OBORNE HOUSE Oborne Road, Sherborne, DT9 3DS

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY SUBJECT TO PLANNING

Key Highlights • Existing 2/3 storey attached building comprising c7,500 sq ft of redundant supported living accommodation, with ancillary garaging and former stables. • Potential for refurbishment into 5 flats and 1 additional new build dwelling • Conditional and Unconditional offers invited • Deadline for offers: 12 noon on Thursday 12th November 2020

SAVILLS WMBOURNE Wessex House, Priors Walk, East Borough BH21 1PB +44 (0) 1202 856 800 savills.co.uk Description Oborne House extends to c7,500 sq ft sq ft and formally provided social housing accommodation. The property includes a rear court yard and a raised terraced garden to the east, elevated above the road frontage and retained by a substantial stone wall. The property is enclosed by fences and retaining walls to accommodate these changes in level and measures c0.15Ha (0.38 acres). Oborne House is constructed of traditional period solid rubble stone, with a more recent; possibly post war facade, finished with stone style window mullions, brick and painted render. The principal roof is pitched and covered with tiles, incorporating chimney stacks. There are flat roof sections to the rear modern brick extensions. There is an attached double garage to the rear of the main building. To the rear of the court yard is a former stable block of similar age to the main building.

Location and Situation The property is prominently located on one of the main eastern access routes into Sherborne from the A30. The property’s position, on the junction of Oborne Road, Long Street and Newland, on the edge of the town, is highly visual. Sherborne is a market town situated in North Dorset. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, and is 6 miles east of Yeovil. Sherborne is known for its historic buildings, including the Abbey Church, the Sherborne Boys’ School, the Sherborne Girls’ School and Sherborne Castles. The railway station provides a direct rail link to London Waterloo with an average journey time of c 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Planning Context The property lies within the Defined Development Boundary for the town, is located within the Sherborne Conservation Area and adjoins a Grade II Listed Building. Peter Eldridge Architects previously prepared an indicative sketch layout of the proposed development (as shown overleaf). This layout was the subject of a recent Pre-Application consultation with Dorset Council. A Pre-Application response from Dorset Council supports the principle to create 6 residential units by converting and adapting Oborne House with parking provision for 9 cars and 1 secure bicycle space per unit, together with the erection of a new dwelling within the existing site area. The full response to the Pre-Application consultation with Dorset Council is provided in the Marketing Information Pack.

SAVILLS WMBOURNE Wessex House, Priors Walk, East Borough BH21 1PB +44 (0) 1202 856 800 savills.co.uk Site Layout Ground Floor

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Local Authority Disposal Process Dorset Council The property is being offered for sale by informal tender, subject to contract. Legal Summary Conditional and Unconditional offers are invited for the Legal Summary: The property is held under Freehold Freehold interest, and should be submitted using the Title No. DT218392. Title documents are provided within specified tender documents provided within the MIP. the Marketing Information Pack. All offers should be clearly marked ‘Oborne House’ and VAT state a fixed sum, unrelated to any other offer. VAT is not chargeable on the purchase price. Viewings Marketing Information Pack Please contact Vanessa Patel should you wish to arrange to view the property. A Marketing Information Pack (MIP) containing detailed information relating to the Property is available upon Prior to viewing, interested parties are advised to discuss request. any particular points which are likely to affect their interest in the site. The MIP includes further information is respect of relevant planning, technical and legal matters.

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NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. LOCATION PLAN MCL: 28161/LOC250K OBORN2 Date: 30/09/2020 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB NOT TO SCALE Tel: (01202) 856800

NOTE - Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100024244 Savills (UK) Limited NOTE - Published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct its accuracy is not guaranteed. LOCATION PLAN MCL: 28161/LOC50K OBORNE3 Date: 30/09/2020 The Cartographic & Design Team, Wessex House, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 1PB NOT TO SCALE Tel: (01202) 856800

Contact Vanessa Patel +44 (0) 1202 856 973 [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE Maps are reproduced from the Ordnance Survey Map with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. © Crown copyright licence number 100022432 Savills (UK) Ltd, published for the purposes of identification only and although believed to be correct accuracy is not guaranteed. Savills, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. They are not authorised to make or give any representations or warranties in relation to the property either here or elsewhere, either on their own behalf or on behalf of their client or otherwise. They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation or other consents and Savills have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise. Designed and Produced by Savills Marketing: 020 7499 8644 | September 2020