Pictured)
Due to its location in the conservation area and typography, This site is unlikely to get planning permission for residential development, and even if this were possible, the costs associated with it would be very high, however it could provide a great garden, or other use. Potentially, given the previous precedent, it could house a garage, (Subject to suitable planning permission)
The title for sale is DU343060 and measures 627sq m and will come with a clawback provision included in the title in favour of the vendors and their successors in title. the payment due being equivalent to 50% of the uplift in value arising on the grant of residential planning permission, for a term of 25 years from the completion of the sale. This payment will be payable on the commencement of works or the resale of the land.
MATERIAL INFORMATION:
In compliance with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team’s Material information in property listings Guidance
PART A
Local Authority – Durham County Council
Council Tax Band – NA
Tenure – Freehold
PART B
Property Type – Land
Electricity supply – Clients advise site did have electricity but are unsure of current location
Water Supply - Clients advise site did have water supply but are now unsure if its current location
Sewerage – none
Heating - non
Estimated Mobile phone coverage – Please refer to the Ofcom Website -
Estimated Broadband Download speeds – please refer to the Ofcom Website –
Parking: on site once access opened up
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 - covenants are noted on the title dated 1944
Rights & Easements- none
Flood risk – very low
Coastal Erosion - NA
Protected Trees – yes
Conservation area – yes
Planning Permission – no
Accessibility – The property has not been altered for accessibility
Mining Area – no
Selective License Area – no
Included/excluded from the sale - sold as seen
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-15
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Ask Agent
- Water
- Ask Agent
- Heating
- Ask Agent
- Broadband
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- Sewerage
- Ask Agent
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
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Etherley Lane Primary School831 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Community school
- Cockton Hill Infant School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Pupils
- 146
- Type
- Community school
- Cockton Hill Junior School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Community school
- St Anne's CofE Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 238
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Andrew's Academy1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland444 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 936
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop Barrington Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Academy converter
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Parkside Academy3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 833
- Type
- Academy converter
- Whitworth Park Academy3.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 996
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
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
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. 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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
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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J W Wood, Bishop Auckland
128 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7EH