Land on the west side of New Road, Scotton, Knaresborough

Incredibly rare self-build opportunity in the heart of Scotton, Knaresborough

Richard Roberts and Preston Baker are pleased to offer to the market to offer a rare opportunity to build your dream home in the heart of Scotton, Knaresborough with the plot benefiting from outline planning. The site extends approximately 0.255 acres (0.1 hectares). The site is currently informal grazing land where it forms an infill plot with residential development located to the north and south of the site. Approval has been granted for the erection of one self-build dwelling.

Location
The site lies to the west of New Road, Scotton. The village lies approximately 2.6 miles to the north-west of Knaresborough just off the B6165. There are public transport services nearby with train stations at Harrogate and Knaresborough. Scotton contains a number of services and amenities including; The Guy Fawkes Arms Public House; Cricket Club; Village Hall and Children's Playground.

Access
The application site is currently served by way of a field gate onto Parkside Garden, which in turn has a junction with New Road. The existing access is to be retained and utilised to serve the proposed dwelling.

Reserved Matters
This application is made in outline with only access to be approved and all other matters are reserved. The reason the application has been made in outline is that the proposal is intended to be self-build. The intention is therefore for the applicant of the reserved matters application to decide upon the appearance, scale, layout and landscaping.

Services
Water, Electricity and Gas connections run in the verge on Main Street. The purchaser will also have the rights to connect into foul drainage and the pumping station in the adjacent site. Surface water will be dealt with via surface water percolation tanks which will sit in the rear of the plot.

Associated Conditions
There is a condition that the purchaser of the plot will have to live in the property for a minimum of 3 years otherwise community infrastructure levy (CIL) will be payable.

Contamination
There is no contamination on the site

Plans & Areas
The plans are provided for identification only. Potential purchasers must satisfy themselves with the property.

Value Added Tax
The vendor is not charging VAT on the sale

Method of Offering
The development is for sale by informal tender with written submissions on an unconditional basis only, with a deadline of 6 weeks 31st May 2024

Viewings
Viewings will strictly be by appointment only with William Swallow of Preston Baker please contact Preston Baker on 01134878787 or email william.swallow@prestonbaker.co.uk to arrange a viewing.