Land Off Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston, PR5
- Land size
- 0.64 acres
Key Features
- Residential Development Opportunity.
- Planning in Principle for 5 - 7 Dwellings.
- Plot Extending to 0.64 acres (0.26 hectares) OTA.
- Sought after Gregson Lane location.
- Superb accessibility onto the M65 and M6 motorways.
Description
* RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY *
The land off Gregson Lane benefits from Permission in Principle for a minimum of 5 dwellings and a maximum of 7 dwellings.
The site is located to the south eastern edge of Gregson Lane village, being an attractive and highly desirable residential location. Gregson Lane benefits from being within a cluster of villages including Coupe Green and Hoghton, with the area benefiting from independent shops, fuel garages, public houses, and primary schools.
The site position allows for open views across surrounding agricultural land, whilst the site also benefits from superb accessibility, being only 4.5 miles from Preston City Centre and 7 miles from Blackburn Town Centre. The site is also ideally located for commuting via the major road networks, with Junction 2 of the M65 and Junction 9 of the M61 being approximately 2.5 miles to the south west.
This village location and accessibility will result in the finished dwellings being highly desirable to a wide audience base including the family and commuter market.
The development site currently comprises of agricultural grassland and extends to 0.64 acres (0.26 hectares), or thereabouts, as outlined red on the site plan. The land benefits from Permission in Principle planning consent from Chorley Borough Council under application number No. 23/00280/PIP (allowed at Appeal under reference number APP/D2320/W/23/3331978 on 2nd July 2024).
The Permission in Principle allows (subject to the submission of approval of technical detail planning application), the development of a minimum of 5 No. dwellings and a maximum of 7 No. dwellings on the land.
The proposed development is an ideal opportunity to create a select residential development in a much sought after and semi-rural location. Development sites of this nature are not regularly offered to the market and this is a rare opportunity to obtain a substantial site which offers huge scope for a variety of purchasers.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-27
Property Brochure
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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
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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle308 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 83
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School308 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 184
- Type
- Academy converter
- Coupe Green Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 154
- Type
- Community school
- Higher Walton Church of England Primary School1.1 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 81
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.4 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 66
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Walton-Le-Dale High School1.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 688
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 772
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Lostock Hall Academy2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 759
- Type
- Academy converter
- Christ The King Catholic High School3.3 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Eden Boys' School, Preston3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 615
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Boys
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 20 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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