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East Side Of Dolly Lane, Buxworth, SK23

Land size
3 acres

Key Features

  • PLOT OF WOODLAND MEASURING JUST UNDER THREE ACRES
  • GATED ACCESS AND OFFERS MANY USES
  • LOCATION EAST SIDE OF DOLLY LANE BUXWORTH
  • SEMI RURAL WITH GOOD ACCESS TO COMMUTER LINKS
  • ORIGINALLY RAILWAY SIDINGS FOR THE MIDLAND RAILWAY AND LATER USED AS A GARDEN CENTRE
  • FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER CLOSING 17/7/2026 AT 12.00PM

Description

This is a rare and unique opportunity to own your own gated mature wood which offers many uses including timber, livestock or to just enjoy this secluded woodland.

There are many countryside trail and views surrounding the land which is also adjacent to the Pennine cycleway (route 68).

The land originally included railway sidings and is now a naturally regenerated woodland. Access can be taken through the gateway on Dolly Lane with direct vehicle access down into the woodland. There is a stream for the use of water

Planning

The land is designated Green Belt in the High Peak Local plan and has a partial TPO order on the outer perimeter of the land. We understand that the central bowl of the woodland is not covered by the TPO.

More information regarding the TPO can be obtained from HPBC website under refence TPO 263.

**Rights, Covenants, Obligations etc.

**The property is to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all outgoings, rights of way, easements and wayleaves, whether or not they have been mentioned in these particulars.

Tenure and Possession

We understand that the property is freehold (prospective purchasers should ask their solicitor to verify information of this nature) with vacant possession upon completion

Local Authority

High Peak Borough council, Buxton Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6EL

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING AN OFFER BY FRIDAY 17/7/26 AT 12.00PM -

Full name, address and contact details including an email

Best Offer and whether it is subject to any finance or cash

Any conditions attached to the offer

Details of Legal Representative

To find the land from Stockport, continue along the A6 towards Disley, New Mills and then Furness Vale. Turn left onto Station Road toward the train station and continue for 0.3 miles. At the bottom of the hill, Station Road becomes Marsh Lane. Continue for 0.1 miles before a sharp right into Lady Pit Road. Continue for 0.4 miles onto Dolly Lane where you will arrive at the gateway to the land, where you will see a for sale board.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-06

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 21 Woodland listings in East Midlands (1+ acres).

This Property£16,667 / acre
Woodland Average (1+ acres) £17,355 / acre
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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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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 · available to 77% of premises

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

  • Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School805 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    72
    Type
    Community school
  • Buxworth Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Community school
  • Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Community school
  • St George's CofE Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    86
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Whaley Bridge Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    142
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • New Mills School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Community school
  • Chapel-en-le-Frith High School3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    941
    Type
    Community school
  • Poynton High School5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,467
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Marple Hall School5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,590
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy6.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* 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

Tesco High Peak Superstore, Whaley Bridge0.9 miles
Co-op New Mills, Disley1.4 miles
Co-op Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge1.4 miles

GP surgery

Goyt Valley Medical Practice1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Well1.3 miles

Hospital

Cavendish Hospital6.4 miles

Green space

Play Space819 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

Furness Vale Rail Station816 metres

Nearest bus stop

Hollins View714 metres

Typical drive times

Marple14 min · 6.2 miles
New Mills5 min · 2.2 miles
Whaley Bridge5 min · 2.5 miles
Manchester (city)41 min · 18 miles
Chapel-en-le-Frith9 min · 6.1 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 1Lower 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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