A420, South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3

Commercial Development Land Opportunity
Approx 6.9 acres (2.70 ha)

| Direct access off A420
| A419 0.7 mile/ J15 M4 3.5 miles/ Swindon 4 miles
| Nr major new residential and commercial development


Location
The site is situated approximately 4 miles to the east of Swindon and is accessed directly off the A420 Oxford Road. It lies some 0.7 miles to the east of the roundabout junction with the A419 dual carriageway which links to the M4 at J15 just 3.5 miles to the south.

Situation
Historically the site has been accessed approximately 100 metres to the east of a Shell filling station and the site is bounded by the Great Western main line railway to the north (which provides an approx 50 minute service from Swindon to London Paddington via Reading).

Opposite the site ot the south, Iceland and Amazon have two major logistics units off Laines Way at Symmetry Park. South Marston Industrial Estate is situated some 3 miles to the north-west via a the A419 where developers Panattoni have commenced construction of a major new warehouse scheme on the site of a former Honda plant; the first phase of which will deliver two units totalling approx 1.5 m sq ft as part of a planned 7.2 m sq ft logistics park. B&Q, Aldi, Callaway Golf and Amazon all have existing logistics centres at South Marston.

Major residential development is planned nearby forming ‘The New Eastern Villages’ (NEV), one of the largest greenfield developments in the country which will provide 8,000 new homes as well as schools and leisure facilities spanning 724 hectares. The proposals take in land to the south and north of the A420 including to the north of the main line railway.

Description
A broadly level site of approximately 6.9 acres (2.70 ha) which abuts the Shell filling station at its western end and also partly extends beyond it at its northern boundary. There is a track which, from a point close to the existing entrance on the A420, formerly linked to the railway line to the north and which is now overgrown by a ribbon of low quality trees and vegetation. A public footpath, which previously followed this route, has been relocated on neighbouring land to west of the site.

Planning
There are currently no ‘live’ planning permissions in place covering the land although historically we are advised that the site has been used for the storage of concrete and building materials. Additionally, some footings for a building were constructed on the site in a position to the north of the filling station and an associated drain laid to some tanks to the east near the former footpath.

It is considered that an application to develop the site for commercial uses such as light industrial (Class E(g)(iii)/ other Class E uses, B2 (general industrial) or B8 (warehousing and distribution) would likely receive favourable consideration by the planners.

Section 106/ CIL Contributions
The purchaser/ developer will be responsible for all such contributions.

Tenure
Freehold.

Price Guide
£500,000/ acre.
VAT may be applicable.

Method of Sale
Consideration will be given to a sale of the land on an unconditional basis as well as on a ‘subject to planning’ basis.

Services
Interested parties should make their own enquiries in this regards.

Viewing
Subject to prior agreement with Woolley & Walis interested parties in possession of a copy of these particulars may visit the site to inspect.

Contacts
For further information please contact the sole selling agents, Woolley & Wallis on .
Andy Cochran MRICS a.
Rob Horton MRICS r.