Melrose Way, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7
Key Features
- Convenient and established location.
- 435 sq m (520 sq yds).
- Outline Planning Permission for a detached four bedroom house.
- Tranquil setting with views over to Rivington.
Description
:
The Plot is the established rear garden behind the house. It is situated in an established and convenient location, convenient for comprehensive amenities including shops, schools and easy access into the town centre.
It provides an ideal opportunity to erect an individual detached residence or a pair of semi-detached houses.
Tenure:
The site will be sold Freehold and free from Chief Rent.
Access will be taken along the accessway that leads behind neighbouring properties and off Southdowns Road.
Services:
Mains electricity, gas and water supplies are, we understand, available as is connection to the mains sewer.
If required, permission will be granted to connect services into those already serving the residence.
Planning:
Outline Planning Permission was granted by Chorley Council on 22nd May 2025 for the erection of a detached dwelling with details of access, layout and scale. Application No. 24/01053/OUT.
Planning Permission in Principle was granted on the 16th September 2025 for the erection of a pair of semi-detached houses. Application No. 25/00739/PIP.
A copy of the Planning Consents are available at our office or on Chorley Council's website unusual or onerous conditions are ached t the Consents.
The Biodiversity Net Gain issue has been addressed, a copy of the report can be made available.
CIL:
Buyers acquiring the Plot as a self-build project can claim exemption from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
To View:
By appointment with Peter E Gilkes & Company and with whom all negotiations should be conducted.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-26
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
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- Parking
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- Garden
- 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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley230 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 317
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Duke Street Primary School630 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 317
- Type
- Community school
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley692 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 157
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley846 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 202
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 200
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Albany Academy298 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 725
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Cross Catholic High School737 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 976
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Southlands High School1.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 821
- Type
- Academy converter
- Parklands High School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,102
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Michael's Church of England High School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
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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Peter E Gilkes & Company, Chorley
44 Market Street, Chorley, PR7 2SE
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