Property description

LocationThe property fronts Littlestone Road within New Romney on The Romney Marsh. The beach is within walking distance at both Littlestone and Greatstone. The coastal town of New Romney offers good local traditional shopping facilities as well as supermarket, petrol filling stations, public houses, restaurants, Primary and Secondary Schools and church. Adjoining the site is a selection of commercial shop units with accommodation above. The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway has a station.New Romney is located on the A259 giving coastal access from Folkestone and Hythe to Rye and Hastings.

DescriptionPresently the old former bus depot where Planning Permission has been granted for the construction of a four storey building comprising of 2 x commercial units to the ground floor of approx. 71m2 and 64m2 with the larger unit benefiting from storeroom, kitchen, WC and yard area and the smaller unit with storeroom, kitchen and WC facilities.The open-plan shop units will have bay display windows to the front.Accommodation to the upper floors benefits from lift access as well as stairwell giving 6 x two bedroom apartments and 5 x one bedroom apartments.The first and second floors of the development will give 2 x two bedroom apartments, one of which will benefit from separate kitchen and the other with shared kitchen/living area. A further 2 x one bedroom apartments per floor both with shared kitchen/living areas. On the third floor which is in the roof space with Velux, gable and traditional windows. The accommodation comprises 2 x two bedroom apartments both with kitchen/living area, two bedrooms and bathroom as well as 1 x one bedroom apartment, with shower room.There is one parking space per unit for the both the flats and retail units, and one visitor’s parking space. In addition, there are 11 cycle spaces within a cycle store.Access to the site is from the rear via an access road.

ConstructionThe main building will be of brick construction with brick detailing under a slate grey roof with the second and third floor having a rendered façade.

Planning ApplicationsThe original Planning Application Y07/10760/SH has had further extension on Planning Application Y11/0121/SH and this application permits development to have begun within three years of the date of permission.The date of application for the Planning Permission was 27th May 2011.

PlansGeneral plans can be viewed either via Shepway District Council Planning Department’s website under the application numbers stated previously, or basic plans can be viewed from our Hamstreet office, whilst the Planning Approval is available for download from our website.Planning use for the commercial units is solely for A1/A2 use with standard restrictions on working hours, being 0800 to 1800 Monday to Saturday.

ViewingsViewing of the site is strictly by arrangement with Hirst Commercial.Viewing of plans and Planning Permission conditions will be available by appointment at our local Hamstreet office.

Price£225,000.00

Business Rating assessmentProspective occupiers should make their own enquiries to verify this information.

Property Features :

• building plot in New Romney
• three storey building
• 11 flats
• 2 retail units
• one parking space per flat