Summary - 2 PARKSIDE DURHAM DH1 4RE
1 bed 1 bath Land
Permitted café conversion with glazed first-floor seating and roadside exposure.
Prominent pavement frontage with high pedestrian visibility
A compact roadside development plot on the east side of North Road, Durham, offers a permitted conversion to a café with a glazed first-floor extension. The site benefits from direct pavement frontage, strong pedestrian visibility and easy walking distance to Durham city centre, making it suited to an independent cafe operator or small commercial investor seeking footfall-driven returns.
Full planning permission (Durham County Council ref DM/23/00792/FPA) covers conversion of the c.1960s former public toilet block into approximately 452 sq ft ground-floor retail/café space and a glazed 538 sq ft first-floor seating area with views over mature trees. The design in the approved scheme emphasises a modern two-storey glass element and outdoor seating potential to capture tourist, student and local trade.
Practical considerations are straightforward: the building is derelict and will require a full refurbishment to meet operational standards, and the plot is small with limited external amenity space. Crime levels in the immediate area are reported as high and tenure is currently unknown, both of which should be checked during due diligence. Broadband speeds are average but mobile signal is excellent.
This opportunity suits a buyer seeking a compact, high-visibility trading site with planning certainty rather than a large redevelopment plot. The primary value driver is frontage and location; conversion and fit-out costs, ongoing maintenance and security improvements are realistic near-term expenses to budget for.
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