Site of 23 to 25, Crabtree Street, Colne, Lancashire BB8
Description
*ONLINE Unconditional Auction Opening 21 September 2026*
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Situation:
A rare opportunity to acquire a development site at 23 & 25 Crabtree Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0DF, formerly occupied by two traditional terraced two-bedroom houses.
Crabtree Street is situated within an established residential area of Colne, a market town in Pendle, Lancashire. The location benefits from access to local shops, schools, recreational facilities and transport connections.
Colne railway station is approximately 0.2 miles away, while the town centre is approximately one mile from the site.
Description:
The site has potential for residential redevelopment subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents and all other required approval and may be of interest to builders, developers, investors and private purchasers seeking a relatively compact residential development opportunity in an established Colne location.
Agent Note Please be advised that the image used is generated by AI to show potential development (subject to any necessary consents being obtained).
Prospective purchasers are strongly advised to make their own enquiries with the relevant planning authority and satisfy themselves as to the suitability of the site for their intended use.
Material Information Tenure:
The site is leasehold. All prospective bidders should satisfy themselves of terms of the tenure, ground rent and service charge if applicable, by inspecting the legal pack.
Council Tax:
The site falls within Pendle Borough Council
Viewing:
Strictly by appointment with Auction House.
Services:
Prospective purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries of the relevant statutory authorities. NB: Services, Apparatus and Equipment have not been tested by Auction House and therefore cannot be verified as being in working order. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor/Surveyor.
These particulars are believed to be correct but their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not form any part of any contract. Information relating to Rating and Town and Country Planning matters has been obtained by verbal enquiry only. Prospective purchasers are advised to make their own enquiries of the appropriate Authority. Information relating to Phone & Broadband can be found by visiting Ofcom. All measurements, areas and distances are approximate only. Potential purchasers are advised to check them.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-25
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
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Colne Lord Street School265 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 327
- Type
- Academy converter
- West Street Community Primary School734 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 181
- Type
- Community school
- Colne Primet Primary School791 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 185
- Type
- Community school
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Park Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 319
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Colne Primet Academy894 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 805
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School0.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 812
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Pendle Vale College1.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,046
- Type
- Community school
- Colne Park High School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 989
- Type
- Academy converter
- Marsden Heights Community College2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,047
- 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
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
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
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.
Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.
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1. Source of information
- Listing content: Core description, asking price, tenure, measurements, photographs and planning history originate from the marketing materials of the advertising estate or land agent. LandSale does not author this content and cannot guarantee its accuracy.
- Automated tags & categorisation: Property type, land-use class, acreage bands and similar labels may be applied by machine-learning models. They are intended as a helpful guide only and may not reflect the property's legal status or permitted use.
- Third-party & enriched data layers: Maps, boundary outlines, planning designations, soil reports, broadband coverage and other environmental or location-based insights are licensed from external suppliers. Such data are supplied “as is", may be incomplete or out of date and are subject to change without notice.
2. Verification required
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