For Sale Tonbridge 1-4 River Walk, TN9 1DT Prime Residential or Mixed Use Development Opportunity Prime Residential and Mixed Used Development Opportunity Freehold with vacant possession. Potential Residential, Retirement Home, Hotel or other Uses, subject to planning. Substantial site of 0.33 acres (0.134 Hectares). Situated on River Walk, in an area of recent high quality residential development, close to town centre facilities. Views across River Medway to Tonbridge Castle and park. To be sold on an Unconditional or Subject to Planning basis. Offers sought in excess of 1,300,000 excluding VAT, subject to contract. September 2017
Location The site is located in the centre of Tonbridge, opposite Tonbridge Castle fronting the River Botany and River Medway. The immediate vicinity of the site is an established residential and retirement living, area benefitting from works carried out to River Walk which provides pedestrian access to the High Street, Tonbridge recreation ground and Tonbridge Castle opposite. Vehicular access to the site is gained from Bradford Street. Tonbridge is a historically important and attractive market town, home to the administrative services of Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. It is approximately 37 miles south-east of London and 5 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, benefiting from excellent road communications being at the intersection of the A26 and A21 dual carriageways. The town has regular rail services to London (approximately 40 minutes) and Ashford International (37 minutes) with the station being situated 5 minutes walking distance from the site. The busy and thriving town centre has seen much successful residential and retirement home development over the last few years with properties fronting the river proving particularly attractive. 1 P a g e
Description The site comprises approximately 0.33 acres and will be sold freehold with vacant possession. The site is located to the west of Tonbridge High Street at the junction of the pedestrianised River Walk and New Wharf Road. It has attractive views across the River Medway and River Botany to the historic Tonbridge Castle and bridge access to Tonbridge recreation ground. Immediately to the east and south west of the site are two recent, four storey retirement home and residential developments. To the south of the site is a small public car park. Vehicular access to the site is via Bradford Street. The demise currently comprises a two storey brick built office building, part rendered at ground and first floors under a pitched tile roof. The offices comprise a mixture of open plan and partitioned accommodation situated on ground and first floor levels that are currently vacant. To the south of the building is an area of hard standing currently used as car parking whilst the areas to the north and west of the offices are laid to lawn. The site is bounded on the east by a brick wall with other boundaries comprising a mixture of hedging and low level boarded fencing. The site is level and we have not been made aware that the building is listed. The building currently benefits from all mains services which we understand run from New Wharf Road. Accommodation The property has the following approximate areas: Sq m Sq Ft Office A Ground Floor 89.18 sq m 960 sq ft First Floor 57.32 sq m 617 sq ft Office B Ground Floor 62.32 sq m 671 sq ft First Floor 67.07 sq m 722 sq ft Total 275.89 sq m 2,970 sq ft 2 P a g e
Site Plan - 1-4 River Walk, Tonbridge 3 P a g e
Tenure The property offered for sale is as outlined red on the attached site plan. The property will be offered freehold with vacant possession. Planning We are informed the Tonbridge Central Area Action Plan (April 2008) states the site as being suitable for primarily residential development. However, the site lends itself to a variety of uses, subject to detailed planning consent, including offices, residential, retirement living, care home, medical centre, restaurant, retail and hotel. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council Planning Department in respect of any redevelopment of the site. Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council:- 01732-844522. 4 P a g e
Rateable Value We understand the property has a rateable value under the 2017 Rating List of 35,500. EPC and Asbestos Survey EPC and Asbestos Survey for the buildings on the site are available on request from the vendor s agent. VAT The property has been registered for VAT. 5 P a g e
Method of Sale Offers will be sought for the 0.33 acre site on the basis of freehold with vacant possession. Offers can be submitted on either an Unconditional or Subject to Planning Basis. Conditional proposals should also include a description of any proposed development of the site for which planning consent will be sought. Proposal Offers are sought in excess of 1,300,000 excluding VAT and purchasers s costs. Viewings and Enquiries A series of viewing days will be conducted at the propertyfor interested parties. To register to view the property or for further information and enquiries please contact:- Rob Amey T: 020 7788 3813 M: 07801 415 642 E: rob.amey@htc.uk.com Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP for themselves and for the vendor or lessor of this property, whose agent they are, give notice that: These particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers or lessees and do not constitute part or whole of an offer or contract; All descriptions, dimensions, photographs, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but intending purchasers or lessees should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves as to their correctness; No person in the employment of Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars nor enter into any contract on behalf of the vendor or lessor; Unless otherwise stated, all prices, rents and other charges are quoted exclusive of VAT. Any intending purchasers or lessees must satisfy themselves independently as to the incidence of VAT in respect of any transaction; All plant, machinery, equipment, services and fixtures and fittings referred to in these particulars were present at the date of publication. They have not been tested and we give no warranty as to their condition or operation; No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers or lessees in inspecting properties that have been sold or withdrawn. 6 P a g e