Land for sale

Tenure: Freehold

A unique development opportunity in the heart of Folkestone, Kent.

Valuable residential development site with outline planning consent Y10/0680/SH for the demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of 28 three and four bedroom houses.

Description.
The site is virtually level and covers an area of 0.66 hectares (approximately 1.63 acres). The existing buildings consist of a four storey former boarding school built in about 1917. There is a 1960’s extension to the main school building and a small chapel, which makes this a rare development site to come available in this part of the town, which beside being close to railway stations, is also very accessible for most other amenities.

Location.
The site is located to the established West End of Folkestone, being a town which for good reason has received considerable favourable publicity recently. Folkestone and the surrounding area form part of the scenic South East corner of the Garden of England. There is enormous activity in the town with the regeneration of the newly opened Bouverie Place Town Centre retail redevelopment, the now well established Creative Centre incorporating the old High Street and eastern section, having undergone massive investment, including new 400 Student University centre and new Folkestone Academy. Also far reaching visionary plans to create the harbour into a luxurious marina are in the pipeline and an enormous seafront residential development scheme.

In addition Folkestone offers excellent transport links including mainline railway stations (both close to the site) which benefits from the recently introduced high speed link, reaching London in under an hour. The M20 motorway is 10 minutes drive from the site and Eurotunnel can speed you and your car to Calais in just 35 minutes. The Cathedral City of Canterbury is about 14 miles by car with Hythe, Sandgate and Dover all just along the coast.

Tenure.
The property is to be sold freehold with vacant possession. The contents of the Chapel are excluded from the sale.

Guide Price £2,500,000 – £2,750,000. Brochure available from owners Agents Champion and Company 01303 260666.