Fishery smith lodges Manchester road Bolton bl3
Key Features
- Key Features
- • Two well-defined fishing lakes with recreational use planning consent
- • Established vehicle access, internal roads and footpaths
- • 29 parking spaces ready to use
- • Attractive countryside setting with strong leisure
Description
A rare and versatile land opportunity in Bolton’s countryside with established planning for recreational fishing use. The site includes two fishing lakes, landscaped areas, formal access and 29 parking spaces, making it ideal for a fishing business, leisure venture, or countryside project.
Location: Smiths Road, Bolton – between Darcy Lever and Little Lever in the scenic Croal & Irwell Valley green belt countryside.
Key Features
• Two well-defined fishing lakes with recreational use planning consent
• Established vehicle access, internal roads and footpaths
• 29 parking spaces ready to use
• Attractive countryside setting with strong leisure appeal
Opportunity:
Ideal for anglers, land investors, clubs or leisure businesses seeking a turnkey recreational facility in a rural setting with excellent accessibility.
Enquire now for full details and site plans.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-17
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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- 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
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Blackshaw Primary School224 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 218
- Type
- Community school
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School322 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 355
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Leverhulme Community Primary School823 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 438
- Type
- Community school
- Red Lane Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 475
- Type
- Academy converter
- Masefield Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 254
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Little Lever School1 mileOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,085
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Canon Slade School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,724
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Harper Green School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,070
- Type
- Academy converter
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy2.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 895
- 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
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.
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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
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- 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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