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The property comprises two adjoining mid-terrace buildings known as Tom Browns and Autobitz, located in a prominent position in central Dorchester. Tom Browns is a well-established public house arranged over ground and first floors, featuring a function room on the upper level and a spacious beer garden to the rear. Above the licensed trade areas are two self-contained residential flats, arranged over the first and second floors. Adjacent to this, Autobitz is a commercial premises (Use Class E) comprising a large open-plan retail showroom on the ground floor, upper-level storage, and a rare and substantial rear barn currently used for additional storage purposes.
Full planning permission has been secured for a comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment. The approved scheme includes the retention and continued use of the ground floor of Tom Browns as a public house (currently under management), conversion of the vacant Autobitz retail unit into a commercial unit, and the creation of four new residential flats above. To the rear, consent has been granted for the construction of five new dwellings (three houses and two flats), alongside associated access improvements and landscaped communal areas.
The premises benefits from an existing premises licence. The rear of the site includes a generous beer garden and courtyard with seating capacity for approximately 60 patrons, serving as a valuable outdoor amenity for the public house.
Tenure
Freehold.
Accommodation
Please note the approximate areas have been provided by the VOA/Vendor/EPC and the property has not been internally inspected by Savills. The photos and yellow line drawings are for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the exact boundary of the site.
Tom Browns Public House offers a traditional ground floor bar area, a skittle alley/function room, a fully equipped commercial kitchen, and a lower ground floor beer cellar. Residential Flats are located above the public house. The first floor flat is a generously sized three-bedroom apartment comprising a separate dining room and sitting room, along with a family bathroom. The second floor flat offers two bedrooms, a fitted kitchen, a separate lounge, a shower room, and a separate WC, providing well-proportioned living space suitable for owner-occupation or letting. Autobitz Unit includes three sizeable open plan retail zones on the ground floor, three individual office rooms, a staff kitchen, and a substantial rear barn ideal for storage or ancillary commercial use. On the first floor, there are two additional storage rooms, offering further scope for commercial or alternative use subject to planning.
48 High Street (Autobitz)
Ground - 405.96 sq m (4,370 sq ft)
First - 103.00 sq m (1,109 sq ft)
Second - 27.00 sq m (291 sq ft)
47 High Street (Tom Browns)
Public House - 657 sq m (7,072 sq ft)*
Total - 1,191.93 sq m (12,830 sq ft)
Total Site Area: 0.406 acres (0.164 hectares)
*measurements taken from EPC
Tenancy
Majority Vacant. One flat let at £6,600 pa
Planning
Full planning permission was granted on 15 October 2024 under reference P/FUL/2021/02397. The consent allows for the refurbishment of No. 47, including conversion of the rear into a residential dwelling (Use Class C3), and the demolition and reconstruction of No. 48 to provide a ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E or Public House (Sui Generis)) with four residential flats above. Additionally, the approved plans include the development of five new dwellings-three houses and two flats positioned to the rear of the site, complete with access arrangements and landscaping.
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