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EXCITING HOTEL, LODGE PARK, LEISURE & GOLF OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY • High quality established 18 hole USGA course ON BEHALF OF THE • Stunning 19th Century mansion with views over Shropshire hills • Range of outbuildings with development potential JOINT ADMINISTRATOR AND RECEIVER OF THE PROPERTY • Planning permission for 40no permanent holiday lodges LOCATION • Extant permission for hotel • Hotel/resort development in progress with branded operator The property is located approximately 2 miles southwest of the Shropshire market town of Bridgnorth, on the outskirts of the hamlet of Chelmarsh. • Total site area of 320 acres Bridgnorth is a busy historic market town located approximately 15 miles south • Significant future lodge park and holiday/ hotel development of Shrewsbury, 10 miles south of Telford and approximately 27 miles west of opportunity Birmingham.

To the south is Kidderminster, which is approximately 8 miles, with the M5 motorway around 2 miles further to the south.

Access to Bridgnorth is via the A442, a major trunk road which links the M5 motorway network to Shrewsbury and the M54, linking into trunk roads carrying traffic either east/west from the into Wales or north/south linking traffic to Cheshire and the M6 motorway network.

The nearest railway station is located at Kidderminster which links to Birmingham New Street. However, running adjacent to the property is the historic railway, an enthusiast operated historic steam railway,

There is a halt providing access to the Hall meaning customers could arrive by steam train. it is operated on a commercial basis with regular services throughout the summer months and weekend winter months

THE ASTBURY, CHELMARSH, BRIDGNORTH, SHROPSHIRE WV16 6AT THE ASTBURY

The property comprises a championship specification 18-hole golf course constructed in the 1990s to USGA specification with pop up sprinklers to tees, greens and fairways.

It is set out in a stunning elevated position overlooking the Severn valley over gently undulating land. , a historic late Georgian/ early Victorian manor house originally, but later rebuilt after a fire later in the 19th century. It is primarily of two storey brick and red sandstone built property using a ‘U’ shaped footprint, typical of its type with a series of single storey extensions and service building to the rear.

Integral to the golf course and presently used for storage and green-keeping equipment is a former farmyard and barn complex. This comprises a series of brick built and portal steel clad buildings constructed at various points of time and used predominantly as machine storage. Use as a farm operation has now ceased. However, this is an extensive farm compound with a series of buildings and a large footprint and could be suitable for a range of uses, most obviously residential, subject to planning permission.

Within the wider 320-acre site are two further areas which area as follows:

An area located adjacent to the entrance road in a slightly elevated position which has planning permission for 40 no. holiday lodges with 12-month holiday occupancy.

A large parcel of land presently used for agricultural purposes by a third party occupied under licence, which effectively provides the eastern boundary to the site and is located on the opposite side of a large valley. Within this is an area surrounded by heavy woodland which has been identified as potential or future lodge development.

THE ASTBURY, CHELMARSH, BRIDGNORTH, SHROPSHIRE WV16 6AT SUMMARY

• A late Georgian / early Victorian country house constructed of local sandstone and brick, in good repair.

• Total site comprises approximately 320 acres.

• Includes an 18-hole championship golf course, with USGA spec tees and greens, par 71 on approximately 6,500 yards.

• Includes a former farm complex including a series of brick and stone built barn, hardstanding and former workshops

• Potential for wide range of future development

• Extensive woodland, streams and fishing rights

THE BUSINESS The Rear House Courtyard

The Astbury has operated as a premium golf course with clubhouse under private ownership. Trade is derived not only form the local area, but from the DATAROOM wider West Midlands, such is the quality of golf on offer. It has previously operated as a proprietary members’ course but has more recently operated on A dataroom containing historic trading information, site plans, resort design layouts and a pay and play basis. schematics, along with an investor’s brochure and copies of the planning permission can be accessed via; Keen to develop the inherent leisure and hotel potential, the owner has https://datarooms.frpadvisory.com effectively put the business in a holding position, whilst the proposed resort development is progressed. As a consequence, the business has not been Access to the dataroom is via a non-disclosure agreement, which can be driven to it’s full potential, and the food and beverage trade, along with downloaded upon completion of registration. weddings an functions is negligible.

This is site that could become one of the most premium events, functions and weddings venues in the Midlands.

THE ASTBURY, CHELMARSH, BRIDGNORTH, SHROPSHIRE WV16 6AT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

• Permission for 40no permanent holiday lodges • Potential to develop further and create major holiday park • Potential residential development of former farm complex • Hotel and other leisure development opportunities • Subject to planning permission

The Local Plan would appear to support a tourism and revenue generating use on the site, and there is an extant planning permission for hotel and lodge uses.

The grandfather right vested in BR/98/0829, was the renewal of a planning permission granted in 1991, reference: 91/0586. This allows for the development of an 18-hole plus 9-hole golf course, extensions to the hall to provide a hotel and ancillary facilities, temporary golf house, extension of the pool house to a golf clubhouse, use of land and extension to provide holiday Machine Sheds and former Farm: Potential Residential Opportunity lets and a sewerage treatment plan. It is this permission which forms the base of the present development

A later permission, reference 14/00794/FUL allows the erection of 11 holiday retreats with a further holiday lodge under 14/3609/FUL. An additional planning permission reference 14/040101/FUL allows the development of a further 28 holiday residential units at the site. This provides a total of 40 permanent holiday units, which may not be occupied as a permanent principle place of residence, which is typical of permissions relating to residences for holiday occupancy.

Therefore, the property has planning permission for its existing use and for a proposed use as a hotel, which actually dates back at least 20 years and we note that there is a historic permission for hotel use dating from the 1970’s. We can confirm that the property is not a listed building and it is outside of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

THE ASTBURY, CHELMARSH, BRIDGNORTH, SHROPSHIRE WV16 6AT VIEWING

The property is available to view, strictly by appointment only through the selling agents. On no account must any approach be made directly to the property or its occupants.

ASKING PRICE

Offers are invited for the freehold interest

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information or to arrange an inspection of the property, please contact the Sole Selling Agents :-

John Rushby

+44 (0)121 265 7618 [email protected]

Jonathan Wren

+44 (0)121 265 7524 [email protected]

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