Closing date for offers: Friday 15 January 2027
Land at Preston Road, Grimsargh, Lancashire
- Land size
- 2.48 acres
Key Features
- Principle of development has been established through a previously consented scheme on the site.
- Site access is currently being constructed to an adoptable standard and is anticipated for completion in Spring 2027.
- Excellent access to local amenities, including a primary school, doctor's surgery and village services.
- Located 5.7 miles to the northwest of Preston City Centre on the B6243.
- Offers invited by informal tender, the deadline of which is 1pm on 15th January 2027.
Description
The site at Preston Road provides for a prominent residential development opportunity in a popular, highly attractive and established village location. The site currently comprises agricultural land laid to grass and extends to approximately 1.002 hectares (2.475 acres), which is generally level, regular in shape and has secure hedgerows / fences lining the entire perimeter and frontage onto Preston Road.
The principle of development has been established through a previously consented scheme on the site and site access is currently being constructed to an adoptable standard via and by the adjoining residential developer (Applethwaite), anticipated for completion by April 2027.
Offers are sought from SME developers for the freehold interest in the site on a conditional basis, via informal tender. The deadline for the submission of offers is Friday 15th January 2027. Further information in relation to how to submit an offer is detailed on the final page of the marketing particulars.
A technical pack of information relating to the site is available to view via a dedicated Data Room on the Thomas Lister website. Please get in touch with Thomas Lister if you would like to be provided access to this.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-11-05
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 137 Development Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).
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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 45% 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
- Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School502 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 218
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 235
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School, Preston1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 196
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Preston Grange Primary School1.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 183
- Type
- Community school
- Brookfield Community Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 196
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- St Cecilia's RC High School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 581
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Longridge High School1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 810
- Type
- Academy converter
- Archbishop Temple Church of England High School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 891
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School3.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 813
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Moor Park High School3.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Foundation school
* 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 50 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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