STRUCTURED OFFERS CONSIDERED
Location
The site is located on the edge of the village of Flookburgh on the Cartmel Peninsula of Cumbria lying approximately 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands and circa 2.5 miles south of Cartmel. The location benefits from an attractive semi-rural setting whilst maintaining excellent connectivity to public transport with Cark-in-Cartmel Railway Station being less than 0.5 mile to the north west.
Regular services are provided to Grange-over-Sands, Oxenholme Lake District, Lancaster, Carlisle and Preston. Oxenholme Lake District Railway Station has direct services to London Euston, Edinburgh, Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport.
Flookburgh lies approximately 28 miles west of Junction 36 of the M6 which provides access to the wider national motorway network with Lancaster, Preston and Manchester located 25, 40 and 70 miles distant respectively or within approximately 1 hr 15 minutes drive. Flookburgh offers an excellent range of amenities including a doctors, dentist, pharmacy, opticians, convenience store, public house and primary school.
Description
The site extends to approximately 1.17 hectares (2.9 acres) being greenfield, generally level in nature with hedgerow boundaries. Access is provided via Manorside with prominent roadside frontage from Market Street (B5277).The site lies immediately adjacent to the local authority operated residential care home (Bridge House).
Services
It is understood that all mains services are available to the site from Manorside. Interested parties are advised to make their own
separate enquiries to satisfy themselves in regards to their suitability.
Tenure
Freehold with the benefit of vacant possession.
Planning
The site has the benefit of an outline planning permission for the development of 32 residential dwelling houses providing 3,655 m² (39,324 ft²) of development (excluding garages). Planning permission was granted on the 13th January 2023, planning reference SL/2021/0991. The permission include the delivery of 11 affordable housing units (35%) with a tenure mix of 5 affordable rent & 6 discounted sale.
Further information is available via the technical pack, however, interested parties are invited to make any planning related enquiries to the local planning authority, South Lakeland District Council (www.southlakeland.gov.uk).
Technical Information
In the first instance interested parties are requested to formally register their interest with Eckersley, who will thereafter provide an
electronic link to download the technical information available. The information includes, but is not limited to, the following:-
1. Geo Environmental Phase 1 Desktop & Phase 2 of part (historic)
2. Floor Plans & Elevations for all units
3. Landscape Report
4. Noise Survey
5. Tree Survey
6. Landscape Drawing [Matching Bio reports]
7. Swept Path Analysis
8. Biodiversity Impact Assessment
9. Drainage Strategy + Soakaway + Percolation
Potential enhancements
The opportunity presents a number of potential enhancements including:
Improved development density to 35 units in accordance with the development plan policy
Viability assessment to improve the affordable percentage and/or mix
Possible sale structure via SPV and SDLT efficiencies
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries but further information can be provided upon request.
Method of Sale
Offers in excess of £1,300,000 are invited for the freehold interest via private treaty (structured offers considered).
Proposals
Offer guidelines will be provided which set out any assumptions or detail required to form part of any offer.
To assist with analysing offers, we would request a full schedule of assumptions and any associated costs be provided including any conditions that remain. These should be clearly stated along with any further costs that may subsequently require deduction from any offer.
There is a strong preference for unconditional offers based on the current outline, however, conditional offers subject to reserved matters or a new full application may be considered subject to terms.
Photographs and Plans
Any photographs and indicative plans incorporated in these particulars are provided for identification purposes only and should not be relied upon.
VAT
We understand that the purchase price will be subject to VAT.
Money Laundering
In accordance with Anti Money Laundering Regulations, two forms of identification and confirmation of the source of funding will be
required from the successful purchaser. Our client reserves the right not to accept the highest or any offer received.
