Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lancashire
- Land size
- 0.5 acres
Key Features
- Location, location, location!
- Superb building plot extending to 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) or thereabouts.
- Permission in principle consent for a detached house.
- Option to purchase further land extending to 2.3 acres (0.97 ha) OTA in a super village location.
- Accessible to the main road and motorway network.
- Offered with the benefit of electricity, water and foul drainage connections.
Description
A superb opportunity to purchase a 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) building plot set within a gorgeous location in Whittle-le-Woods. The plot gained planning permission in principle under application number 25/00815/PIP (dated 4th September 2025) for the construction of one detached dwelling.The details of this planning consent can be found on Chorley Borough Councils website. A copy of the decision notice and site plan are found within these sales particulars. Since the initial granting of permission in principle, one of the two houses has had full details passed, with the remaining plot available for building on under that PIP. The plot will be offered with the benefit of electricity, water and foul drainage connections.
Located on Town Lane, the site is within easy walking distance to the village of Wheelton and its many amenities to include a good selection of public houses and restaurants. The plot is well positioned for long country walks, being only a stones throw from various public footpaths as well as the Leeds–Liverpool Canal towpath. The property also benefits from fantastic transport links, being within easy reach of the M61, M65 and M6 motorways along with the A6 offering fast access to Chorley, Preston and larger cities such as Liverpool and Manchester.
The vendor is offering further land which extends to 2.3 acres (0.97 ha) or thereabouts. This is available in addition and by separate negotiation.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-09-15
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
Gigabit full fibre
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
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School359 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 139
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 240
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley1.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 219
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 289
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 559
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England/Methodist
Secondary
- St Michael's Church of England High School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Parklands High School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,102
- Type
- Academy converter
- Albany Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 725
- Type
- Academy converter
- Balshaw's Church of England High School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 921
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Southlands High School3.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 821
- 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
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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59 Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire L40 0SA
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