BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT FOR SALE – PRESTIGIOUS 18TH CENTURY GEORGIAN HOUSE AND ESTATE SET IN LANDSCAPED GROUNDS WITH REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL geraldeve.com Freehold Development Opportunity – Georgian house, converted office block, cottages and variety of mixed-use outbuildings in landscaped grounds collectively forming the Estate
Total site area 21.7 hectares (54.7 acres) Development Summary
• Freehold opportunity – historic Georgian house and estate in secluded grounds • Redevelopment potential for a range of alternative uses including care, education and residential, subject to obtaining planning permission • Approximately 58,500 sq ft of existing floorspace including residential, office and outbuildings – available as a whole or in lots • Offers are invited on both an unconditional and conditional (subject to planning) basis – or equally a development agreement (through either a promotion or option agreement)
BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT 3 M4
London Bridge Rd
The Straight Mile
The Bader Way
Davis St
M4 A329(M) A3290
Reading Rd 10
Bill Hill Park Maidenhead Rd A329(M) Forest Rd Twyford Rd B3270 Robin Hood Ln Forest Rd
M4 Winnersh
Warren House Rd A329(M) Mill Ln M4 Bell Foundry Rd
Sindlesham Warren House Rd Keephatch Rd Twyford Rd
Milton Rd
Wiltshire Rd
Reading Rd Bearwood Rd Holt Rd A329(M) Woosehill
Mole Rd London Rd Wokingham Easthampstead Rd
Barkham Rd Location & Situation
The site lies approximately 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north of the town of Wokingham and east of Winnersh in Berkshire, within the jurisdiction of Wokingham Borough Council.
The site is accessed from Twyford Road running north to south on the eastern boundary, which directly connects the site with Wokingham to the south. The southern boundary to the site is framed by Forest Road, running west to east.
Twyford Road provides a road link to Wokingham in under 5 minutes and Reading in approximately 20 minutes. The site lies within close proximity to the M4 and A329(M) motorways which connect at Junction 10. The M4 provides road links to London and Bristol whilst the A 329(M) provides access to Bracknell.
Wokingham and Winnersh stations benefit from frequent rail services on the London Waterloo to Reading line, whilst Twyford station to the north provides access to services into London Paddington and Reading. There are also a range of local bus services available from Wokingham to neighbouring settlements. London Heathrow Airport is located approximately 26.4km (16.4 miles) to the east and can be accessed by car in approximately 40 minutes.
Further to the south there is substantial residential development activity; the North Wokingham SDL is currently being delivered by a number of housebuilders. © Crown Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432.
BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT 5 The Opportunity
Totalling 55 acres in a secluded and affluent Berkshire location, the historic estate comprises the 18th Century Georgian house with indoor swimming pool and tennis court, a converted office building, five individual cottages, and mixed-use outbuildings set amongst landscaped gardens. The site is held exclusively in private ownership and provides exciting opportunities for short term redevelopment, in addition to wider promotion potential.
History
The estate benefits from a rich history with the present site having been remodelled significantly over centuries. The main house was built between 1700 and 1720 as a hunting lodge in the forest and was owned by Lord Montague Blundell. The estate then acquired further common land which now forms part of the current grounds.
Through changing ownership over the following centuries, the extent of buildings has changed considerably, increasing in the Georgian and Victorian Periods before being reduced in the mid-20th Century. Additional wings and extensions were created within the house, in addition to the erection of further outbuildings around the estate. During the Second World War the site was briefly occupied by the military before being sold to a new owner in the 1950’s who made alterations to the main house and outbuildings.
Following this, the estate has been under the same family ownership since the early 1960’s. In this time there were further extensions to the house including the swimming pool and tennis courts, in addition to new stable buildings, a ménage, multiple outbuildings and two additional cottages.
6 BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT Description & Accommodation
The built footprint of the site is concentrated within the north east corner and focussed around the three-storey Georgian house, which overlooks extensive landscaped gardens at the south and west of the site. The east wing and pool block adjoin a courtyard also fronted by the Coach House, a former stable block converted to offices with parking, and two semi-detached cottages.
To the north of the courtyard lies a stables and ménage, in addition to five single-storey outbuildings. In the north east corner of the site, there are two 1960’s semi-detached cottages with gardens. A further cottage known as the Lodge is situated on the eastern edge of the site.
The main vehicular access is from the eastern boundary via Twyford Road (A321). The access leads west into the site, past the courtyard and main house, before looping back east through woodland to the second entrance to the main site.
Building GIA (sq m) GIA (sq ft) Main House 951.94 10,247 Pool House 220.76 2,376 Coach House 566.99 6,103 Courtyard Cottage (1) 167.43 1,802 Courtyard Cottage (2) 118.80 1,279 1960's Cottage (1) 94.08 1,013 1960's Cottage (2) 102.08 1,099 The Lodge 115.35 1,242 Outbuilding (1) 282.58 3,042 Outbuilding (2) Stables 408.79 4,400 Outbuilding (3) 609.16 6,557 Outbuilding (4) 607.45 6,539 Outbuilding (5) 613.12 6,600 Outbuilding (6) 569.59 6,131 Total 5,428.12 58,428
BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT 7 Planning & Redevelopment Opportunities The site comprises a range of existing uses, with potential for a variety of alternative uses, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
The site lies within the jurisdiction of Wokingham Borough Council. The Georgian house and cottages fall within class C3 (residential). The Coach House offices fall within Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) with changes of use granted in 1990 and 1998, whilst the outbuildings, ménage and stables accommodate a mixture of uses.
The site is located outside of the green belt and offers significant redevelopment potential focussed around the existing brownfield footprint. Its affluent location and period setting lend the site to care, residential or educational uses amongst others, subject to obtaining necessary planning consents.
Care or residential-led schemes could utilise the main house and cottages as residential accommodation, or the house could be converted to provide communal facilities, alongside the tennis court and swimming pool. Further accommodation could be created through conversion of the Coach House and the outbuildings under various permitted development rights or through the creation of new buildings to enhance the existing footprint.
The estate could also be operated as a comprehensive educational facility comprising a mix of teaching space, living accommodation, offices, playing fields and sports/ recreational facilities. As above there is potential for enhancing or converting many of the existing buildings on site to suit requirements (subject to planning).
There are two Grade II Listed buildings (main House, coach house) and three structures (entrance gates, garden pavilion and memorial stone). The grounds have been designated as a locally important area of open space and are therefore a non- designated heritage asset.
The site also benefits from wider, long-term development potential through promotion of the site as part of other interests in the surrounding area. A number of other landowners and promoters are currently promoting surrounding land. Wokingham Borough Council has considered the site as part of the emerging local plan which is estimated to be adopted in Winter 2021.
A detailed planning summary can be accessed via the data room.
8 BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT Lotting
Offers are invited for the entire site, individual lots, or a combination of lots. An indicative lotting plan can be found in the data room.
Method of Sale
Offers are invited on a freehold basis via informal tender on both an unconditional and conditional (subject to planning) basis, or equally a development agreement, through either a promotion or option agreement.
Data Room
Further information can be found in the data room. Please contact Gerald Eve for access.
Further Information
A copy of the title, EPCS and floor plans can be made available on request.
VAT
VAT position to be confirmed.
BILL HILL PARK, TWYFORD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5QT 9 Contacts For further information or to organise a site inspection (strictly by appointment) please contact Gerald Eve:
Robert Davies Chris Ellis [email protected] [email protected] Tel. +44 (0)20 7333 6371 Tel. +44 (0)20 7333 6436
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