Brownfield land in West Lancashire: 40 sites on the register
Part of development land in Lancashire — 694 sites across 14 councils.
West Lancashire Borough Council has published 40 brownfield sites in West Lancashire on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 51.5 hectares.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the West Lancashire register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Alty Lts Station Road, Hesketh Bank | 16.50 | — | permissioned |
| Site of Former Greaves Hall Hospital, Greaves Hall Avenue, Banks | 10.26 | — | permissioned |
| Land at Findon, Skelmersdale | 3.34 | — | permissioned |
| Site of Former Sports Centre, Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale | 2.56 | — | permissioned |
| Former Hope High School, Tanhouse Road, Skelmersdale | 1.80 | — | not yet |
| Former UBH site, Orrell Lane, Burscough | 1.80 | — | not yet |
| 9 Shore Road, Hesketh Bank | 1.60 | — | permissioned |
| Land at Ormskirk & District General Hospital, Pinfold Road, Ormskirk | 1.20 | — | not yet |
Source: West Lancashire Borough Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. No site in West Lancashire states a dwelling capacity on the register, so no capacity figure is shown.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the West Lancashire register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. The council has published no dwelling capacity for West Lancashire, so the yield here is yours to establish.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register West Lancashire
- Development land in West Lancashire
- How much brownfield land is there in West Lancashire?
- Where can I build houses in West Lancashire?
- West Lancashire land availability assessment
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