Former Commercial Hotel Site, Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5
- Land size
- 0.13 acres
Key Features
- Prominent roadside development opportunity within the Church Canal Gateway area
- Levelled site of 0.13 of an acre
- Suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning consent
Description
Fronting the main arterial route out of Accrington to Blackburn in an area of mixed commercial and residential uses. Accrington town centre is within one mile's drive as is Junction 7 of the M65 motorway.
A rectangular shaped site of level and cleared open land with main road frontage (Title number LAN77442).
Formerly the site of the Commercial Hotel within the Church Canal Gateway planning zone. We understand consideration will be given to a variety of uses including retail, leisure, industrial and trade park.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- 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 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 93% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church305 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 199
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School617 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 142
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School859 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School889 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 434
- Type
- Community school
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle950 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 252
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Rhyddings793 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 610
- Type
- Academy converter
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn0.8 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 801
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School0.8 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,280
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Accrington Academy1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 953
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Christian
- The Hyndburn Academy1.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 641
- 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
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
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
Surface water
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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Trevor Dawson Property Consultants, Blackburn
Capricorn Park, Blakewater Road, Blackburn, BB1 5QR
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Capricorn Park, Blakewater Road, Blackburn, BB1 5QR
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