LAND OFF GREENFIELD ROAD Flitton, Bedfordshire, MK45 5DR
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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR SALE BY INFORMAL TENDER LAND OFF GREENFIELD ROAD Flitton, Bedfordshire, MK45 5DR Indicative sale plan Key Highlights • With outline planning permission for 37 • Inviting unconditonal offers by12 noon residential dwellings (35% affordable) Friday 28th August 2020 • Extends to approximately 1.65 ha (4.08 acres) SAVILLS CAMBRIDGE Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road Cambridge, CB2 8PA +44 (0) 1223 347 094 savills.co.uk Introduction Location On behalf of the landowners, Savills (UK) Ltd (‘Savills’) The Property is situated on Greenfield Road in the village of is pleased to offer for sale the freehold interest in the land Flitton, Bedfordshire. Flitton is located approximately 2.3 km off Greenfield Road, Flitton (hereafter referred to as (1.4 miles) west of Silsoe and 3.2 km (2 miles) east of Flitwick. ‘the Property’). Flitton is well served in regards to access and amenities. Local The Property comprises a detached residential dwelling and playing fields and the village hall are in close proximity to the detached garage (no. 96 Greenfield Road) and an area of Property. Neighbouring villages of Wardhedges and Greenfield open grassland, extending to approximately 1.65 hectares offer further amenities including a small industrial park and a (4.08 acres). Outline planning permission has been granted for number of pubs and restaurants. Education needs are provided the demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of 37 for by Greenfield Church of England Primary School, which has dwellings (35% affordable housing) with the associated access. an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating. The method of disposal is by informal tender and the In regard to access, Flitton benefits from bus connectivity to deadline for bids to be submitted is 12 noon on Friday Flitwick (approx. 15 mins), thereafter, Flitwick Train Station, August 28th 2020. Interviews may be held thereafter. approximately 3.2 km (2 miles) away provides connectivity to London St Pancras railway station in a journey time of Offers are invited on an unconditional basis with a planning approximately 50 minutes. and sales overage. Preference will be given to clean bids and to parties who can clearly demonstrate they have undertaken full analysis of the site and understood all of the obligations to be placed upon them. The full Information Pack can be found at: www.savills.com/flitton SAVILLS CAMBRIDGE Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road Cambridge, CB2 8PA +44 (0) 1223 347 094 savills.co.uk Description Planning The Property extends to approximately 1.65 hectares (4.08 The Property falls in the jurisdiction of Central Bedfordshire acres) and comprises a detached residential dwelling and Council (‘CBC’). An outline planning application was submitted garage fronting Greenfield Road with existing vehicular in August 2018 and granted at Appeal in October 2019. The access directly from Greenfield Road. The access continues Section 106 Agreement was signed in March 2020.The planning to the south west of the dwelling serving the rear of the application is described as follows: Property which comprises a broadly rectangular parcel of open grassland used for grazing horses. There is a small stable REFERENCE DESCRIPTION DECISION block and an outdoor ménage adjacent to the curtilage of the residential dwelling. CB/18/03326/OUT Demolition of Granted at Appeal: existing dwelling 16th March 2020 The Property has relatively flat topography, rising gently to and erection of the south east. It is bound by Greenfield Road, with a linear 37 dwellings and frontage of residential properties to the north, residential associated access. properties along Sand Road to the east, village playing fields to the west and a public footpath (FP18) which runs parallel The outline planning permission allows for the demolition of the with the boundary to the south. existing dwelling and erection of 37 dwellings and associated access. The 37 dwellings will comprise 21 open market dwellings, 3 open market custom build plots and 13 affordable tenure dwellings. The 35% affordable housing is to be split 72% Social or Affordable Rented dwellings and 28% Intermediate dwellings. A copy of the planning application documents and Decision Notice can be found within the Information Pack online at www.savills.com/flitton or sourced from CBC website under the planning reference. SAVILLS CAMBRIDGE Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road Cambridge, CB2 8PA +44 (0) 1223 347 094 savills.co.uk Section 106 Preliminary Land Contamination & Geotechnical The Section 106 Agreement has been agreed and is included Assessment within the Information Pack. The following contributions are EPS undertook a Phase I and II Geo-Environmental Assessment sought: (July 2020). The report highlights that the ground conditions are considered suitable for conventional spread foundations ITEM CONTRIBUTION and the use of soakaways may be viable in the northern area of the Property. The full report is included within the Information Early Years Contribution £39,405.24 Pack. Lower School Contribution £131,350.80 Utilities Report Middle School Contribution £132,170.69 M-E-C undertook a Utilities Assessment (July 2020) which outlines the services supply for foul drainage, clean water, Upper School Contribution £162,076.26 gas, electricity and telecoms. Service capacities and points of Recreation and Outdoor Sports £13,501.00 connection can be summarised as follows: Facilities Contribution SERVICE AND/OR CAPACITY POINT OF We ask parties to familiarise themselves with the requirements PROVIDER AVAILABLE CONNECTION contained within the Section 106 Agreement. It is important to Foul Drainage Yes 175mm public foul water note that the above payments are index linked. (Anglian Water) sewer downstream Access of manhole 9401 in Greenfield Road at Vehicular access is provided directly from Greenfield Road. National Grid Reference A new access will be created via the demolition of the existing NGR TL0586735427. residential dwelling and replacing the existing access to the Property. The access will comprise a 5.5m wide carriageway, Clean Water Yes 6”water main in with 6.0m radii and 2.0m footways. Visibility splays of 2.4m (Anglian Water) Greenfeld Road at x 43m are achievable from the access as demonstrated on National Grid Reference Drawing No. 23445_08_020_01, Appendix G of the Transport TL0585035408 Statement included within the Information Pack. Gas (Cadent Gas/ Yes 125mm PE LP gas main GTC) within Greenfield Road Technical approximately 12m from A comprehensive technical Information Pack has been put the site boundary together and made available to all parties. We advise that any bidding parties make themselves fully aware of the wider Electricity (UK Yes LV cable within reports and make themselves comfortable with the content Power Networks/ Greenfield Road therein. GTC) Arboricultural Report Telecoms (BT N/A BT apparatus within David Clarke Chartered Landscape Architect and Consultant Openreach) Greenfield Road Arboriculturist Limited undertook a Arboricultural Report The full report is included within the Information Pack. (June 2018). The report should be read in conjunction with the Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Survey. The report Tenure / Vacant Possession provides recommended measures to protect retained trees The Property is owned freehold under two Registered during the proposed works. Titles, BD229229 and BD197146. The Property will be sold Preliminary Ecological Appraisal freehold with vacant possession. A copy of the land registry BRCC undertook a Phase 1 Habitat Survey (February 2018). The documentation can be found in the Information Pack. report concludes: Overage ‘‘The site has a reduced selection of vegetation communities being dominated by semi-improved grassland. An over-mature All parties should offer a planning and sales overage as part of hedgerow and seasonal ditch runs along one side of the site….In their offer submission. The planning overage would be based general this site appears to have few features of wildlife interest on either an increase in sq footage of private residential or an and does not appear to host any species of interest, either increase in unit numbers. This is particularly relevant should the protected or of conservation concern.’’ purchaser seek to convert the custom build units into private tenure. Flood Risk Assessment EAS undertook the Flood Risk Assessment (August 2018). The report highlights that the Property is located entirely within Flood Zone 1. The Property is located in an area with a bedrock of Woburn Sands Formation – Sandstone. The report highlights that Anglian Water sewer records show there is no adopted surface water sewers locally. There is a 7 inch foul sewer in Greenfield Road which falls south when it passes the Property before connecting to another foul sewer and being directed north west across the fields to the west and to a pumping station. SAVILLS CAMBRIDGE Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road Cambridge, CB2 8PA +44 (0) 1223 347 094 savills.co.uk Ransom Strip Timing The landowner will retain a 0.5 metre ransom strip along the The method of disposal is by informal tender and the deadline north eastern, southern and western boundary. The ransom for bids is 12 noon on Friday 28th August 2020. Interviews strip should be included within the purchaser’s management may be held shortly thereafter. company for maintenance purposes. The Vendor will provide As part of the Heads of Terms process, we will set out a full rights of access over the ransom strip for the purposes detailed timescale for exchange and completion. This will of implementing the planning permission. The Purchaser will include a series of legal meetings to ensure the timetable is provide full rights of way, reservations and rights to services achieved. that may be required over the Property to the ransom strip and adjoining land beyond. VAT Rights Of Way It is the Vendor’s intention to opt to tax the Property. The Property will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all Important Notice rights, covenants and agreements and declarations affecting the Property.