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Lower Fowler Heights Barn, Heys Lane, Blackburn, BB3

Land size
0.5 acres

Key Features

  • Substantial Detached Barn
  • Full Planning Permission for 2 Dwellings
  • Tree Lined Plot
  • Extends to 0.5 acres or thereabouts

Description

The property comprises a substantial detached, traditional stone barn under a slate roof, in a courtyard setting at Higher Fowler Height Farm, Livesey. To the rear is an attractive tree- lined plot with boundaries to open fields. In all, the property extends to 0.5 acres or thereabouts.

Services:
It is believed that the barn is in close proximity to mains gas, water and electricity.

Tenure:
The property comprises part of Registered Title No. LA621958. The vendor's title is currently Leasehold (the residue of a 999 yr term from June 1989), however the purchaser will be provided with a Freehold title, with vacant possession, on completion.

Planning History:
The barn has full planning permission (Application Reference No. 10/18/1104), granted by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, 5th February 2019, for the conversion into 2 dwellings. The planning permission covers an area of 0.2 acre or thereabouts. A limited amount of building work (roof replacement) took place in 2021 therefore ensuring implementation of the planning permission.
Documents relating to this planning permission can be viewed via the planning application search area on the Council's website, in addition to some documents being available on request from P.Wilson & Company.

Tree Preservation Orders:
The trees located to the north of the barn, which encompass the garden, are subject to Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs). These include eight Sycamore and two Beech trees.

Planning Policy:
The Blackburn with Darwen Council Local Plan 2021-2037 (adopted 25th January 2024) shows the property designated under a Countryside Area designation.

Rights of Way, Easements and Wayleaves:
The property is sold subject to all, and with the benefit of all existing rights of way, wayleaves and easements.

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Property details

Tenure
Leasehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-03-05

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
Garden

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

58 Mbps

Superfast · available to 83% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Meadowhead Junior School915 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Community school
  • Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    169
    Type
    Community school
  • Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    416
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy1 mileOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    182
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    173
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,051
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Witton Park Academy1.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,243
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Darwen Vale High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,039
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,483
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School1.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    746
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Muslim
    Gender
    Boys

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn786 metres
Iceland Blackburn Ewood, Blackburn0.7 miles
Aldi Waterloo Blackburn, Blackburn0.8 miles

GP surgery

Bentham Road Health Centre0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Livesey Pharmacy823 metres

Hospital

Royal Blackburn Hospital2 miles

Green space

Play Space376 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Cherry Tree Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Black Bull333 metres

Typical drive times

Darwen8 min · 2.9 miles
Rishton13 min · 7.4 miles
Blackburn9 min · 3.3 miles
Oswaldtwistle12 min · 6 miles
Preston (city)20 min · 12 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings, including exact zones and annual chances, any recorded past flooding, plus planning, heritage, nature and ground checks, is in the .

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