Wheelbase Engineering Premises, Chanters Way, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3
- Land size
- 0.9 acres
Key Features
- Available To Lease / May Sell
- 39,250 sq. ft. Cross Dock Facility
- Large site area of 3.55 acres
- 42 roller loading doors
- Government approved vehicle testing lane
Description
Location
The property is situated at the end of Chanters Way, accessed from Lower Eccleshill Road, within an established commercial and employment area to the south of Blackburn.
The surrounding area is home to a range of well-known occupiers, including Brewers Fayre/Premier Inn, Bestway Cash & Carry, Howdens Joinery and Wheelbase Engineering.
The property benefits from excellent motorway connectivity, with Junction 4 of the M65 located within approximately 1 km, providing convenient access to the wider regional motorway network.
Description
The property comprises a substantial cross-dock loading facility with integrated two-storey office accommodation, extending to approximately 39,250 sq ft on a generous 3.35-acre site, providing extensive secure yard and car parking areas.
The cross-dock facility is of steel portal frame construction, with profiled steel-clad elevations and roof incorporating translucent roof panels to provide natural light. Loading provision is excellent, with 42 electrically operated roller shutter doors providing extensive access around the building.
The warehouse accommodation provides an eaves height of approximately 7.2 metres, rising to 10.5 metres at the apex, together with a concrete floor, three 5-tonne cranes and multiple level-access loading doors.
The office accommodation is arranged over two storeys and provides predominantly open-plan workspace together with a range of staff and welfare facilities. The offices benefit from air conditioning, LED lighting and carpet tile flooring, with additional amenities including canteen facilities, showers and WCs.
The facility currently also incorporates a fully fitted spray booth area and a government-approved commercial vehicle testing lane, providing additional specialist infrastructure for automotive and transport-related occupiers.
Externally, the property benefits from a substantial secure yard, together with dedicated on-site car parking. Please refer to the site aerial for details of the full site boundary.
Accommodation Text
We have measured the property on a gross internal area basis as follows:
Warehouse - 34,730 sq. ft. / 3,226 sq. m.
Offices - 4,520 sq. ft. / 420 sq. m.
Total - 39,250 sq. ft. / 3,646 sq. m.
Services
All mains services are connected to the property with an incoming electric supply of 120 KVa.
EPC
Available on request.
VAT
VAT is applicable to the figures quoted.
Lease Terms
The property is available to lease by way of a new FRI lease for a minimum period of 5 years.
Legal Costs
Each party responsible for their own legal costs involved in the transaction.
Viewing Detail
Strictly through agents
Taylor Weaver Ltd
(James Taylor)
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-11
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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
Gigabit full fibre · available to 5% of premises
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
- St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy872 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 198
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Lower Darwen Primary School886 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 382
- Type
- Community school
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Avondale Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 400
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Darwen Vale High School416 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,039
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio1 mileOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Pupils
- 275
- Type
- Studio schools
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,036
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Blackburn Central High School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,015
- Type
- Academy converter
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 770
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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.
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
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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