UPON INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE
TALBOT BUILDINGS FORMER CHELTENHAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS
LANSDOWN ROAD, CHELTENHAM GL51 6QT
PRIME LANDMARK DEVELOPMENT SITE* OF 2.61 ACRES (1.06 HECTARES) FOR SALE
Talbot House
Former Holland House
The Annexe
The Talbot Buildings
A SIGNIFICANT CHELTENHAM DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY* The site is level and extends to approximately 2.61 acres (1.06 hectares) of prime redevelopment land. Access is currently via either Talbot Road, or Lansdown Road. The site has a prominent frontage to Lansdown Road of approximately 100 metres and a return frontage along Talbot Road.
THE OPPORTUNITY
TALBOT HOUSE
The site lends itself, subject to the necessary consents, to being redeveloped for uses including private residential, elderly care, healthcare, leisure, education or offices. The property is situated in an affluent suburb of Cheltenham and is in a prominent location fronting one of the main arterial routes into Cheltenham. The site is surrounded by 3 – 5 storey residential properties. To the rear of the site are open playing fields belonging to Dean Close School. There are currently three principal buildings on site.
Last used as an operational police station with offices above, it is estimated to have been constructed in the 1960s. The building features textured concrete elevations from first to third floor level, with brick elevations at ground floor level, a basement and a pitched roof over.
FLOOR AREAS Area (NIA approx.)
sq m
sq ft
Talbot House
3,604
38,791
Former Holland House
2,602
28,010
The Annexe
1,403
15,104
TOTAL
7,609
81,905
*Subject to the necessary consents
FORMER HOLLAND HOUSE Previously utilised as a Headquarters function by Gloucestershire Constabulary, this building forms office accommodation over basement, ground and four upper floors. Internally, the building is arranged around a central core, with two passenger lifts together with a central staircase.
THE ANNEXE Originally constructed as overspill accommodation to the former Holland House, The Annexe is of similar appearance to both Talbot House and the former Holland House, with textured concrete elevations. Internally, the building is arranged as offices, with a core at each end. Similar to Talbot House, The Annexe has a pitched roof.
J11 M5
GCHQ A40
Dean Close School Cheltenham Spa Railway Station
A40 Lansdown Road
A PRESTIGIOUS LOCATION Cheltenham is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, located on the edge of the Cotswolds and home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing. The Gold Cup is the main event of the annual Cheltenham Festival, held every March. The site is situated on Lansdown Road (A40) on the western edge of Cheltenham, approximately two miles from Junction 11 of the M5. The site is within an established residential location, with views overlooking Dean Close School playing fields. The town centre is less than 1 mile to the east.
SATNAV GL51 6QT
North to Birmingham Boddington
M5
10
A38 A4019
M5
Cheltenham
A417
11
B4215
A40 Montpellier
A40
TALBOT BUILDINGS
B4063
A40
A430
Neptune Fountain, Cheltenham
Cafe in a covered arcade, Cheltenham
Georgian style town houses
A46
Gloucester
11a
B4072
A38
A473
Hardwicke
B4073 M5
12
A417
M5
A38
13
Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
A38
A48
A38
A40
South to Bristol
A46
A417
Swindon & M4
LANSD
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Talbot House Talbot House
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Former Holland House
The Annexe
Former Holland House
Not to scale. For indicative purposes only.
The Annexe
THE OPPORTUNITY IN MORE DETAIL PLANNING
METHOD OF SALE
The site is situated within Cheltenham’s Central Conservation Area, but none of the existing buildings are listed.
The site is offered for sale by informal tender. We are seeking bids for the site as a whole. Conditional and unconditional offers will be considered but any conditions should be specified in detail within any bid.
The site forms part of an allocation for housing development under the saved policies of the adopted Cheltenham Borough Local Plan Second Review 2006. The whole of the former Cheltenham Police Headquarters site is also identified as a non-strategic deliverable site for “Housing” and “Economic Development / Other uses” in Cheltenham Borough Council’s Assessment of Land Availability dated December 2013, as published in March 2014. Further planning information can be found in the data room web portal.
TENURE The site is to be sold freehold with vacant possession being provided upon completion.
SERVICES All mains services are available. The data room we have set up has details in relation to the services. However, all interested parties should make their own enquiries with the relevant authorities.
Supporting financial information on prospective purchasers will be required. Unless otherwise agreed, purchasers will need to be able to exchange a contract within 28 days of receipt of a full legal pack. Offers should be submitted via email or post to: Jeremy Hughes –
[email protected] and Robert Brophy –
[email protected] BNP Paribas Real Estate, Portwall Place, Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NA Sealed offers must be clearly marked ‘Talbot Buildings’ and be for a fixed sum unrelated to any other offer. Best and final offers are to be received by a strict deadline of 12 noon on Friday 22nd April 2016. Please note that the vendor reserves the right not to accept late bids, the highest bid, or indeed any offer. All offers must contain the following information: 1.
Identification of the bidder
2.
Offer price to be a fixed sum unrelated to any other offer
RATES
3.
Timescale of exchange and completion
The property has an assessment as ‘’Police Station and Premises’’. The Rateable Value is assessed at £417,500.
4. Source of funding – it is essential that proof of funding is provided 5.
Details of proposed floor areas (GIA) – Private and affordable
6. Estimated GDV 7.
Solicitors’ details
DATA ROOM
VIEWINGS
A data room has been created which contains detailed information relating to the site. Data room access details are available upon request from the sole agents.
Viewings are strictly by prior appointment only, on one of the dates below. Access will not be permitted without a prior appointment with the sole agents:
The following information is available therein:
Tuesday 22nd March
10:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday 31st March
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday 5th April
10:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesday 13th April
12:00pm – 2:00pm
1.
Title Information
2.
Solicitor’s Report on Title
3.
Topographical Survey Information
4. Geo-technical Geo Environmental Information 5.
Archaeological Information
6. Floor Plans of Existing Buildings 7.
Asbestos Survey Information
Jeremy Hughes
[email protected] Robert Brophy
[email protected] 8. Information on Services 9. Ecological Information 10. Planning Information 11. Information on Staffing 12. Information on Traffic 13. Display Energy Certificate
Misrepresentation Act 1967: BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited for themselves and for the vendor(s) or lessor(s) of this property whose agents they are, give notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute, nor constitute any part of, an offer or contract. 2. None of the statements contained in these particulars as to the property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. 3. Any intending purchaser or lessee must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. 4. The vendor(s) or lessor(s) do not make or give and neither BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Finance Act 2013: Unless otherwise stated all prices and rents are quote exclusive of V AT. The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulation s 2008: These details are believed to be correct at the time of compilation but may be subject to subsequent amendment. SUBJECT TO CONTRACT. MARCH 2016 K Designed and produced by kubiakcreative.com 151860 / MARCH 2016