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Guide Price£450,000

Development Land at Shell Hill Cottage, Saltcotes Road, Lytham, Lancashire

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Planning permission for two detached homes
  • Approximately 2,100 sq. ft. per property
  • Walking distance to Lytham Square
  • Four double bedrooms & two en suites
  • Principal bedroom balcony with rural views
  • Garages, private gardens & excellent potential

Description

A unique opportunity to acquire development land on Saltcotes Road, Lytham, offered separately from Shell Hill Cottage, with planning permission granted for two substantial detached family homes. Situated in a highly desirable location within walking distance of Lytham Square, the proposed homes would each provide approximately 2,100 sq. ft. of accommodation, together with a garage and private garden.

The thoughtfully designed accommodation would comprise a lounge, study, impressive open-plan living dining kitchen, utility room and guest WC. To the first floor, each home would offer four double bedrooms, two with en suite facilities.

Enjoying open rural views to the rear, this development opportunity will appeal to developers, investors and buyers looking to build family homes close to Lytham’s amenities. Further information and approved plans are available on request.

Early enquiries are highly recommended.

Map Location

Property details

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Date Posted
2026-10-09

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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 NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

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

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham606 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School981 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    170
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lytham Hall Park Primary School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    387
    Type
    Community school
  • Ansdell Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    220
    Type
    Community school
  • Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    102
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham752 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    817
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Lytham St Annes High School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,588
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Carr Hill High School3.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    790
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Highfield Leadership Academy4.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    751
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St George's School A Church of England Academy4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,038
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Aldi Preston Road, Lytham St. Annes, Lytham St Annes624 metres
EG Lytham, Lytham St Annes640 metres
Lidl Saltcotes Lytham, Lytham St Annes653 metres

GP surgery

Holland House Surgery993 metres

Pharmacy

Windmill Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

Lytham Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field477 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

Lytham Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Saltcotes Road491 metres

Typical drive times

Kirkham9 min · 5.8 miles
Blackpool17 min · 8.4 miles
Freckleton9 min · 4.1 miles
Preston (city)24 min · 12 miles
Lytham St Anne's12 min · 4.7 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. 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

Low risk

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 10 metres away.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

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.

Contact Frank Wyles and Co, LYTHAM

11 Park Street, Lytham, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5LU

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