The Old Town Hall, 6, Market Place, Warminster BA12

For Sale BY Auction ON Wednesday 27TH July AT The Garden Room, Bristol Zoo, Clifton, Bristol - Guide Price £200, 000+++ A Grade II listed former Town Hall occupying a prominent corner plot last used as offices at ground and first floor and bar and nightclub at basement level. Planning permission for leisure, nightclub and restaurant and office uses.

On the instruction of the joint law of property act receivers: Potential development opportunity.
The property occupies a prominent position in the Wiltshire town of Warminster at the junction of Market Place and Weymouth Street. Trowbridge is 10 miles to the North and Salisbury is 20 miles to the South East, Bristol is 30 miles and Bath is 20 miles both to the North West.
The site comprises a Grade II Listed former town hall building arranged over lower ground/basement ground and first floors. The building is of cut stone and brick construction with a flat roof and occupies a prominent corner plot. The building has most recently been used as offices for a law firm at ground and first floors levels and as a restaurant, night club and bar at lower ground and basement. There is a small second floor comprising of kitchen and minstrels gallery over the main first floor hall. The site also includes a former public convenience at lower ground level to the rear of the property accessed via Weymouth Street.

Lower Ground Floor

There is a split level area comprising of bar/kitchen and various small rooms. The net internal floor area measures approximately 130 square metres.

Ground And First Floor

The areas comprises of ground and first floor office accommodation with kitchen on the second floor mezzanine level. Total net internal floor area is approximately 335 square metres and the total gross floor area of 423 square metres approximately.

Planning

The building is Grade II Listed and is a conservation area. We are advised by Colliers International that informal discussions have taken place with Wiltshire District Council that confirm that in principal it should be possible to establish the existing use as B1 for the ground and first floors, with sui generis (use as a restaurant and nightclub) for the lower ground floors.
In addition the site has full planning consent granted in February 2008 07/02677/F for the conversion of the ground and first floors to nightclub (sui generis) including A3 (restaurant) A4 (pub/bar) D1 (non-residential institutions) and D2 (assembly and leisure). Since the commencement of marketing the planning permission has now lapsed.

Additional Information

Services: We are advised that the property benefits from mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. We advise all interested parties make their own investigations to satisfy themselves in this regard.
Tenure: Freehold
Possession: Vacant possession upon completion

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