Land for sale

Altys Lane, Ormskirk L39

65 Altys Lane represents that increasingly difficult thing to find in Ormskirk: An individual residential development opportunity on an established road, with an ambitious architectural scheme already designed and approved.

The former bungalow has been demolished and the site cleared, giving its next owner the opportunity to take on the project and create a substantial four-bedroom family home in a setting that feels established rather than newly developed.

Planning permission was granted by West Lancashire Borough Council on 12 August 2026 under application reference 2026/0024/ful. The approved plans illustrate a striking one-and-a-half-storey detached home with twin front gables, extensive family accommodation, an attached garage and a separate garden building intended for recreational use.

It is a genuinely exciting design.

At the centre of the proposed home is a full-height entrance atrium, creating the kind of arrival that immediately gives a house presence. From here, the ground-floor accommodation has been planned around both everyday family life and larger-scale entertaining.

The kitchen sits alongside informal dining space, a separate formal dining area and a scullery, giving the main kitchen room to remain sociable and uncluttered. The plans also provide two distinct lounge spaces, allowing one to become the principal family room and the other a quieter evening lounge, cinema room or more formal entertaining space.

A dedicated study, gym, cloakroom, plant room and ground-floor WC add the practical rooms that make a large home work properly, while the attached garage is positioned to the side.

Across the rear, the design opens towards a covered veranda and the garden beyond. The approved plans also illustrate designated areas for an outdoor kitchen and bar, outdoor dining and relaxed seating; creating the potential for the inside and outside of the house to work as one generous entertaining space.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom has been designed as a proper suite, with its own dressing room and en-suite bathroom. Three further bedrooms each have access to their own en-suite facilities, accompanied by a useful first-floor utility room and the central atrium landing.

This is not simply a plan for a large house. It is a design which considers how the home could actually be lived in: Busy mornings, working from home, informal family meals, friends gathered around the kitchen and summer evenings continuing beneath the rear veranda.

The approved garden outbuilding brings another interesting dimension. Intended for ancillary recreational use, it could provide a games room, entertaining space, studio or private retreat, subject always to the terms of the planning permission and any further consents required for the purchaser’s intended use.

Altys Lane is an established residential address within Ormskirk, combining a more open, individual feel with convenient access to the town. Ormskirk offers an excellent range of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and everyday amenities, together with rail connections and well-regarded schools across Ormskirk, Aughton and the wider West Lancashire area.

For buyers searching for land for sale in Ormskirk, a self-build opportunity in West Lancashire or the chance to create an individual family home near Aughton, 65 Altys Lane offers a rare starting point: The site is cleared, the architectural intent is established and a detailed scheme has already passed through the planning process.

The land was formerly held leasehold. We are advised that terms for the acquisition of the freehold have been accepted by the Derby Estate and that the purchaser will acquire the property as freehold land on completion. Buyers and their legal advisers must verify the tenure, freehold acquisition and completion arrangements before exchange of contracts.

Planning permission 2026/0024/ful is subject to conditions. These include approval of the external material specification and, before development commences, approval of a strategy addressing separate foul and surface-water drainage, attenuation and flood-risk mitigation. The approved plans and complete decision notice are available for prospective purchasers to review.

A rare opportunity to take a cleared residential site on one of Ormskirk’s established lanes and turn a carefully considered architectural design into an exceptional individual home