Development land property | Savills
6.77 to 6.77 Ac(2.74 to 2.74 Ha)
Price on application

Development land property

  • New
  • Freehold

Key features

  • Highly sought after location
  • Offers invited by noon, Wednesday 8 May 2024

Prime Newcastle Development Site

About this property

  • The site is located east of Matthew Bank and west of Jesmond Dene House within the highly sought after and prime Newcastle residential area of Jesmond. Jesmond is an extremely popular and attractive ward of Newcastle benefitting from its diverse leisure and retail offer, open public space, along with benefitting from its proximity to Newcastle city centre to the south. The site lies immediately adjacent to Jesmond Dene; a Victorian Park founded and opened by Lord Armstrong in the 1860’s. The Dene serves as an urban oasis for Newcastle residents and boastsboth historical and natural features along with a series of footpaths connecting the Dene to neighbouring Ouseburn parks. The area in which the site is situated is extremely well connected benefitting from its road links to the Great North Road and into Newcastle city centre to the west and south along with convenient access to the A1 to the north west. Along with Jesmond Dene to the east, the local area is well served by well regarded pubs restaurants, supermarkets and healthcare facilities. Regular and convenient public transport links are provided via bus stops on Matthew Bank itself, with Ilford Road Metro station located a short walk to the west of the site. Jesmond is a highly sought after location and accommodates some of Newcastle’s most desirable properties, both traditional and new build. This development opportunity is the most prime development site in the north east currently and offers the successful purchaser an unrivalled opportunity to deliver a well located, high end development within a highly attractive and tranquil landscape setting.

Local information

  • The site lies immediately to the east of Matthew Bank. It is irregular in shape, flat and lies at a lower level to Matthew Bank adjacent to Jesmond Dene to the east. The site is cleared and formerly accommodated Newcastle City Council plant nurseries.
  • The former Stable Blocks (Grade II Listed), The Lodge and Laboratory buildings are located to the south near the site entrance. Nursery Cottage, a three bedroom house with associated outbuildings is located to the north of the site adjacent to Castles Farm Road. Jesmond Real Tennis Club (Grade II Listed) lies to the north west of the site, however, interested parties should note that this property does not form part of the sale and is to remain open and operational to its members with the proposed development required to accommodate an access to the club through the site.
  • Access to the site is gained from the south eastern corner via Jesmond Dene Road and is shared with Jesmond Dene House which sits adjacent to the site.