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Whalley Road, Clitheroe, BB7

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Fantastic development opportunity
  • Planning for 4 duplex apartments
  • Parking to the rear
  • 2 Commercial units on the ground floor
  • Imposing Grade II Listed building
  • Superb town centre location
  • Stunning character building
  • The attached house for sale separately
  • 2 bed apt 661 Sq ft 1 bed appt 550 Sq ft
  • Commercial 756 Sq ft & 655 Sq ft

Description

A fantastic opportunity to acquire this imposing stone building which was originally constructed in the early to mid-1800"s that has planning permission granted for 4 duplex apartments on the first floor and 2 commercial units on the ground floor. Planning permission was granted in February 2026 under the application 3/2025/0564 and Listed Building consent 3/2025/0565 these applications can be viewed on the Ribble Valley Planning portal -

The ground floor has planning for two commercial units, Unit 1 at the front measures approximately 756 Sq. ft and Unit 2 measures 655 Sq. Ft.

On the first floor there is planning for four residential duplex apartments, the largest apartment is at the front with two bedrooms measuring 661 Sq. ft and the other three apartments are one-bedroom units measuring approximately 550 Sq. ft. The building comes with an outside area to the rear with 4 parking spaces.

Applications have been submitted to discharge planning conditions with the references 3/2026/0163 and 3/2026/0181 and any asbestos has already been removed from the building.

The neighbouring house (45 Whalley Road) is also for sale as a separate listing at offers over £250,000, this could be easily sold as one Lot to create a larger project and opportunity.

Additional Information

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-04-30

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Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & 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
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

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.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe69 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    262
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ribblesdale School188 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,437
    Type
    Community school
  • St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy367 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Edisford Primary School845 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    212
    Type
    Community school
  • Clitheroe Brookside Primary School939 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    87
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Ribblesdale School188 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 16
    Pupils
    1,437
    Type
    Community school
  • Clitheroe Royal Grammar School905 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,496
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bowland High3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    644
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy3.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,117
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Shuttleworth College6.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,072
    Type
    Foundation 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

Sainsburys Clitheroe, Clitheroe264 metres
Aldi Clitheroe, Clitheroe451 metres
Lidl Clitheroe, Clitheroe540 metres

GP surgery

Pendleside Medical Pract769 metres

Pharmacy

Boots553 metres

Hospital

Clitheroe Community Hospital1.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden113 metres

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

Clitheroe Rail Station718 metres

Nearest bus stop

St James Street87 metres

Typical drive times

Padiham13 min · 6.7 miles
Clitheroe2 min · 0.7 miles
Great Harwood12 min · 6.6 miles
Preston (city)28 min · 17 miles
Clayton-le-Moors12 min · 6.8 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.

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

Flood Zone 2Medium risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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