DEADLINE FOR INDICATIVE OFFERS : 16 TH DECEMBER 2015 WHITEHALL HOTEL (CLOSED BUSINESS) BROXTED, DUNMOW, ESSEX CM6 2BZ

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1 DEADLINE FOR INDICATIVE OFFERS : 16 TH DECEMBER 2015 WHITEHALL HOTEL (CLOSED BUSINESS) BROXTED, DUNMOW, ESSEX CM6 2BZ

2 SUMMARY Part Grade II* listed former country house hotel and wedding venue; Positive pre application with the Local Planning Authority in support for redevelopment to Residential (C3) use; 26 letting bedrooms; Function suite, meeting room, restaurant and bars; Staff/owner s accommodation; Idyllic rural position yet only circa 5 miles from Stansted Airport; Offers the Region of 900,000. Freehold. THE OPPORTUNITY The Whitehall Hotel is an exciting opportunity to either: Re-establish the property (closed since 2012) as a successful hotel and events venue OR; Redevelop (subject to planning) the property to residential to a characterful residential scheme. Our client has already undertaken considerable due diligence on a proposed residential scheme; which involves part conversion of the original buildings, part demolishment of more recent additions and a new build element. The current principals of the redevelopment are summarised as: Conversion of the existing Church Hall to residential and removal of the modern extensions; New Build Residential dwellings enabling development considered in principal Site approximately 2.6 acres (1.05 ha) Written pre application response available upon request from Colliers International LOCATION The property occupies an idyllic rural position yet is only around 7 miles from the M11 and 5 miles to Stansted Airport ; both to the South West. There are a number of affluent Essex towns from which to draw custom located a convenient distance away. These included Bishop Stortford, Great Dunmow and Mountfitchet.

3 THE PROPERTY At the core of the existing property is a Grade II* listed late 16 th century house, formerly known as Church Hall. This has been connected by a series of modern structures to a 17 th century Grade II listed barn, to the North-East of the hall and facing the B1051, which provides access to the hotel from the North. Until the early 1980 s, the house and farmstead were relatively unaltered from their configuration in the later part of 19 th century. After this time, many of the smaller farm buildings appear to have been demolished to make way for hotel accommodation, with both the barn and house extended to provide additional facilities in connection with their house use. PUBLIC AREAS The main entrance leads via a small flight of brick steps to the reception. Wooden flooring extends to the left and right and continues into a hallway connecting the hotel bar with corner servery. A rear hallway connects the main restaurant, an impressive room with tall vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and an impressive brick chimney fireplace. From the right of the hotel bar there is a lounge and this continues into the Butler Suite, a split level room previously used for wedding ceremonies and having two pairs of French doors opening directly to the rear terrace. There is a meeting room which is approached from a corridor directly behind the Butler Suite The main function room which fronts the road is accessed internally from the hotel along a bedroom corridor to the left of reception. There is a good size bar servery, impressive function room with full height vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and Minstrel-style gallery running front to back.

4 LETTING BEDROOMS There are 26 en-suite bedrooms. All were previously operated as double, twin or superior rooms. Bedrooms are located on the ground, first and second floors. OWNER/STAFF ACCOMMODATION On site there is a separate coach house. We understand this has previously been utilised for staff and owner s accommodation. SERVICE AREAS Main commercial kitchen, situated to the rear of the Manager s office and connecting to the main restaurant. There is a separate wash-up area. A further commercial-style holding kitchen independently serves the main function room. EXTERNAL Standing on a mature site extending to circa 2.6 acres, the hotel enjoys a wide frontage to the road from which there is a sweeping gravel driveway providing extensive car parking space. Further car parking is provided to the rear, accessed via a drive through archway to the left of reception. Derelict and disused swimming pool and tennis courts. To the rear of the hotel is a wide terrace and former lawned area. SERVICES Uttlesford District Council (01799) We understand the property was previously heated by an oil fired system. The property is connected to mains electricity and water. Drainage is provided by a septic tank.

5 TRADE The hotel is currently closed and consequently no trading information will be provided. TENURE Freehold. PRICE AND METHOD OF SALE Unconditional Offers in the Region of (OIRO) 900,000 for the freehold interest. The sale is to be conducted by way of an asset transaction. Please note that the property is subject to Option to Tax. As such, VAT will be payable in addition to the purchase price. We would recommend that interested parties take the appropriate professional advice on this aspect of any proposed transaction and the scope for recovery of VAT post completion. BIDDING PROCESS Interested parties are invited to submit, in writing, their indicative bids by no later than on Wednesday 16 th December to purchase the asset, in accordance with the sale particulars. Thereafter, our client is keen to select a preferred bidder and proceed to unconditional exchange of contracts at the earliest opportunity. Further details of the bidding process are available on request from Colliers International. FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIEWINGS All appointments to view MUST be made through the vendor s agent who is acting with sole selling rights.

6 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information or to arrange an inspection of the property, please contact: Paul Barrasford Hotels Agency Tel: James Burke Residential Development Tel: SUBJECT TO CONTRACT Promap Disclaimer Colliers International gives notice that these particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending Purchasers or Lessees and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility and any intending Purchasers, Lessees or Third Party should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person employed or engaged by Colliers International has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property Colliers International is the licensed trading name of Colliers International Property Advisers UK LLP which is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC Our registered office is at 50 George Street, London W1U 7GA.