FOR SALE NEWTOWN ROAD

Warsash, Fareham SO31 9ZL

Prime Development Site with Water Frontage

Former university campus with panoramic views of the and

Suitable for a range of uses (subject to planning)

1NEWTOWN ROAD Background BACKGROUND Location The site has been used as the Warsash Maritime Academy Description since 1946, providing education, training and research to the international shipping and Planning offshore oil industries. As part of the University’s Maritime Strategy 2020, the majority of the Further Info associated teaching activities and student accommodation will have relocated to Southampton, making Contacts a large part of the campus surplus to operational requirements.

The University will retain the “Lower Campus” for ongoing teaching and training purposes and will therefore retain an access road along the northern boundary of the surplus site. Vacant possession of the Upper Campus will take place in summer 2019.

The retained land will continue to be used by Solent University for water related training purposes. The area will benefit from a programme of redevelopment over the next few years to improve teaching accommodation which will include a Helicopter Underwater Escape training and facility.

2NEWTOWN ROAD Background LOCATION Location The property is situated on the eastern bank of the River Description Hamble at its confluence with Southampton Water and within the . The Planning property is located approximately 0.5 miles south of Warsash village centre which in turn is 6.5 miles Further Info from Junction 9 of the M27 via Sarisbury Green and . Southampton (M27, Junction 5) is Contacts approximately 9 miles to the west with an average journey time of 10 minutes. Portsmouth (M27, Junction 12) is 8 miles to the east.

The nearest railway station is:

Swanwick (3 miles) with an average journey time of 15 minutes to Southampton Central

3NEWTOWN ROAD Background DESCRIPTION Location

The area of site to be sold comprises Description 2.86 hectares (7.07 acres) of the 6.876 hectares (16.97 acre) Maritime Campus within the highly sought-after Planning residential setting of Warsash. Access is via Newtown Road to the east of the property with the Hook and Warsash Further Info Nature Reserve to the south and west.

Contacts The site currently includes a mix of classrooms, offices, residential and catering facilities within a mature landscaped site with far reaching views over the River Hamble and Southampton Water.

The Cadets Residence (Shackleton), linked walkway and refectory block All of the trees on site are covered (Moyana) are Grade II listed (30th by an area wide Tree Preservation March 1993) as buildings of special Order -Fareham TPO 0261 (1993). architectural or historic interest. The Vendor is in the process of 4NEWTOWN ROAD updating this with Fareham BC. Background PLANNING Location The Warsash Maritime Academy site is identified as an “Educational Description Facility Outside of the Defined Urban Settlement Boundaries” under Policy DSP 10 of the Planning adopted Fareham Local Plan Part 2: Development Sites and Policies (June 2015). Further Info The disposal site is being promoted for redevelopment for alternative Contacts use through the emerging local plan process. The site is included in the Council’s Brownfield Land Register and is a proposed Housing Allocation Site (HA7) in the Draft Fareham Local Plan 2036. The Draft Housing Allocation references an indicative site capacity of 100 units. However, it is anticipated that this indicative capacity will be increased in the Consultation Draft Local Plan (summer 2018).

The site, which contains two listed buildings, is suitable (subject to planning) for a variety of forms of residential development, including market housing, retirement, care, and PRS, with potential for alternative or complementary uses.

5NEWTOWN ROAD Background FURTHER INFO Location TENURE Description The site is to be sold freehold with full vacant possession planned for summer 2019. The freehold Planning interest is currently subject to six car parking licences in favour of residents on Newtown Road Further Info and a telecoms lease to EE. The Vendor intends to terminate these agreements prior to completion. Contacts SERVICES We are advised that the site is served by mains water, gas and electricity with drainage to the public sewer. Historic survey reports are contained within the data room, however, all interested parties should rely on their own investigations.

METHOD OF SALE The property will be sold by way of informal tender inviting both subject to planning as well as unconditional offers. Offer forms are contained within the data room.

The deadline for offers is 11.00 AM on Thursday 18th October. 6NEWTOWN ROAD The deadline for offers is Background 11.00 AM on Thursday 18th October. Location

VAT Description The Vendor reserves the right to charge VAT on the sale price. Planning VIEWINGS Further Info Viewings will take place between 9.30 AM and 1.00 PM on 12th September or 3rd October or Contacts between 1.00 PM to 4:30 PM on 18th September or 9th October. We ask that interested parties wishing to inspect the property contact the selling agents in advance for an allocated time.

FURTHER INFORMATION Further technical information relating to the site as well as details on the bidding process are available via a confidential data room. For access please contact the selling agents.

7 NEWTOWN ROAD Background CONTACTS Location

Description

Planning Stuart Cook [email protected] Further Info 023 8202 2173 07712 868667 Contacts

Steven Williams [email protected] 023 8202 2170 07761 082986

Misrepresentation Act 1967: Real Estate Strategies Limited (Trading as Realest) 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 Realest 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 1989: Unless otherwise stated all prices and rents are quote exclusive of VAT. Property Misdescriptions Act 1991: These details are believed to be correct at the time of compilation but may be subject to subsequent amendment. 8NEWTOWN ROAD