Stokesley
This site is in the Tees Lowlands National Character Area and supplies units to developments across North East. We own it freehold and protect it in perpetuity.
Exact location and grid reference shared on enquiry.
- Planning authority
- North Yorkshire
- Developments supplied
- 38
- Tenure
- Owned freehold
- Protection
- In perpetuity
About the site
South of Yarm Lane between Great Ayton and Stokesley, on the Tees Lowlands. Arable fields with hedgerows, broadleaved woodland on the western boundary and open countryside beyond. Langbaurgh Ridge SSSI is about two kilometres to the north-east, and the North York Moors SAC and SPA under five kilometres east.
The arable land is being planted as mixed scrub, laid out with glades, rides and clearings that are kept open, and as traditional orchard of native fruit and nut trees over grassland. New species-rich hedgerows are being planted around the edge and the existing ones kept or enhanced. The site is in the Tees catchment, so the habitats were designed to be managed without grazing to keep nutrient inputs low. It generates nutrient credits as well as biodiversity units.
Managed for biodiversity and nutrients, with condition surveyed by independent ecologists and reported to North Yorkshire Council.
Habitats at Stokesley
Availability changes as units are allocated, so tell us what you need and we’ll confirm.
- Traditional orchard
- Priority habitat combining fruit trees, grassland and deadwood.
- Mixed scrub
- Structurally diverse scrub providing nesting, shelter and forage.
- Hedgerow
- Species-rich native hedgerow with trees, generating hedgerow units.
Location
Neighbouring areas are in lighter green. The dot shows the general location.
Which developments this site can serve
No multiplier in the home area and a reduced one in adjacent areas.
Home area, no multiplier
- Tees Lowlands
Adjacent areas served
- Durham Coalfield Pennine Fringe
- Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau
- North York Moors and Cleveland Hills
- Pennine Dales Fringe
- Vale of Mowbray
Local planning authorities
- North Yorkshire
Neighbouring authorities
- Doncaster
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- York
- North York Moors National Park
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Middlesbrough
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Darlington
- County Durham
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Lancaster
- Ribble Valley
- Pendle
- Bradford
- Leeds
- Wakefield
How this site is secured
What your authority will examine
Who owns the land, what binds it, and who is responsible if the habitat fails.
Here
We own the land freehold and a conservation covenant or planning obligation protects it permanently, with condition independently monitored throughout.
Who stands behind the obligation
- The land
- We own the land freehold, with no lease and no third-party landowner.
- The covenant
- A conservation covenant or planning obligation protecting each site in perpetuity, registered against the title.
- Responsible Body
- An independent Responsible Body or the local authority can step in if we ever fail to deliver.
- The endowment
- Long-term management is funded by an endowment set aside at allocation.
- Financial strength
- We have £56.5m of capital for land and habitat, and are rated Very Low Risk with an international credit score of A. That capital lets us buy land and create habitat before your programme needs it, and fund its management for the long term.
Check availability at Stokesley
Send us your metric and postcode and within a day we’ll confirm what is available here, any multiplier and the price.