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£120,000

Preston Road, PR7

Key Features

  • Part of mature and manicured gardens
  • 390 sq m (470 sq yds)
  • Permission for a detached dwelling
  • Located within and overlooking Green Belt
  • Exemption from CIL for self-build

Description

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The Plot is part of established, mature and manicured gardens of a residence located on the border with Charnock Richard and convenient for comprehensive village amenities including shops, schools, leisure centre and access into surrounding towns and cities and onto the M6 motorway.

It provides an ideal opportunity to erect an individual detached residence with the possibility of a lower ground floor that could be used as a garage and storage space.

Tenure:
The site will be sold Freehold and free from Chief Rent.

Services:
Mains electricity, gas and water supplies are, we understand, available as is connection to the mains sewer.

Prospective purchaser advised to make their own enquiries.

Planning:
Planning Permission in Principle was obtained from Chorley Council on 8 May 2024 for the erection of a detached dwelling (App. No. 24/00270/PIP).

A full copy of the Planning Consent is available at our office or on Chorley Council's website particular unusual or onerous conditions are attached to the Consent.

CIL:
Buyers acquiring the Plot for a self-build project can claim exemption from the Community Infrastruce Levy (CIL).

To View:
By appointment with Peter E Gilkes & Company and with whom all negotiations should be conducted.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-28

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 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
Garden

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 83% of premises

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

  • St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull326 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    100
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Catholic
  • Coppull Primary School and Nursery623 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    274
    Type
    Community school
  • Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Coppull Parish Church of England Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    174
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Southlands High School1.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    821
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holy Cross Catholic High School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    976
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Standish Community High School2.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,276
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Parklands High School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,102
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Albany Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    725
    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

Co-op Coppull, Coppull787 metres
Spar - Coppull, Coppull0.9 miles
Waitrose at Charnock Richard North, Hinds Head0.9 miles

GP surgery

Coppull Medical Practice846 metres

Pharmacy

Cohens Chemist872 metres

Hospital

Wrightington Hospital2.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field155 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

Euxton Balshaw Lane Rail Station2.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Burwell Ave279 metres

Typical drive times

Chorley9 min · 3.6 miles
Leyland12 min · 5.8 miles
Standish6 min · 2.6 miles
Adlington12 min · 5.3 miles
Preston (city)22 min · 12 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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