Lot 118 Vacant Detached Commercial Unit With Planning For Change Of Use Into Ten FlatsAuction Date:
15th June 2023
Ampney House, Green Farm Business Park, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4LY
An opportunity to acquire this detached commercial building which is arranged over two floors and is situated on a popular business and residential site. The building has convenient access to the A38 and the M5 motorway and is situated approximately three miles from Gloucester city centre.
The property was built in 2003 and is of steel frame construction with precast concrete intermediate floor. There is raised access flooring throughout office areas with a 2.70m floor to ceiling height and offers extensive internal accommodation, currently arranged to provide open-plan office space together with more traditional cellular rooms and associated staff facilities. The property has Planning Permission for the change of use into ten residential units consisting of a mixture of one and two-bedroom flats.
Ampney House is likely to be of interest to owner occupiers to use in its current guise or developers who would wish to convert into the residential option, for onward sale or investment.
Existing Accommodation
Ground Floor
Reception lobby with lift (requiring re-commissioning) ladies, gents and disabled cloakrooms with W.C., large open-plan office space, store room, meeting room, staff kitchen and staff room.
First Floor
Landing area with lift, ladies, gents and disabled cloakrooms with W.C., large open-plan office space, store room, four offices, meeting room and staff kitchen.
Proposed Accommodation Residential
Ground Floor
Communal entrance lobby with three service/store cupboards.
Units 1, 2 & 3
Entrance lobby with storage, kitchen/living/dining room, bedroom and bathroom.
Units 4 & 5
Entrance lobby with storage, kitchen/living/dining room, two bedrooms and bathroom.
First Floor
Communal landing with three service/store cupboards.
Units 6, 7 & 8
Entrance lobby with storage, kitchen/living/dining room, bedroom and bathroom.
Units 9 & 10
Outside
Car park with 26 parking spaces.
Auctioneer’s Note
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Planning
Planning Permission has been granted by Gloucester City Council under Ref: 22/01201/JPA, dated 8th February 2023, for Prior approval for (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (dwelling houses) of Schedule 1 to that Order. A copy of the Planning Consent and accompanying documents may be downloaded from the Local Planning Authority website: gloucester.gov.uk. Tel: 01452 396 396.
Directions
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Freehold with Vacant Possession
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in conjunction with the legal documentation.
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