Baron Fold former pumping station sites in the middle of Baron fold
- Land size
- 0.03 acres
- Use Class
- Use Class: B2
Key Features
- 0.80 acres of brownfield land
- development opportunity in Rossendale Valley
- former pumping station with development potential
- Freehold
- freehold commercial land for sale in Lancashire
- Vacant possession
Description
LOT 46 – FOR SALE BY AUCTION
Former Baron Pumping Station, Stansfield Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale BB4 7HA
Guide Price £15,000*
Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm – Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR
THE SITE
A small freehold corner site of about 0.03 acre (c. 120 sq m), subject to measured survey. It is a raised lawn behind a curved stone retaining wall, fronting Stansfield Road, with a hedge to the rear. It contains a former pump room, a small single-storey building. The site is vacant, offered chain-free with vacant possession on completion, and has been inspected by the auctioneers.
PLANNING
There is no planning permission. Any change of use or development will need consent from Rossendale Borough Council, and buyers should make their own enquiries.
LOCATION
The site is on Stansfield Road, beside Baron Fold and near Duke Street, just south of Bacup Road (A681) in the centre of Waterfoot. Shops, a supermarket, bus stops and a public car park are close by. Rawtenstall and Bacup are a short drive away, and the M66 is reached via the A56.
TENURE
Freehold, with vacant possession.
VIEWING
From Stansfield Road. Please contact the auctioneers for access.
AUCTION TERMS
10% deposit on exchange; contracts are unconditional and binding
Buyer's premium 2%, minimum £2,000 + VAT
Contract documents charge £850 + VAT
At a hammer price equal to the guide, fees total £3,420 including VAT, giving £18,420 overall before SDLT, Land Registry fees and legal costs
Completion as stated in the Special Conditions of Sale
Register in advance; ID and AML checks apply
CONTACT
Edward Swindells, Auctioneer – –
Bridgett D Dickens, Senior Negotiator –
Office – –
*A guide price is not a valuation. With a single-figure guide, the reserve will be within 10% of that figure. The guide and reserve may change up to auction day. Please read the legal pack and Special Conditions before bidding.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-01
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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Rawtenstall Newchurch Church of England Primary School506 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 112
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Waterfoot Primary School595 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 296
- Type
- Community school
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch855 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 152
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 221
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School447 metresOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,087
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Valley Leadership Academy0.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 578
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Alder Grange School1.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 899
- Type
- Community school
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 504
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Haslingden High School and Sixth Form2.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,540
- Type
- Community school
* 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
Walking trail
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 20 metres away.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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