Preston New Road, Freckleton, Preston, Lancashire
- Land size
- 0.49 acres
Key Features
- Permission in principle granted for the erection of up to 6 dwellings
- Sought-after, edge of village location
- Overall plot extending to 0.49 acres (0.20 hectares)
- Option to purchase additional land
- Excellent and easy access onto road network
- For sale as a whole
- Offers sought on an unconditional basis
Description
Super residential development plot, Permission in principle granted for the erection of up to 6 dwellings in a sought-after, edge of village location. The south facing plot extends to 0.49 acres (0.20 hectares). With an option to purchase additional land to the rear. Excellent and easy access onto road network. Offers sought on an unconditional basis.A superb opportunity to purchase a residential development plot with permission in principle already granted for the erection of up to 6 residential dwellings on land off Preston New Road within the sought-after edge of Freckleton location.
Location
The site is situated directly off Preston New Road (A584) and gives excellent accessibility to Lytham and Preston. Freckleton has a wide range of amenities, its situated on the Ribble Estuary with numerous scenic walks. The village features several pubs and eateries and within walking distance of Strike Lane Primary School and regular public transport connecting Preston, Blackpool, Kirkham, St Annes and beyond.
Development plots of this size rarely come to the market providing an ideal opportunity for a small to medium bespoke house builder and developer to build their own properties within a desirable sought-after location.
Description
The site extends to a total plot of 0.49 acres (0.20 hectares) ota and is predominantly level with immediate frontage onto Preston New Road. Valid consent is via Fylde Borough Council’s Planning Portal reference 26/0292 “Land east of Harford, Preston PR4 1HN”
Permission in Principle allows the purchaser to submit a Stage 2 Technical Details Consent to design their own houses and development with a maximum of 6 dwellings on site. The Permission in Principle was granted 2nd September 2026 with all matters including access, siting, layout, design, visibility splays reserved in addition to a surface water drainage strategy.
Additional Land
The purchaser will be granted the option to acquire by separate negotiation an area to the north of the development, extending to 0.79 acres (0.32 hectares) as shaded blue on the site plan.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-19
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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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 · available to 88% of premises
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
- Freckleton Church of England Primary School418 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Strike Lane Primary School597 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 164
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 157
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 102
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Carr Hill High School1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 790
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham4.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 817
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Hutton Church of England Grammar School4.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 807
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gender
- Boys
- Ashton Community Science College4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 837
- Type
- Community school
- Penwortham Priory Academy4.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 745
- 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
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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.
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