A rare development opportunity in the heart of Bolton-le-Sands, featuring a refurbished four-bedroom home with planning consent for two additional dwellings. The existing property offers immediate income potential or accommodation during development. Ideally located on Main Road, close to village amenities, the coastline, and excellent transport links.Occupying a prominent and accessible position on Main Road, the property offers excellent accessibility to the village amenities and is within walking distance of the beautiful surroundings and coastal position. The village offers everyday amenities including local shop, butchers, primary school to name a few. The larger market town of Carnforth is a short drive from the property and has excellent transport links with the railway station giving direct access to London Euston, Manchester and Glasgow via the Westcoast main line. Beyond the historic city of Lancaster offers further amenities and additional connection links via the M6 motorway. This unique opportunity is ideal for developers, investors or owner-occupiers.

Having been upgraded from its former life as “The Packet Boat Hotel”, the property now provides a fully refurbished 4-bedroom, semidetached property; together with planning consent for two additional dwellings.

The main house provides a substantial property with generous accommodation over three floors. Accessed from the side entrance, it opens into a hallway which leads to a light and open living room. Double doors open to the kitchen space, which provides wall and base units and integral appliances, with an area for dining situated to provide an outlook over the front. To the rear of the kitchen is a useful utility space with a rear personnel access door. From the kitchen there is also access to a substantial cellar space, which offers further opportunity for upgrading to suit a purchaser’s needs.

The first floor of the property provides three double bedrooms, two with an outlook to the front, with exceptional canal views, and one with an outlook to the side. The first floor bedrooms share the house bathroom, comprising WC, wash hand basin and bath with shower over.

Continue to the second floor and there is a superb suite space comprising a generous bedroom area, highly appointed ensuite with WC, wash hand basin, separate shower cubicle and freestanding bath. There is also a large dressing area providing excellent storage.

The property is ready to go and offers a superb home in the heart of Bolton le Sands. It also offers an excellent investment and rental opportunity for development-type interest.
Attached to the main property, is a further building with a separate area of land beyond. The site benefits from planning consent under Planning Reference 23/01380/FUL. This provides for approval of the change of use from a former public house to 2 dwellings and the erection of a separate dwelling on the former car park. Note, the application is also supported by Listed Building Applications as shown on the Planning Portal.

The second dwelling is attached to the main property and is Number 93 Main Road. It comprises a redundant building with planning consent in place to provide a 3-bedroom dwelling. The accommodation comprises of an entrance hallway, lounge, kitchen/dining space to the ground floor; a study, three bedrooms and a house bathroom to the first floor. Externally the property has gardens fronting Main Road, with parking to the rear. Parking is also provided for Number 95 Main Road within the same designated area.

The site is split by an enclosed public footpath which leads from Main Road to Packet Lane, and beyond is Number 91 Main Road, which is an area of land with planning consent in place for a 2-bedroom detached dwelling, together with garden area and parking situated to the rear. The accommodation comprises entrance into lounge / dining / kitchen space, with two bedrooms and a house bathroom to the first floor.

This superb development opportunity is located in a highly sought-after setting, with strong demand both for the sales and rental market. With the existing dwelling and further planning consent in place, there is excellent scope to create a development of significance.