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Leyland Green Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan

Land size
1.09 acres

Description

A substantial development site benefiting from full Planning Permission for the erection of 8 dwellings, new access and associated engineering. The site offers prospective purchasers the opportunity to create a development of detached and semi-detached properties in close proximity to the semi-rural village of Garswood.

Description

The subject property comprises an area of agricultural land of circa 1.09 acres (0.44 hectares) in size which has the benefit of full planning permission for a residential development of eight dwellings, new access and associated engineering, infrastructure and landscaping. P/2024/0493/FUL granted by St Helens Council on 30th June 2026.

Full details can be obtained from the St Helens Borough Council website using the planning application reference number above.

The 8 dwellings comprise two four-bedroom detached properties and six three-bedroom semi detached properties all with gardens to the front and rear and parking.

Tenure

The property is offered freehold and with vacant possession.

Reserved Rights

The Seller will reserve a full right of access at all times for vehicles (including but not limited to agricultural vehicles and machinery) pedestrians and animals over the land to be sold for the benefit of the Sellers retained land for its present agricultural use or for future development. The Seller will reserve the rights to lay, connect in, enlarge, repair and maintain utilities under/on/over the land to be sold for the benefit of the Sellers retained land.

Covenant

The sale will be subject to covenants in favour of the vendors given by the purchaser to undertake the development in accordance with planning permission no. P/2024/0493/FUL, and that shall not be varied without the purchasers first obtaining the vendor’s consent in writing to vary said permission and construct it in accordance with the varied planning consent.

Method of Sale

The property is offered for sale by Private Treaty.

Viewings

Prospective purchasers may view the land on foot and without appointment as long as they do so in normal office hours.

Prospective purchasers are respectively reminded that they should take all reasonable precautions when viewing the property and observe necessary health and safety precautions, the adjoining land is still framed and normal farming activity could be taking place on the site. The vendors for themselves and P Wilson and Company LLP as their agents accept no liability for any health and safety issues arising out of the viewing of the property.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-26

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 133 Development Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£412,844 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £367,774 / 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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

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

  • Rectory CofE Primary School330 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    130
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Garswood Primary and Nursery School899 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    208
    Type
    Community school
  • Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    186
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Nicol Mere School1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    418
    Type
    Community school
  • R L Hughes Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    425
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Cansfield High School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    974
    Type
    Community school
  • St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield1.8 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,204
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Byrchall High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,138
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Outwood Academy Haydock2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    791
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hawkley Hall High School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,170
    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

Tesco Garswood Express, Downall Green0.6 miles
Morrisons Daily Ashton-In-Makerfield, Ashton In Makerfield1 mile
Aldi 122 - 138 Wigan Road, Ashton In Makerfield1.2 miles

GP surgery

Garswood Surgery636 metres

Pharmacy

Garswood Pharmacy636 metres

Hospital

Fairfield Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Playing Field198 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

Garswood Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Leyland Green Road53 metres

Typical drive times

Haydock8 min · 3 miles
Billinge5 min · 2.1 miles
Golborne10 min · 5.1 miles
Salford (city)28 min · 22 miles
Ashton-in-Makerfield5 min · 1.9 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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