Former St. Nicholas Church, Front Street, Hetton, DH5
Key Features
- Planning Passed For a Residential Care Facility
- Located In Hetton Le Hole Close To A Wide Range Of Shops & Stores
- Excellent Opportunity
Description
Land for sale with planning permission already approved to construct a 30+ 1 bed apartments, to include office, reception, lobby, lounge area and gym and has outline planning consent for EMI use.. This is a unique opportunity, and will suit a variety of purchasers, from self-builders to those in the care industry.
There is the option of developing the site in several other ways, subject to planning permission being approved for any application submitted.
* A covenant on the land is also required to be paid
*
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
- Mains
- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
- Mains
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
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- 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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 54% of premises
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
- Hetton Primary School570 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Community school
- Hetton Lyons Primary School630 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 431
- Type
- Academy converter
- Eppleton Academy Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy converter
- East Rainton Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 101
- Type
- Community school
- Easington Lane Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 281
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Hetton Academy622 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 681
- Type
- Academy converter
- Kepier1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,131
- Type
- Academy converter
- Farringdon Community Academy3.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 712
- Type
- Academy converter
- Seaham High School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,095
- Type
- Academy converter
- Belmont Community School3.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 887
- Type
- Community school
* 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
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. 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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 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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