Yard, Stables & Outbuildings Adjoining Pine Avenue, Little Hoole, PR4
Key Features
- Residential development opportunity with outline planning consent for 8 dwellings.
- Potential to lease a separate area for 30-years in order to satisfy Biodiversity Net Gain.
- Occupying a prime position on the edge of Little Hoole, combining countryside surroundings with excellent commuter links across Lancashire and the North West.
- Opportunity for additional land offering future strategic potential (subject to planning and separate negotiation).
- Guide Price of £1,600,000.
- Of interest to developers, builders and investors.
Description
An exciting opportunity to acquire a residential development site in the attractive village of Little Hoole, Lancashire.
The property benefits from an extant outline planning permission for 8 dwellings (bungalows).
The land is being offered as a whole, comprising the option of leasing land for Biodiversity Net Gain. The remaining adjoining land presents potential future opportunities for promotion through the planning system or disposal at a later date, subject to obtaining the necessary planning permissions and separate negotiation.
The site is considered suitable for regional and national housebuilders, SME developers, investors and land promoters seeking an attractive development opportunity with future upside.
LOCATION
Little Hoole is an attractive rural village within the South Ribble Borough, conveniently located between Longton and Preston.
The property enjoys excellent access to surrounding road networks, with the A59 and A582 providing convenient connections to Preston, Southport and the wider motorway network.
The village offers a range of local services, schools and amenities, whilst benefiting from an attractive countryside setting.
LAND
The site is generally flat, and is bounded by stock fencing, trees and hedgerows. The land is previously developed with existing outbuildings and stabling on site.
TENURE
The property is freehold, registered under title number LAN180055.
SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected. Purchasers should satisfy themselves on the suitability of the services.
PLANNING
The land is designated as Green Belt, within the South Ribble Local Plan Core Strategy adopted in July 2015. The decision notice and approved plans for planning consent 07/2025/00376/OUT are available on request.
RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS AND WAYLEAVES
The land is sold with the benefit of, and subject to, all existing rights of way, easements and wayleaves. A right of way may need to be reserved through the yard for the adjoining land if this is not purchased by the same purchaser. The route is to be agreed between the parties.
BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
No Basic Payment Scheme entitlements are included in the sale.
METHOD OF SALE & GUIDE PRICE
Offers are invited for the whole and will be considered by the vendors once they are confirmed in writing and proof of funds have been provided.
The guide price is £1,600,000.
VIEWINGS
Please contact the agents to arrange a viewing. Site security restricts access to unaccompanied viewers.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Prospective purchasers are respectfully reminded that they should take all reasonable precautions when viewing the property and observe necessary health and safety procedures. The Vendors for themselves, and MacMarshalls Ltd as their agents, accept no liability for any health and safety issues arising out of viewing the property.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-01
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
61 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- Little Hoole Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Community school
- Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 81
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Longton Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 213
- Type
- Foundation school
- Tarleton Community Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 242
- Type
- Foundation school
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 246
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Tarleton Academy1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 674
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School2.5 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 807
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gender
- Boys
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy3.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 958
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- All Hallows Catholic High School3.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 911
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Academy@Worden3.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 660
- 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
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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MacMarshalls Planning. Utilities. Sales. Rural Consultancy, Bolton
Hamill House, 112-116 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4DH
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