Land at Barmskin Lane, Heskin, Chorley, PR7
- Land size
- 8.59 acres
Key Features
- Regular shaped rural grassland totalling approximately 8.591 acres (3.477 hectares)
- Located in the popular village of Heskin, close to Wrightington
- May appeal to a range of purchasers, including agricultural, equestrian, amenity and lifestyle buyers
- Good access onto Barmskin Lane
- Situated in a well regarded residential village
- What3Words - soonest.alcove.sings
- Grid Reference: X352347, Y413980
- Sold as a whole with vacant possession
- Held Freehold - Title No. LAN66642
- Offers in Excess of £250,000
Description
Location
The land is accessed directly from Barmskin Lane, close to Smithy Brow, via a steel swing action gate.
The land is located south-west of Heskin Village centre and north-west of Wrightington, in the well regarded village of Heskin.
Nearby uses include residential, farming, fisheries and equestrian.
The Grid Reference is SD523139; X (Easting) 352347 and Y (Northing) 413980.
Description
The land is to be sold as a single parcel, extending to approximately 8.591 acres (3.477 hectares), as scaled using the Nimbus Mapping System.
The land is partially fenced and boarded by hedges and mature trees and is designated as Grade 3 grassland to be sold with vacant possession.
Services
There are no services connected to the site. Interested parties are to make their own enquiries as to the availability and capacity of service.
Method of Sale
The sale is subject to an overage clause. The total overage will be at a rate of 50% of the uplift in value following the benefit and implementation of planning consent for residential or commercial development for a period of 20 years from completion date.
Use
The land is sold with the benefit of and subject to all existing rights of way, easements and wayleaves.
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Prospective purchasers are respectfully reminded that they should take all reasonable precaution when viewing the property and observe necessary health and safety procedures. Please take care in respect to uneven ground. The vendors themselves and Turner Westwell Limited, as their agents, accept no liability for any health and safety issues arising our of viewing the property.
Sale Price
Offers in Excess of £250,000.
Planning
The land is designated Green Belt within the Chorley Core Strategy.
Interested parties are advised to satisfy them with respect to planning permission.
Legal Costs
Each party are to be responsible for their own legal costs involved in the transaction.
EPC
The site is exempt from EPC requirements
Viewings
Strictly by appointment with the sole agents TURNER WESTWELL COMMERCIAL AGENTS.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 126 Farmland & Pasture listings in North West England (5+ 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
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- 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 91% 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
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley0.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 35
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 24
- Type
- Community school
- Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 148
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Richard Durning's Endowed Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 77
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Christian
Secondary
- Standish Community High School2.9 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,276
- Type
- Academy converter
- Shevington High School3.3 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 878
- Type
- Community school
- Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy3.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 958
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Southlands High School3.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 821
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Cross Catholic High School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 976
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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
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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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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Turner Westwell Commercial Agents, Chorley
St. Georges House, St. Georges Street, Chorley, PR7 2AA
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