Land at Dover Lock, Warrington Road, Abram, WN2
Description
Key Highlights:
Planning consent secured for 9 stylish apartments
Prominent roadside position with canal-side outlook
Convenient access to Wigan, Leigh, and Manchester road networks
Thoughtfully designed scheme with landscaping & ecological enhancements
EV charging provision and modern drainage infrastructure approved
Conditions include biodiversity net gain, sustainable drainage, and accessibility standards (M4(2))
Planning:
Application No: A/24/97754/FULL
Decision Date: 29th August 2025
Proposal: Demolition of existing derelict public house & erection of 9 apartments
Ideal for:
Developers and investors seeking a ready-to-go residential scheme in a well-connected Greater Manchester location with proven housing demand.
Agent Notes:
Floorplans & Sketches provided by Howard & Seddon Chartered Architects.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-19
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
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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
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 John's Church of England Primary School, Abram0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 274
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Holy Family Catholic Academy1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 228
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Platt Bridge Community School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 479
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 138
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Golborne High School1.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,144
- Type
- Foundation school
- Cansfield High School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 974
- Type
- Community school
- Hawkley Hall High School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,170
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield2.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,204
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- The Byrchall High School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,138
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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
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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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Miller Metcalfe, Bolton
Burden House, 2-10 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL1 1DG
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