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Guide Price£870,000

Development Site East Of Manorside, Flookburgh, Cumbria

Land size
2.9 acres

Key Features

  • Level site located within the attractive village of Flookburgh, Grange-Over-Sands.
  • Benefits from outline planning permission for the development of 32 residential dwellings.
  • Located within close proximity to Cartmel, Grange-Over-Sands, Windermere and the Lake District National Park beyond.
  • Excellent range of local amenities including Primary School.
  • All mains services are understood to be available from Manorside.
  • Good transport links, with Cark in Cartmel railway station located just 0.5 miles north.

Description

A rare opportunity to acquire development land, located within the attractive village of Flookburgh, benefitting from outline planning permission for the construction of 32 residential dwellings.
Extending in all to approximately 1.174 hectares (2.90 acres)

Particulars
The location and extent of the site is shown edged red on the plan attached to these particulars. In all the site extends to approximately 1.17 hectares (2.90 acres). The site is presently split into two separate field parcels. A green lane transects the two fields, running from the B5277 and providing access to the separately owned, agricultural fields to the south of the subject property.

The site is generally level in nature with mature hedgerows forming all boundaries.

The property’s location, on the eastern periphery of Flookburgh, provides great access to the wide range local amenities, including: doctor’s surgery, pharmacy, opticians, convenience store, public house and primary school. There are regular local bus services connecting Flookburgh and Cark to Grange-over-Sands, via Allithwaite and a train station at Cark connecting to Oxenholme to the main line to Manchester and Preston.

Planning
The site has the benefit of outline planning permission for the development of 32 residential dwellings providing 3,655m2 of development (excluding garages). Planning permission was granted on 13th January 2023 under planning reference SL/2021/0991.

The permission details that the development must provide 11 affordable housing units (35%) with a tenure mix of 5 affordable rent and 6 discounted sale.

Further information is available via the technical pack, accessed upon request. However, Prospective buyers are recommended to make their own enquiries at the Planning Offices of South Lakeland District Council, details of which are provided below.

Technical Information
In the first instance interested parties are requested to formally register their interest with the selling agents, who will thereafter provide an electronic link to download the technical
information available. The information includes, but is not limited to, the following:-

1. Geo Environmental Phase 1 Desktop &
Phase 2 of part (historic)
2. Floor Plans & Elevations for all units
3. Landscape Report
4. Noise Survey
5. Tree Survey
6. Landscape Drawing [Matching Bio reports]
7. Swept Path Analysis
8. Biodiversity Impact Assessment
9. Drainage Strategy + Soakaway +
Percolation
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Potential enhancements
The opportunity presents a number of potential enhancements including:

Improved development density to 35 units in accordance with the development plan policy
Viability assessment to improve the affordable percentage and/or mix

Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries but further information can be provided upon request.

Directions
From the A590 heading west at the Meathop roundabout take the B5277 to Grange. Continue through the town centre heading west to Allithwaite, continue on the B5277 for approximately 1.5 miles to Flookburgh. The land is located on your left, immediately after crossing the railway bridge on entering Flookburgh.

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Grid Reference: SD

Location
The development site is located on the eastern edge of Flookburgh, within the Cartmel peninsula of Cumbria. Approximately 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands and 2.5 miles south of Cartmel. Junction 36 of the M6 motorway lies 16 miles to the east, proving access to the wider national motorway network. There is a railway station in nearby Cark-in-Cartmel and Grange-over-Sands.

Services
Tenure
Freehold. Benefitting from vacant possession.

Local Planning Council
Westmorland and Furness Council - .

Services
It is understood that all mains services are available to the site from Manorside.

Interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves in regards to their suitability.

Access
Access to the site is currently taken via the aforementioned green lane that transects the two field parcels. This however is not sufficient to allow future residential access.

As illustrated on the attached site plans, access to the developed site is to be provided via Manorside. The access off Manorside has been agreed with Local Council.

Method of Sale
The property is offered for sale via Private Treaty (structured offers considered).

Selling Agents:
H&H Land and Estates, Cumbria Tourism Business Centre, Windermere Road, Staveley, LA8 9PL

Eckersleys, 25A Winckley Square, Preston, PR1 3JJ

VAT
We understand that the purchase price will be subject to VAT

Wayleaves and Easmements
he properties are sold subject to and with the benefit of any existing easements, wayleaves and rights of way. The sale is subject to all the existing rights of way, drainage, light, air support and other easements and quasi-easements and outgoings whether mentioned in these particulars or not.

Sale Plan
The Sale Plan has been prepared for the convenience of prospective purchasers. They are deemed to be correct and any error, omission or misstatement shall not affect the sale. The purchasers must satisfy themselves as to its accuracy.

Viewing
The land can be viewed at any reasonable time providing a set of these particulars are in hand.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 133 Development Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£300,000 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £363,651 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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
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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

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • Flookburgh CofE Primary School425 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    58
    Type
    Foundation school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Allithwaite CofE Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Cartmel CofE Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    47
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Grange CofE Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    192
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lindale CofE Primary School4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    47
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Cartmel Priory CofE School1.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    371
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ulverston Victoria High School5.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,319
    Type
    Community school
  • Morecambe Bay Academy8.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,045
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bay Leadership Academy8.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    726
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Dowdales School8.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    877
    Type
    Community 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

Tesco Grange Over Sands Express, Grange-over-Sands2.6 miles
Co-op Grange Over Sands, Grange-over-Sands2.6 miles
Spar - Grange, Grange-over-Sands2.7 miles

GP surgery

Cartmel Surgery2 miles

Pharmacy

The Flookburgh Pharmacy154 metres

Hospital

Queen Victoria Hospital8.3 miles

Green space

Play Space274 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

Cark Rail Station560 metres

Nearest bus stop

Hope & Anchor177 metres

Typical drive times

Ulverston19 min · 12 miles
Lancaster (city)46 min · 32 miles
Dalton-in-Furness28 min · 17 miles
Grange-over-Sands8 min · 3.3 miles
Broughton in Furness31 min · 17 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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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