Self Build Plot 3, Lightmire Lane, YO26

A generous self-build opportunity offering approximately 0.3 acres on which to create an individual detached home amid the picturesque rural charm of Great Ouseburn.

A house can be beautifully finished and still leave you wishing a room were larger, a doorway was elsewhere or the garden connected differently to the living space. Plot 3 at The Pines offers the opportunity to start with those decisions. Here, you can work with the architect to design a home for the way you live on one of only four individual plots in this North Yorkshire village.

The plot extends to approximately 0.3 acres and is intended to accommodate a detached dwelling of around 2,500 to 3,500 sq ft gross internal area, excluding the garage. That gives you the scope to consider both the spaces you need now and those that could make the home work well in the years ahead. A generous kitchen and dining room, quieter rooms to retreat to, guest accommodation or a dedicated workspace could all form part of the brief you develop with your design team.

There is also the chance to plan the grounds as part of the overall home. Think about how you would like to use the garden, where outdoor seating might sit and how planting could give the property its own sense of place. The Design Code places value on landscaping and on homes that respond thoughtfully to the character of Great Ouseburn.

Outline planning permission has been granted for four detached self-build homes, with individual access from Lightmire Lane, opposite the cricket ground. Each plot has its own Plot Passport setting out its design parameters. The framework encourages distinctive homes, with pitched roofs and a considered palette of external materials, while providing for two driveway parking spaces and a garage. Purchasers are free to develop their own design within that framework.

The published image and its brochure counterparts are illustrative only, showing possibilities rather than a fixed specification. Appearance, landscaping, layout and scale remain subject to reserved matters approval.

For someone who wants to be involved in creating their home from the ground up, Plot 3 offers a compelling place to begin.