Scout Green Depot, 27 Manchester Road, Tameside, OL5
- Land size
- 2.22 acres
- Use Class
- Use Class: B1
Key Features
- Freehold development site with full planning
- Consent graned 13/07/2020: 19/00264/FUL
- 55 x 2/3 & 5 bed homes plus 74 parking spaces
- 73,678 Sq.ft/6,844 Sq.ft residential space
- 2.22 Acres/0.90 hectares brownfield site
- Planning docs available from Tameside MBC
- S.106/New bridge documents available
- Unconditional offers sought/No VAT on sale.
- Offers in the region of £2M
Description
The property provides a Brownfield site previously home to the Tameside Council Scout Green Depot that had a number of former storage buildings/workshops on the site and which is located off Manchester Road, Mossley and situated between the Huddersfield Canal and River Tame.
Planning consent is granted for the erection of 55 new houses ranging from 2 bed homes of 732 Sq.ft up to 5 bed homes of 2,700 Sq.ft. On site parking is to be provided for 74 cars along with the erection of a new bridge access from Manchester Road to the site.
Planning documents include:
- Decision Notice.
- Noise Impact Assessment.
- House type Plans & Elevations.
- River buffer zone plan.
- Otter & Vole Assessment.
- Contaminated Land DTS 1/2/3/4.
- Design & Access Statement 1/2/3/4/5.
- Tree report.
- Site section drawings.
- Sun Path drawings.
- Transport Notice.
- Site Location Plan.
- Flood Risk Assessment.
- Bridge Engineering Drawings.
- S.106 Agreement.
Location
The site is located off Manchester Road close to the centres of Mossley and Stalybridge and is a short drive from Ashton-Under-Lyne, the M67 Motorway in Mottram and the M60 Motorway in Audenshawe.
- Mossley: 0.5 miles.
-Stalybridge: 2.5 miles.
-M67/M60: 8 miles
Rateable Value
Rateable value: £26,750.
Small Business Rates Multiplier 2021/22: 49.9p.
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with TMBC - .
Tenure
We understand that the property is Freehold.
Title Number: MAN247518
Price/VAT
Offers around £2 Million SUBJECT TO CONTRACT.
We understand that VAT is not payable at the property.
EPC Rating
Not Applicable.
Conditions
Subject to Contract.
Planning
The property benefits from full planning consent granted 13/07/2020 Application Number: 19/00264/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 55 dwellings with associated car parking and access
arrangements.
Accommodation
The site benefits from 2, 3 & 5 bed properties totaling 73,678 Sq.ft/6,844 Sq.m over 55 residential units.
House Type A: 3 Bed - 904 Sq.ft x 21 units.
House Type C: 5 bed - 1,638 Sq.ft x 3 units.
House Type E: 5 bed - 2,700 Sq.ft x 12 units.
House Type F: 2 bed - 732 Sq.ft x 12 units.
House Type G: 3 bed - 1,228 Sq.ft x 7 units.
Utilities
Mains services are available including gas, electricity, water and drainage.
Legal Costs
Each party to be responsible for the payment of their own legal costs associated with the sale.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 133 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
- Parking Available
- 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 · available to 75% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
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
- Livingstone Primary School736 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 218
- Type
- Community school
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Joseph's RC Primary School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 147
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- St George's CofE Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 110
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Buckton Vale Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 202
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Mossley Hollins High School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 894
- Type
- Academy converter
- Dixons Pennine Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 592
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Damian's RC Science College1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 829
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Dixons Ashton Academy1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,326
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- West Hill School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 852
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
* 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
Walking trail
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
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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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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