Land for sale

Situation
The site is situated in the centre of the village of Evenwood with access from West View, Evenwood is a popular residential village located between Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle with easy access to the A688 and A68. Evenwood is approximately 1 mile from Bishop Auckland 6 miles, Barnard Castle 11 miles, Darlington 12 miles, Durham 16 miles, Newcastle upon Tyne 31 miles, A1 (M) 10 miles, Durham Tees Valley Airport 19 miles. Please note all distances are approximate. Main line train stations can be found at Darlington and Durham with International Airports at Newcastle and Leeds Bradford.

Amenities
Evenwood offers a good range of amenities including several public houses, shops, cafe and take away, Post Office, two primary schools and a GP's surgery. Further schools and various facilities, can be found in the nearby villages and towns of Staindrop, Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle.

The village is only approximately 4.2 mile from Bishop Auckland Town centre which offers a further range of facilities from shops, supermarkets, schools, healthcare and recreational as well as excellent transport links via the train and bus station.

Planning
The site extending to 0.3939 acres, has outline planning permission for the construction of four dwellings (reference DM/21/00967/OUT). Planning consent was granted on the 7th July 2021 subject to 6 conditions. A copy of the planning consent is available on request or may be found on the Durham County Council Planning Website under the reference number and is addressed Land to the East of 25 Neville Close, Evenwood. The site is sold with the benefit of outline planning permission and the purchaser(s) should ensure that they can comply with the conditions set out in the Decision Notice. Please note that the vendor, agents and architects, in obtaining outline planning consent, will not be held responsible or liable for any inaccuracies or discrepancies.

Tenure
The site is available freehold with vacant possession upon legal completion and is registered with HM Land Registry under the following Title Numbers DU379599, DU309514 and DU246082.

Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way
The site is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights, including rights of way whether public or private, rights of water, light, drainage and electricity supplies and all existing and proposed wayleaves whether referred to in the particulars or not.
Mains water and electricity is understood to be available in the vicinity but purchasers should undertake their own searches and enquiries.
An area of land is held on possessory title (the access from Neville Close).

Sporting, Mineral and Mining Rights
All sporting and mineral rights where owned are included in the sale.

Services
There are no services to the site although mains water, electric and drainage are understood to be within the vicinity. None of the services have been tested and prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves as to their availability and capacity.

Highways
No highways, ground investigations, environmental or archaeological surveys have been undertaken at this stage. West View is a public highway maintained at the expense of the council.

Local Authority
Durham County Council Telephone number: 03000 26 0000

Health and Safety
We would ask that prospective purchasers are as vigilant as possible when making an inspection of the site, for your own safety, and no liability is accepted.

VAT
Any guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT. In the event of the sale of the property or any part of it or any right attached to it becoming a chargeable supply for the purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition to the purchase price.

Legal Costs
The purchaser will be responsible for meeting the vendor's reasonable legal and professional costs associated with the sale of the site.

Areas, Measurements and Other Information
All areas, measurements and other information have been taken from various records and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser(s) should not rely on them as statements of fact and should satisfy themselves as to their accuracy.

Viewings
The site can be viewed from the public footpath which runs from Neville Close through to West View at any time during daylight hours subject to having a set of the sales particulars. If a site inspection is required, this must strictly be via private appointment and through the selling agent.

Particulars
Photographs and Particulars were taken October 2021.