47 - 48 High East Street, 47 - 48 High East Street, Dorchester

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.

Situated at 47-48 High East Street, the property enjoys a prime location in the heart of Dorchester, the historic county town of Dorset. The town benefits from strong transport links, with the A35 and A37 connecting it to nearby centres such as Bridport, Weymouth, and Poole. Dorchester is also well served by public transport, with Dorchester South and Dorchester West stations providing mainline rail services to regional and national destinations.