The Crown Hotel, The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Operational 21 Bedroom Hotel, including surplus vacant buildings with potential for residential development (subject to planning).For Sale by Private Treaty
Offers Invited
Location
The affluent market town of Woodbridge is locatedsome 9 miles north east of Ipswich. The area benefits from excellent road access via the adjacent A12 and A14 dual carriageways.
Woodbridge is served by a mainline railway station due south of the property, with branch line service and through trains to London's Liverpool Street Station.
The property is located at the junction between The Thoroughfare, Church Street and Cumberland Street, and occupies a prominent position. Nearby occupiers include Prezzo, National Westminster Bank, Lloyds Bank, Woolworths, WH Smith and Costa Coffee.
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Description
The property occupies an extensive site with a frontage to The Thoroughfare of approximately 15 metres, and a return frontage to Church Street of 95 metres. The overall site extends to approximately 0.253 hectares (0.625 acres).
The property has traded as a Public House/ Restaurant and Hotel for many years. The ground floor comprises restaurant, dining rooms and commercial kitchen, with bedroom accommodation above. The Hotel includes a total of 21 bedrooms, all with en suite facilities (14 doubles, 5 twins and 2 executive suites). In addition there is a small staff flat provided, and an outside terrace/drinking area and separate external storage facilities.
The overall site also includes former Assembly Rooms and an Oast House fronting Quay Street, which comprises a detached two storey building with external timber boarding arranged under a pitched, pantiled main roof. The main Hotel is of rendered brick construction under a series of part pitched tiled, part pitched pantiled and flat main roofs, being arranged mainly on lower ground, ground and first floors.
Tenure and Possession
The property is available as a whole on a Freehold tenure with Full Vacant Possession. Proposals for all or part of the site will be considered.
Town Planning
The property is within the town centre and Conservation Area of Woodbridge and fronts the prime shopping area, which is partially pedestrianised. There is an extensive Planning history which is available upon request. The property benefits from Planning Permission, together with all appropriate
Licences and Consents for Hotel use. Full Planning Permission, Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent have been submitted to Suffolk Coastal District Council (References C/07/2066/2067 and 2068) for the erection of 6 houses following the demolition of the existing Hotel chalet bedrooms, with change of use of the Assembly Rooms to 5 residential units and associated works. Full copies of this Application are available upon request.
Local Authority
Suffolk Coastal District Council
Melton Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AU
Planning: 01394 444423
Council Tax: 01394 444838
Business Rates/Council Tax
The property is assessed for Business Rates as follows:
Description "Hotel and Premises." Rateable Value £30,000: Rates payable 2007/2008. Any new residential properties will be subject to a Council Tax assessment.
Services
We have been informed that the property is connected to mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.There is a decommissioned oil tank within the
storage buildings.
Conditions of Sale
Offers are invited on either an unconditional or subject to planning basis.
Wayleaves and Easements.
The property is being sold with the benefit of any Wayleaves and Easements
Method of Sale
The property is offered For Sale by Private Treaty.
Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment with the sole Agents:
Bidwells, Brightwell Court, Martlesham Heath,
Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RF.
Telephone: 01473 611644.
Information Pack
An Information Pack is available at a cost of £25.00 plus VAT. The Pack contains a site plan, copy of the Planning history, copy of Title SK 160568, copy of the floor plans and the Planning Application previously referred to. Alternatively this Information Pack can be downloaded for £5.00 from our Web Portal at: www.bidwellsdevelopments.co.uk/crownhotel
Contact:
Richard Bertram
Tel: 01473 617739
Email : mailto:richard.bertram@bidwells.co.uk
Contact:
Oliver Hurlock
Tel: 01473 617706
Email : oliver.hurlock@bidwells.co.uk
Bidwells
Brightwell Court
Martlesham Heath
Ipswich IP5 3RF
Tel: 01473 611644
www.bidwells.co.uk
