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About this property:

** SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY **

Abbots Court is an imposing detached period building, originally built as a hotel in 1866 and later extended in 1934, it was used for many years as a boarding house for St Bees School.

Most recently, part of the ground floor was converted for use as a pre-school nursery and subsequently to office use, though it has mostly stood vacant for a number of years.

The main ground floor offers a mix of room sizes having been utilized as study, tutor, common and changing rooms in previous years together with kitchens, sculleries and WCs.

The first floor remains largely unchanged from its previous dormitory use, with 17 single student bedrooms having access to shared bathrooms, and two staff bedrooms with ensuites.

The later extension included an attached warden’s house, providing a further 3 bedrooms, kitchen, dining and living room. A small basement area provides boiler room and stores.

Externally, the property benefits from expansive grounds, predominantly sloping from east to west with offering lawned areas amongst some trees and shrubs. A tarmac driveway provides access from the north off Monks Hill and south out on to Abbey Road.

Abbots Court provides the following approximate gross internal areas:

Ground Floor:
531.20 Sq M (5,718 Sq Ft)
First Floor:
410.20 Sq M (4,415 Sq Ft)
Basement:
51.60 Sq M (555 Sq Ft)
TOTAL FLOOR AREA:
993.00 Sq M (10,688 Sq Ft)

TOTAL SITE AREA: 0.926 Ha (2.29 acres)

PLANNING STATUS:
Abbots Court is not listed, nor is it situated within the St Bees Conservation Area, but from discussions with planning consultants and Cumberland Council, we understand that it is likely to be classed as a non-designated heritage asset in the assessment of any potential future planning application that affects it or its setting. This means that for any type of proposed development, retention of the building will be strongly favoured over demolition.

OFFERS:
Offers in excess of £275,000 are invited for the freehold interest. Dependent on level of offer, the sale may be subject to an overage clause.

Terms: For Sale: £275,000
Size: 0.93 hectares (2.3 acres)
Postcode: CA27 0EG
Ref:MB/7206