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£499,000

Lodge Lane, Manchester Road, Leigh, Greater Manchester

Land size: 1.5 acres

Key Features

Superb residential development opportunity.
Planning consent granted to provide 3x detached four-bed dwellings.
Private setting.
Located close to the A580 and local amenities.
Set in a total of 1.5 acres or thereabouts.
Additional land available via separate negotiation..

Description

An excellent residential development opportunity on the edge of Leigh with planning consent granted to provide three detached, four-bed dwellings situated in 1.5 acres or thereabouts in a private setting close to the A580 and local amenities.Bedford Lodge Farm is located approximately 0.25 miles along a privately owned driveway and includes a range of traditional brick constructed stables / barn, outdoor arena and paddock. In total the property extends to approximately 1.5 acres OTA.

The site benefits from planning consent for the construction of three detached dwellings under planning application A/23/95687/FULL granted on the 18th November 2024 for the conversion of buildings into three residential dwellings.

The driveway enters the property into the central yard area, around which the buildings are set. The buildings are of red brick construction under pitched slate and sheet roofs. As detailed on the floorplan, the buildings comprise a large ‘L’ shaped Barn and former Shippon, with a further open sided Storage Building positioned to the East of the courtyard. The quiet locality of site and surrounding countryside offer excellent opportunities for ’hacking out’ to the north on a variety of tracks and bridleways.

The site benefits from planning consent for the “Extension, part demolition, conversion, alterations to roof height of existing stables and barn and associated external alteration to create 3 detached dwellings with parking, landscaping and access”. Further documentation regarding the planning consents are available on Wigan Borough Council Planning Portal under application reference A/23/95687/FULL. We also understand that there is a demolition order in place.

Development opportunities of this nature are not regularly offered to the market and this is a rare opportunity for both developers and private individuals to create an excellent development in a much sought after location.

The vendor would be open to including additional land, subject to separate negotiation.

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Property details

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

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 132 Development Land listings in North West England (1+ acres).

This Property£332,667 / acre

Development Land Average (1+ acres) £367,494 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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

Accessibility: Ask Agent
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

22 Mbps

Standard (10-30 Mbps)

Suitable for

Web & social
Music streaming
Standard video calls

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 Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
375
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
212
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
395
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
St Stephen's CofE Primary School1 mileOfsted report card · Mar 2026
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
240
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
255
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Methodist

Secondary

Bedford High School850 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
1,111
Type
Community school
St Mary's Catholic High School0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,537
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Roman Catholic
Fred Longworth High School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
1,283
Type
Academy converter
Atherton High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
561
Type
Free schools
The Westleigh School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
976
Type
Academy sponsor led

* 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

Morrisons Daily Higherfold 9 The Centre, Higher Folds780 metres

Morrisons Daily Astley Manchester, Tyldesley0.8 miles

Co-op The Gables, Tyldesley1.2 miles

GP surgery

Astley General Practice0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Manor Pharmacy777 metres

Hospital

Leigh Infirmary1.4 miles

Green space

Playing Field145 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Atherton Rail Station2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Leigh Cemetery473 metres

Typical drive times

Leigh6 min · 2.2 miles

Worsley12 min · 5 miles

Atherton10 min · 3.7 miles

Tyldesley7 min · 2.4 miles

Salford (city)20 min · 11 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

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Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
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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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Armitstead Barnett, Burscough

59 Liverpool Road North, Burscough, Lancashire L40 0SA

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