Cardinal Heenan House, School Lane, Roby Mill, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8
- Land size
- 1.27 acres
Key Features
- Re-development opportunity for a Specialist Care Home, SEN School or a Circa 70-bedroom Elderly Care home subject to planning.
- Circa 1.27-acre (0.51 hectares) site.
- Existing C2 Use
- Freehold opportunity
Description
A former care home with re-development potential for specialist care, SEN school or a circa 70 bedroom new build care home.
The property previously operated as a 31-bed care home and is 2 storey with a basement to the rear. It extends to circa 1,244.26 sq. mt (13,393 sq. ft) and has the benefit of an existing established C2 consent. Although it is in need of extensive re-development the existing property could be re-developed as a specialist care home utilising the existing footprint and planning consent.
Roby Mill is a village in West Lancashire forming part of Upholland, located approximately 2 miles east of Skelmersdale, 4 miles west of Wigan and around 6.5 miles east of Ormskirk.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-25
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 133 Development Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).
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
Superfast
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
- Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School71 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 30
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 227
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 211
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Holland Moor Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 412
- Type
- Community school
- Hillside Community Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 151
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,026
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Dean Trust Wigan2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 715
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Up Holland High School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 874
- Type
- Academy converter
- Shevington High School2.3 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 878
- Type
- Community school
- Maharishi Free School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Free schools
* 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
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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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