Longcroft, PR4
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1
Key Features
- Building plot
- Full planning permission
- Blank canvas for development
- Located in the desired village of Longton
- Superb local amenities
Description
A highly desirable building plot with full planning consent for the development of a bungalow in the thriving village of Longton. The Subject Property is located down the quiet cul-de-sac of Long Croft. The property benefits from easy access to local amenities, including shops, schools and transport links.
Estimated build costs - £185,000 (VAT can be reclaimed on new-build properties).
The land is situated on Long Croft, a peaceful residential road in the popular village of Longton. Longton is a desirable village located just a few miles south-west of Preston city centre, with easy access to the motorway via the M6 and M65, providing convenient access to Manchester, Liverpool and the Lake District.
The village itself boasts a range of local amenities including shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs, churches, a library and excellent schools, including Longton Primary School.
The building plot offers an exciting opportunity for those looking to develop their own home. The plot measures 18.01m x 14.92m or thereabouts and has full planning permission for a bungalow dwelling with 2 bedrooms. The plot is currently vacant, and offers a blank canvas for a homeowner or developer to create a bespoke home that meets their own requirements
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-24
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Level Access
- Parking
- Private Parking
- Garden
- Front Garden, Private Garden, Enclosed Garden, Rear Garden, Rear Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
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.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Longton Primary School402 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 213
- Type
- Foundation school
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton665 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 246
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Little Hoole Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Community school
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School1.6 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 217
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School0.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 807
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gender
- Boys
- All Hallows Catholic High School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 911
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Penwortham Priory Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 745
- Type
- Academy converter
- Penwortham Girls' High School2.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 799
- Type
- Community school
- Gender
- Girls
- Ashton Community Science College3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 837
- Type
- Community school
* 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.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
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
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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