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Market Flat Lane, Scotton, Knaresborough

Key Features

  • Residential development Site
  • Planning for 3 Barn Conversions
  • Private Access Drive
  • Associated Gardens
  • Elevated Views
  • No Onward Chain
  • Decision No ZC25/00882/PBR
  • Decision No ZC25/00883/PBR

Description

**** RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY ****

A prime residential development opportunity occupying a choice elevated position with planning consent to create three barn conversions each with generous gardens and stunning views.

Guide Price £500,000 - £550,000

Foreword - The site sits just outside the ever popular village of Scotton offering quick and easy access to Harrogate, Knaresborough & Boroughbridge. The opportunity is offered to the market with both vacant possession and no onward chain.

Planning - Under Decision No ZC25/00882/PBR & Decision No ZC25/00883/PBR planning consent has been granted to convert two redundant agricultural buildings into a substantial detached dwelling, and a pair of semi detached dwellings respectively.

Services - Mains services of electricity & water are understood to be available to the site. Prospective purchases are advised to satisfy themselves that the appropriate connections can be made:

A.Local Authority
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
Northallerton, DL7 8AD
Tel:

B.FOUL DRAINAGE AND WATER
Yorkshire Water Services
PO Box 52
Bradford, BD3 7YD
Tel:

C.HIGHWAYS
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
Northallerton, DL7 8AD
Tel:

Tenure - We assume the tenure to be Freehold. Please note that we have not had sight of any title deeds or other legal documents.

Viewings - Viewings of the site are strictly via appointment through the selling Agent.

A full set of plans and documents are available on the North Yorkshire County Council Open access planning portal.

Mode Of Sale - Offers are invited for the freehold interest in the site subject to contract only.

Imagery Disclaimer: Some photographs and videos within these sales particulars may have been digitally enhanced or edited for marketing purposes. They are intended to provide a general representation of the property and should not be relied upon as an exact depiction.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-08

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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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
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Limited NoneO2 Good NoneThree Limited NoneVodafone Good None

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

  • Scotton Lingerfield Primary School996 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    95
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    193
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Meadowside Academy1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    206
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    289
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Starbeck Primary Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    234
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • King James's School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,554
    Type
    Community school
  • Harrogate High School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    579
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Aidan's Church of England High School3.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,966
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John Fisher Catholic Academy3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,250
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Harrogate Grammar School4.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    2,081
    Type
    Academy converter

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

Asda Knaresborough Express Petrol, Knaresborough1.3 miles
Tesco Knaresborough Express, Knaresborough1.6 miles
Sainsburys Knaresborough Local, Knaresborough1.6 miles

GP surgery

Stockwell Road Surgery1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Health & Wellness Medica Clinic Ltd949 metres

Hospital

Harrogate District Hospital2.9 miles

Green space

Playing Field643 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

Knaresborough Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lingerfield School0.6 miles

Typical drive times

Wetherby18 min · 9.8 miles
Harrogate12 min · 5.2 miles
Ripon (city)19 min · 12 miles
Boroughbridge13 min · 7.9 miles
Knaresborough4 min · 2 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. 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.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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