The Blue Bell Inn Ref: 5651979 4 The Highway, , , , CH5 3DH

Freehold: Oers Over £350,000 plus VAT

Former public house Idyllic central village location Site area: circa 5,500 sq Rear car park Planning consent for 3 apartments Energy Rating D

christie.com The former Blue Bell public house is a substantial detached 2 storey building with rendered brick elevations beneath a pitched tiled roof.

Currently it is arranged with the bar on the ground oor, a large 3 bed at on the rst oor, and cellar in the basement.

There is a shared side access way which leads to the rear of the building. Here you nd a car park big enough for approximately 10 cars, and a number of sheds.

As it stands this former pub could be easily refurbished back to a bar, or to retail space, both providing living accommodation above. This opportunity also comes with a number of planning consents for residential development.

The property is owned in a Single Asset Company and there is an option to purchase 100% of the shareholding which should have signicant SDLT savings to the purchaser as a result. Location The former Blue Bell public house is situated in the large North village of Hawarden, on the Welsh and English border, approximately eight miles west of city centre.

The site is situated on the main road through the centre of Hawarden, with Hawarden itself being an attractive sought aer village within close proximity of St David's Business Park, which includes the Village Hotel Chester St Davids and the Broughton Shopping Park. The centre of the village is a conservation area, and has seen substantial investment in recent years, with more planned, in large, due to the ever popular and world famous Gladstone Library which attracts huge tourist numbers each year.

Hawarden is most easily accessed leaving the A55, signposted Broughton, following the signs for Hawarden.

Planning Permissions Although Hawarden is a Conservation Area, we understand the property is not Listed.

Planning consent exists for the conversion of the former public house and rst oor accommodation to 3 No. dwellings (Flintshire Ref. 056021).

Planning consent also exists for the demolition of 3 No. brick extensions to the rear and open timber structure (Flintshire Ref. 056022).

Business Rates Currently below the £6,000 void rates threshold as vacant. To be re-assessed post conversion. Customer Due Diligence Checks The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (as amended) require us to conduct due diligence checks upon all purchasers. When an oer has been accepted, the prospective purchaser(s) will need to provide, as a minimum, proof of identity and residential address; if the purchaser is a company or other legal entity, then any person owning more than 25% must provide the same. These documents must either be handled and copied by a Christie & Co employee, or certied copies be provided.

Contact No direct approach may be made to the business. For an appointment to view, please contact the vendor's agent:

Tom O'Malley Associate Director - Hospitality T:+44 161 833 6912 M:+44 7764 378 446 E:[email protected] Manchester

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These particulars are a general guide to the property and are not to be relied on as statements or representations of fact. Purchasers should instruct professional advisers and rely on their own searches, enquiries and inspections regarding the property and any associated business. Neither Christie & Co nor any employee is authorised to give any representation or warranty regarding the property. Christie & Co for itself and for its client gives notice that: (a) these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of Christie & Co or the client and do not constitute any part of an oer or contract; (b) Christie & Co has not conducted a detailed survey or tested services, appliances or ttings; and (c) any dimensions, oor plans and photographs provided are for indicative purposes only. February 2021 christie.com