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    Key features

    • To be Offered on Tuesday 14 July
    • Hereford is a busy and attractive Cathedral City and the CountyTown of Herefordshire.
    • The property comprises part of an attractive Grade II Listed building
    • Pedestrianised city centre location
    • Comprising 476.3 sq m (5,127 sq ft) arranged on part ground floor (entrance), first, second, third and attic floors
    • Potential for conversion into 5 Flats
    • The Freehold and Ground floor shop investment will be offered separately as Lot 135
    • VAT is Not Applicable to this Lot
    • Vacant

    Description

    Gurneys House compprises the upper floors of 12 & 13 High Town which are self-contained and are accessed from the rear service yard via two internal staircases.

    The property is Grade II Listed and within the Central Area Conservation Area

    The property has the benefit of secure servicing from the shopping centre service yard to the rear.

    The freehold and ground and basement floor shop investment will be offered separately as Lot ?.

    Additional information

    Tenure

    Held on a 999 year lease from 25/04/2025 at a fixed ground rent of a peppercorn

    Accommodation


    Entrance Hall/Stairs/Cycle Store 30.2 sq m (325 sq ft)

    Front Building 1

    First Floor 147.4 sq m (1,587 sq ft)

    Second Floor 139.1 sq m (1,497 sq ft)

    Third Floor 20.6 sq m (222 sq ft)

    Roof Space Not Measured

    Rear Building 2

    First Floor 69.5 sq m (748 sq ft)

    Second Floor 69.5 sq m (748 sq ft)


    Total 476.3 sq m (5,127 sq ft)

    Tenancy

    Vacant

    Planning

    Herefordshire Council


    A planning application for consent to convert the upper parts of the property from ancillary storage and offices into 5 Flats, has been prepared and will be lodged prior to the date of the auction.

    The front element (referred to as Building 1 in RDA and KHA D&AS) which was two buildings, split into two shops at ground floor level, has been converted in to one retail unit at ground floor with basement storage.

    The first, second and third floor roof space, comprised ancillary commercial accommodation, which has been separated off from the ground floor retail unit and a new rear access created as part of planning approvals ref. 2023/P223792/F and P223793/L, in anticipation of this Planning Application to convert into 3no. Flats.

    The rear building (referred to as Building 2 in RDA Report and KHA D&AS) comprises ancillary commercial accommodation at first and second floor, with only an access hatch / ladder access to the second floor, which has been separated off from the ground floor retail unit and a separate rear access created as part of planning approvals ref. 2023/P223792/F and P223793/L, in anticipation of this Planning Application to convert into 2no. Flats.

    Pre-App advice was sought by the Applicant, from Hereford Local Planning Authority, with no objections in principle to change of use to flats.

    A copy of the Design and Access Statement is available from the Auctioneers

    Notes

    Joint Auctioneer

    HRH Retail

    Jeremy Lovell

    jeremy@hrhretail.com

    020 7908 7037

    Please note the areas provided are approximate. The photos and any drawings are for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the exact boundary of the property. The property has not been internally inspected by Savills. Prospective purchasers must rely upon their own enquiriesin this regard. Please refer to the legal pack.

    Additional charges and fees might be charged by the seller and/or other third parties. You are strongly advised to read the Special Conditions of Sale for the Lot prior to bidding to check for any additional charges and fees.

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      Local information

      Hereford is an attractive and historic cathedral city situated some 50 miles south-west of Birmingham and 25 miles north-west of Gloucester on the A49

      The property is situated on the North side of pedestrianised High Town in a first class position lying between the entrances to the indoor Buttermaket and The Maylord Shopping Centre

      Nearby occupiers include Holland & Barrett, JD Sports, Clinton Cards, TG Jones and Hotel Chocolat

      Transport

      The A49 provides access to Leominster to the north and Ross-on-Wye (M50) to the south whilst the A4103 provides access to WorcesterHereford Rail Station is some 750 metres from the property, providing regular mainline rail services to London Paddington (fastest journey time 2 hours 51 minutes)

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