Imposing Freehold Commercial Building For Sale - Tring

Of Interest to Owner Occupiers, Investors and Developers

20 High Street,  TRING HP23 5AP

Features

  • Imposing freehold building for sale with development potential
  • Highly desirable Hertfordshire market town
  • Located in the Chilterns 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'
  • Gross Internal Area: 390.66 sq.m (4,205 sq.ft)
  • Recently lapsed planning permission to provide 3 x large duplex flats and a self contained office
  • Development potential for alternative uses and/or for additional built space within the rear garden STPP
  • Planning Use Class E permits retail, office, restaurant, medical and children's day nursery uses
  • Excellent transport communications by road and rail:
  • Tring Station is only 2.76km distant - the travel time to London Euston Station is c.37 minutes
  • Junction 20 of the M25 is only 18.2km distant

Offers in excess of £650,000 subject to contract

Location

The subject property is located in the centre of Tring, an affluent Hertfordshire market town, nestled in the heart of the Chilterns, a well known ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ approximately 48.7km (30 miles) north-west of central London.

The property is well provided for in terms of local amenity. The town has a vibrant high street with a broad selection of independent cafes, restaurants, bars & shops; in addition to national retailers such as M&S Simply Food, Tesco Superstore and Co-op. Tring also has it’s own Natural History Museum.

Transport communications are excellent. Tring Rail Station is 2.76km (1.7 miles) to the east, where there are frequent direct rail services to London Euston Station, with a journey time of circa 37 minutes.

The property is well served for road communications lying approximately 0.6km (0.4 miles) to the north of the A41 and approximately 18.2km (11 miles) north-west of Junction 20 of the M25 motorway.

Existing & Proposed Accommodation

Gross internal area 390.66 sq.m. /4205 sq.ft. 

Existing Ground Floor321.42 sq.m. / 3459 sq.ft.
Former banking hall with offices, WCs and store room.
Existing Basement69.24 sq.m. / 745 sq.ft.
A number of vault and store rooms accessed internally and used in conjuction with the ground floor.
2 car spaces within the car park to the rearVehicular access is via the adjoining property (rights of access were reserved by way of the 2013 Transfer)
Proposed Flat 194.84 sq.m. / 1020 sq.ft.
1 bedroom flat with additional study room and basement storage.
Proposed Flat 2115.53 sq.m. / 1243 sq.ft.
2 bedroom flat with basement storage
Proposed Flat 3105.01 sq.m. / 1130 sq.ft.
1 bedroom flat with additional study room and basement storage.
Proposed Ground Floor Rear Office37.25 sq.m. / 400 sq.ft.
Open plan self contained office accessed via an entrance on the eastern flank wall.

Description

The property comprises a, Grade II listed, former bank building and substantial rear garden.

The building is arranged over basement, ground and first floors. The ground floor and basement is to be sold with vacant possession. The first floor, which has been converted into 3 flats has been sold off on a long lease. The property also includes 2 car parking spaces to the rear.

The ground floor space is currently configured to provide an open banking hall, separate office, WCs, kitchen and rear store / strongroom. The basement is arranged as a number of barrel roofed storage/vault rooms. 

As the building falls within Use Class E it has potential to be used for a variety of purposes including, retail, office, restaurant, medical consulting rooms and children's day nursery under permitted development. Clearly any physical change to the building is likely to require both planning and Listed Building consents and we recommend buyers commission planning advice in respect of their proposed uses.

Planning permission (REF:21/02161/LBC) was been granted for 'Change of use from A2 (Banking and Finance) to C3 (Residential) and B1 (Office). Refurbishment of vacant premises to 3no two bed flats. Demolition of disused strongroom structure.' but has recently lapsed. A copy of the various planning documents and associated plans are available to download.

There may be further development potential for an additional 3 bedroom mews house within the rear garden, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.

Terms

Freehold For Sale with vacant possession of the ground floor and basement. The upper parts has been sold off on a 125 year long lease dated 29 July 2015 and producing a ground rent of £250 pa. A copy of the lease is available to download.

Viewings

By prior appointment with Gilmartin Ley, telephone 020 8882 0111.

Rateable value: £24,500

Estimated Rates Payable: £11,760 per annum

Local authority: Dacorum Borough Council

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Property reference: 31352 Updated: 07 Oct 2024