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£250,000

Powderhouse Lane, Lancaster

Key Features

  • Development Opportunity
  • Class F1 Education use secured
  • Multiple other uses possible - subject to planning
  • NO VAT
  • No Rates Payable - subject to successful application
  • Plot suitable for residential building - subject to planning
  • Large external space with approx parking for 30 cars

Description

: A purpose built former meeting house that offers well proportioned internal accommodation. The

premises are brick built and comprise a main entrance hallway, anti-room with kitchenette, store and male and female ; at its heart is a principal meeting room.

Externally there is a good sized yard space, currently laid out for parking and which will accommodate approximately 30 car parking spaces. This is fully enclosed by fence line boundary.

Location: Situated opposite Vale of Lune Rugby Club and Westgate Cricket Club, the premises are accessed off Torrisholme Road. The area is easily accessible from Lancaster city centre and Morecambe Town centre; the Bay Gateway A683 is less than ½ a mile from the property, this in turn linking with J34 of the M6 less than 3.25miles east.

West coast mainline access is available at Lancaster railway station and there is a regular bus link along Torrisholme Road. Lancaster & Morecambe College is within a ¼ mile and the retail centre of Torrisholme itself offers a mix of amenity service health and food shopping opportunity - this being ½ mile west.

Accommodation:

The building extends to:

247.99 Sq M (2,670 Sq Ft).

The site extends to:

1,632.42 Sq M (0.403 acres)

Tenure: Understood to hold a freehold title without onerous restriction, covenant, chief rent or tithe.

Timing & Terms: The freehold of the property is immediately available by way of a private treaty sale.

Business Rates: The Valuation Office Agency does not note an entry in the 2023 List.

Planning: The property would prove suitable for a variety of uses subject to the grant of planning (stp).

Lancaster City Council designate the passing use to be D4 but has recently been granted an F1 Education use (24/00313/FUL). The lot would prove suitable for a residential C3 Dwellinghouse use, for private dwellinghouse or an E Class use (STP).

Enquires of the local authority planning department may be made via the below details.

Local Authority & Economic Development: The local authority area is Lancaster City Council. The Planning Department and separately the Economic Development Team may be contacted on: T: W:

Services: The property is connected to mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Heating & ventilation within the building is provided via a roof mounted HVAC system which provides tempered air, with hot water being serviced by a modern wall mounted gas boiler.

Price & Costs: Offers in excess of £250,000 are being sought for the freehold interest in property.

Each party is responsible for their own costs. Figures are quoted exclusive of VAT.

EPC:

An EPC rating of D-84 is evident. The certificate no. is 3068-1116-5446-5039-4990 being assessed as General Assembly & Leisure and expires 28th March 2033

Anti Money Laundering & Credit Check:

Applications will be subject to AML checks as required by HMRC Statutory Regulation the cost is £27.00 per application. Purchaser's may be subject to a credit reference checks on application to assign the lease; an application fee may apply.

VAT: Costs and sums noted within details are quoted exclusive of VAT.

Contract: Details and purchase of this business opportunity are proposed subject to contract.

Notes:

1. Subject to Contract / 2. Subject successful application

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-06

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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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

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Lancaster Ryelands Primary School470 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    362
    Type
    Community school
  • Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School718 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    320
    Type
    Community school
  • Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    413
    Type
    Community school
  • Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    188
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    144
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Our Lady's Catholic College0.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Lancaster Girls' Grammar School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,038
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Lancaster Royal Grammar School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,294
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Christian
  • Morecambe Bay Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,045
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lancaster High School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    567
    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

Spar - Scale Hall, Lancaster235 metres
Aldi Skerton Lancaster, Lancaster562 metres
Morrisons Daily Lancaster, Lancaster798 metres

GP surgery

Queen Square Medical Practice1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Asda Pharmacy807 metres

Hospital

Royal Lancaster Infirmary1.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field10 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

Lancaster Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Penrhyn Rd69 metres

Typical drive times

Heysham10 min · 4.9 miles
Carnforth13 min · 9 miles
Morecambe6 min · 2.2 miles
Lancaster (city)7 min · 2.6 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

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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

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.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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