Kelston, Ringwood Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 7LT

Description
The property comprises a detached chalet bungalow with brick elevations beneath a hipped clay tile roof.

The ground floor comprises of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two lounges, kitchen and additional storage/utility space and conservatories on both sides.

The first floor comprises three bedrooms, shower and office.

Externally, there is a double garage with additional storage space and an office on the first floor. The plot includes a paddock and a garden to the rear of the bungalow. There is also an open fronted store in the grounds. The property is in need of extensive refurbishment or could potentially be redeveloped on the same footprint.- see “Planning Opinion” below.

Location
The property is situated on an extensive plot of land between Bartley and Netley Marsh, to the west of Southampton, within the New Forest National Park. Access is off the A336 which provides links to the A31 and M27 to the west of the site and Totton to the east. Southampton city centre is located approximately 7.5 miles to the east via the A336 and A35.

M27 can be accessed at junctions 1 and 2 which are 2 miles and 3.2 miles to the west and north east respectively. By road, London lies approximately 85 miles to the north-east.

Totton railway station is about 2.9 miles miles to the east providing services to London Waterloo. Faster, more regular services are available from Southampton Central station located about 7.2 miles to the east, with a fastest scheduled journey time to London Waterloo of around 75 minutes.

Planning Opinion
Savills Planning has undertaken a pre-app in respect to the potential for the property (as part of a larger land holding) This is available on request.

The Site lies outside the settlement boundary and, with the Local Planning Authority holding a strong five-year housing land supply, there is no basis for a short-term open-market housing application. Any such development would need to be pursued through the next Local Plan ‘Call for Sites’, the timing of which is unknown, making this a longer-term prospect.

There is clearer potential for Affordable Housing under the rural exceptions policy. The LPA is actively seeking suitable sites and, with no affordable homes delivered locally since 2021, further assessment of need may support promotion of the Site for this use.

In the meantime, policies DP35 and DP36 allow the existing vacant dwelling to be replaced on its footprint (or re-sited for environmental benefit) or extended by up to 30%, providing a route for modernisation and refurbishment.

The property is currently part of a larger site and will be sold off separately, with amendments to 2 Titles. The intention is for the property to have its own dedicated access off Ringwood Road. If this is not possible, a right of way will be reserved over the adjoining property.