Commercial Development Opportunity, School Lane/Preston Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, Lancashire
Key Features
- Prominent position with strong roadside visibility
- Direct access onto an A-road, facilitating ease of HGV and commercial traffic movement
- Well located for access to Lancaster, Garstang and Preston
- Connectivity to wider Lancashire and the regional motorway network
Description
The site comprises a broadly level parcel of employment land positioned on a corner plot, enhancing prominence and development potential. Its frontage provides excellent opportunity for access arrangements, visibility and branding, making it particularly attractive for occupiers requiring profile.
The site is suitable for a variety of schemes including single occupier development, multi-unit estates or phased delivery.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-05-10
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
80 Mbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Forton Primary School303 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Community school
- Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 65
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Scorton Church of England Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 66
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 19
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 82
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Garstang Community Academy4.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 750
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,755
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School6.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,038
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School6.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,294
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Christian
- Lancaster High School6.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 567
- 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
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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