THE OLD WORKS YARD, ARDINGTON Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8PT The Old Works Yard Ardington, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8PT

A well located property comprising the former site of the Lockinge Estate Building & Maintenance Department. The site benefits from planning permission for the conversion of former works buildings to form six residential units and the erection of three new dwellings. The finished properties will provide approximately 16,247 sq ft (1,509sq m) of floor area.

Oxford 16 miles | Reading 30 miles A34 5 miles | M4 (J14) 13 miles Location Didcot Station 7 miles (London Paddington 45 min) The Old Works Yard is located in the heart of the village of Ardington, largely surrounded by residential properties. The village benefits from a pub, tearooms, village shop and the Ardington & Lockinge Sports Club. Ardington lies east of Wantage (2.6 miles) and to the For sale as a whole by private treaty. west of Didcot (7 miles) providing a mainline station (London to Paddington 45 Mins). Oxford lies to the north (16 miles) with Reading (30 miles) within easy travelling distance. Offers in excess of £1.5 million. The property has good access to the A34 at Milton (5 miles) providing access to other arterial routes throughout the area including the M40 and M4 motorways.

Directions Proposed: Planning application P15/V0011/FUL, granted on the 3rd April 2017, granted per- From Wantage take the A417 towards the A34 and Harwell continuing for about 2.5 miles mission for the conversion and construction of the units described below. The completed before taking the second right hand turn into Ardington village. Take the first right hand turn dwellings will provide 16,247sq ft (1,509 sq m) of floor area. signposted towards The Nursery School and Engine Shed proceeding along a small lane. The site is situated at the end of the lane on the left hand side behind a 6ft close boarded fence. Building Description

Description Workshop Unit 1 Conversion of the former Main Workshop. Will comprise on the first floor two bedrooms both with ensuite bathrooms, entrance hall, Planning application P15/V0011/FUL granted permission for conversion of the former works kitchen/dining room, utility room, cloakroom, snug, study, TV room buildings, as described below, to form six residential units, demolition of the existing storage and sitting room. The master suite comprising of a bedroom, ensuite building and the erection of three new dwellings. bathroom and dressing room are all on the first floor. Approximate

floor area 3,324sq. ft. Existing: The buildings are spread over the site with a plan of the entire site being available Workshop Unit 2 Conversion of former Main Workshop. Will comprise kitchen, utility in Appendix 1. We are advised that they have been vacant since 2007 and on inspection are room, living area, study, two bedrooms both with ensuite bath- in most cases fairly dilapidated. Details of each can be found below: rooms, cloakroom and a sleeping gallery up a single flight of stairs. Building Description Approximate floor area 2,189sq. ft. Workshop Unit 3 Conversion of former Main Workshop. Will comprise sitting room, Main Workshop Brick building with tiled roof. A basement runs under the majority of family room, three bedrooms with three ensuite bathrooms and one the building which is understood to have been used for storage of dressing room dining room, snug and utility room. Approximate floor guttering and pipework in the recent past. Electricity, water and waste area 2,824sq. ft. water drainage are all connected to the building. This was the main Workshop Unit 4 Conversion of former Main Workshop. Will comprise sitting room, workshop for the Estate maintenance department and was used for family room, kitchen, family room, sitting room, dining room, cloak- joinery, storage and contained welfare facilities for the employees. room, family bathroom, three bedrooms one with an ensuite and The floor in particular is in a poor state of repair with sections being dressing room. Approximate floor area 2,625sq. ft. rotten. Rot is also visible in the basement on some timber stanchions. New Build Unit 5 New build end of terrace cottage. The ground floor is to comprise of Office Building Small single storey brick building with a tiled roof. Internally it is cur- a sitting room, study, and kitchen diner whilst the first floor provides rently separated into a series of office rooms and we understand was a family bathroom and two bedrooms, one ensuite. Approximate used as the office for the Clerk of Works. floor area 1.091sq. ft. Engine Shed Timber framed and clad double height shed with a tiled roof and small New Build Unit 6 New build mid- terrace cottage. The ground floor is to comprise of a lean-to. Double height double doors to the front of the building. The sitting room, study, and kitchen diner whilst the first floor provides a roof and floor are in poor state of repair with rot being evident and family bathroom and two bedrooms, one ensuite. Approximate floor tiles missing from the roof. area 1,091sq. ft. Storage Building This is a small poorly maintained storage building that was previously New Build Unit 7 New build end of terrace cottage. The ground floor will comprise of a used for car repair and maintenance alongside the small yard adjacent sitting room, study, and kitchen diner whilst the first floor provides a to it. This building will be demolished. family bathroom and two bedrooms, one ensuite. Approximate floor area 1,091sq. ft. Engine Shed Unit 8 Conversion of the former Engine Shed. The ground floor will com- prise of a living area, kitchen, utility, study and cloakroom with the first floor providing three bedrooms with one ensuite bathroom and a family bathroom. Approximate floor area 1,186sq. ft. Office Building Unit 9 Conversion of former Office Building which will comprise two bed- rooms with ensuite bathrooms, living/dining area, kitchen and cloak- room. Approximate floor area 826sq. ft. GENERAL Method of Sale The property is offered for sale by private treaty as a whole.

Tenure and Possession Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Overage There is to be no deviation from planning consent P15/V0011/FUL without prior written consent of the Lockinge Trust.

Fencing Obligation Within 2 months of completion or prior to commencement of the works whichever earlier the Buyer will be required to erect and thereafter maintain a 6ft close boarded fence between points A—B—C —D—E and F—G on the plan overleaf.

Local Authority Services Vale of White Horse District Council Tel: 01235 422422. www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk Mains electricity, gas and drainage are available as are telecoms although connection Oxfordshire County Council Tel: 01865 792422. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk charges may apply. Water is supplied via the Lockinge Estate’s private water supply.

Health and Safety VAT We would ask you to be as vigilant as possible when making your inspection of the Any guide prices quoted or discussed are exclusive of VAT. In the event that a sale of the property for your own personal safety. property, or any part of it, or any right attached to it, becomes a chargeable supply for purposes of VAT, such tax will be payable in addition. Viewing Viewing is strictly by appointment with the selling agent, Adkin. No unaccompanied Plans viewing of the property is permitted. Plans included within these particulars are based on Architects drawings and the Ordnance Survey Maps reproduced from Promap and are for reference and information purposes only. All measurements and distances are approximate. Access A right of way will be granted over the lane accessing the property hatched brown on the site plan included within these particulars. An obligation to contribute to the maintenance For further information of this access will be put in place on the developer of the site and end purchasers of Please contact Alison Bowler or Hannah Rickards on 01235 862888 or alternatively by individual units. e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

Wayleave, Easements and Rights of Way Important Notice: Adkin for themselves, and the Vendors of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that: (1) These particulars do not constitute, nor constitute any part of any offer or contract; (2) All The property is being sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights of way, whether statements contained in these particulars as to this property are made without responsibility on the part of public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights Adkin, or the Vendor; (3) None of the statements contained in these particulars as to this property are to be and obligations, easements and quasi-easements and restrictive covenants and all existing relied on as statements of representation of fact; (4) Any intending purchaser or tenant must satisfy himself by proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars; (5) The Vendor does not make or give, and neither Adkin nor any person in their employment has any authority to whether referred to in these particulars or not. make or give, any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Particulars produced: March 2018 Photographs taken: January 2018

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