High Rid Lane, Lostock, Bolton, Greater Manchester

TO LET BY INFORMAL TENDER

Tender Deadline: 12 noon, Wednesday 15th April 2026

An exceptional opportunity to lease a stunning 24.63 acre (9.97 hectare) reservoir set within an attractive and accessible location, offering approximately 1,300m of stone banking. The site presents a unique blank canvas for a wide variety of leisure, commercial, community, or mixed-use ventures, with no specific end use prescribed. Interested parties are invited to bring forward innovative, imaginative, and commercially robust proposals, subject to obtaining any necessary consents.
The reservoir itself provides an impressive natural asset suitable for a broad range of water-based or land-based activities, while the extensive stone banking offers practical circulation around the water’s edge. The scale and setting of the site make it well suited to destination-led schemes, outdoor recreation, environmental initiatives, or complementary commercial operations.

On site, a Porta Cabin is available with potential for conversion or use as a Café, Restaurant, Education or Recreation Centre, Business Offices, Retail Unit, or similar enterprise, offering operational flexibility. A separate Porta Cabin provides toilet facilities, comprising one accessible WC and two general WCs, and an additional Porta Cabin is currently arranged for use as Changing Rooms, supporting sporting, leisure, or activity-based proposals.

Eight storage containers are also available, providing valuable space for equipment, stock, or operational support.

The opportunity is open to single or multiple occupiers. Joint ventures or complementary uses will be considered. This is a rare chance to secure a substantial waterside site with existing infrastructure in place, capable of accommodating a diverse range of forward-thinking and sustainable proposals.

GENERAL REMARKS:

Cabins on Site:
1x kitchen unit including sink, seating area. Includes electrics.
1 x W.C block, including 1 x accessible W.C and 2 x standard W.C’s.
1 x changing unit, with two separate rooms.
1 x generator unit.
8 x storage containers.

Sole & Multiple Users:
The site may be occupied by one or more users, and any agreement will reflect a multi-occupier environment where applicable.

The reservoir and associated facilities may be shared with other occupiers, and operational coordination may be required.

Permitted Use:
No specific end use is prescribed for the site; proposals should be commercially viable and compatible with existing and potential future uses.

Occupational Rights:
Occupation may be granted by way of a lease or licence, depending on the nature and exclusivity of the proposed use.

The duration and type of the agreement will be dependent on the successful occupier or occupier’s.

Agreements may include break rights, water catchment provisions and termination provisions, particularly where safety, compliance or operational issues arise.

Additional Site Users:
Bolton Canoe Club & Bolton Mountain Rescue currently utlise the site, including part of the storage containers. These users also utilise the W.C. facilities from time to time. Any interested party would need to ensure that their proposed use can work alongside the existing occupiers.

Site Boundary:
The extent of the occupier’s demise will be clearly defined, with some areas potentially designated as shared or non-exclusive.

Health & Safety:
Occupiers will be responsible for complying with all health, safety and safeguarding requirements, particularly in relation to water-based activities.

Statutory, Legal and Local Authority Consents:
Occupiers must obtain and maintain all necessary planning permissions, licences, consents and approvals required for their proposed use.

Insurance:
Appropriate levels of Public Liability and Employers’ Liability Insurance will be required, with the landowner indemnified where appropriate.

Repair & Maintenance Responsibilities:
Responsibility for maintenance, cleaning and repair will be allocated within the agreement, including arrangements for shared facilities.

Services:
Utilities and services may be shared, with costs apportioned in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

A diesel generator on site provides electricity. The site includes a private septic tank.

Nuisance, Pollution or Environmental Harm:
Use of the site must not cause nuisance, pollution or environmental harm, particularly in relation to the reservoir and surrounding land.

Signage Restrictions:
Restrictions may apply to signage, branding and external alterations.

Alienation:
Assignment, subletting or sharing occupation will be considered but subject to consent.

Rights Reserved by the Landlord:
The landowner reserves the right to carry out any works on site that are required for operational, safety or any other strategic requirements.

Viewings: Viewings may be carried out during daylight hours with a copy of the letting particulars to hand.

Plans: All plans are provided for identification purposes only.

Rights of Access, Easements and Wayleaves: The site is accessed by a right of access off Hid Rid Lane. The land also includes a well-used public footpath running adjacent to the reservoir.

Licence Fee: The Fee should be tendered for on a pounds per annum basis payable in one instalment at the start of any agreement granted.

Letting Process: To Let by Informal Tender, with a tender deadline of 12 noon, 15th April 2026.