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Tenure: Freehold
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Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Residential Development Opportunity
  • Outline planning permission for 5 detached dwellings
  • Popular village location.
  • Existing brownfield site.

Fordham
The picturesque village of Fordham offers an excellent selection of amenities, with everyday essentials within easy reach. A convenience store sits alongside a number of local shops and services, including a village butchers and a handful of traditional country pubs, offering delicious home-cooked food. and the he popular Scottsdales and Simpsons Garden Centres with charming Cafés are a short walk from Terence Place. Larger supermarkets can be found within a 10-minute drive to either Ely or Newmarket.

Just a 30-minute drive from the property, Cambridge offers an impressive shopping selection, with the famous Grand Arcade amongst the city's myriad of attractions.
The A14 Newmarket bypass is less than a 10-minute drive away and provides a direct route into Cambridge to the east and Bury St Edmunds to the west. Both areas can be reached in around 30 minutes by car. The A11 link to Norwich and the Broads can also be reached within few minutes.
Those who prefer to travel by train will find Newmarket train station just a 15-minute drive away and Soham only 10 minutes, providing routes to Kings Cross in under an hour as well as Stansted Airport, Norwich. Peterborough and Ipswich

Description
Superb residential development opportunity in this much sought after village. The site is a former Technology/Engineering Centre adjacent a new build developments.  Outline planning has been granted  in July 2023 for the erection of 5 detached homes subject to reserved matters. Offers are invited for the freehold purchase.

Title
The title is registered under reference CB124495.

Tenure & Possession.
The site is for sale freehold and with vacant possession.

Planning
Outline planning was granted on 27th July 2023 by East Cambridgeshire District Council, for the erection of 5 detached homes. Reserved matters applications must be submitted within 2 years of that date.

Method of Sale
The property is for sale by Private Treaty.

OFFERS
Offers are invited for the freehold purchase of the site(s). All offers will need to be confirmed in writing to the sellers sole agent and include the following:

  • Any proposed conditions attached to the offer.
  • Proof of funding.
  • Proof of ID.
  • Timescales for the submission of reserved matters, exchange and completion.
  • Details of Solicitors to be instructed on the purchase.
  • Confirmation of 10% deposit paid on exchange of contracts.
  • Restrictive Covenants
    We are not aware at this time of any restrictive covenants on the site, but prospective buyers must confirm this for themselves via their legal representatives before committing to the purchase.

    Services
    All prospective buyers are to make their own enquiries as to the location and provision of services.

    Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way
    The land is to be sold subject to all existing rights of way, public or private, light support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and allotted rights and obligations, easements, quasi-easements and all wayleaves ,whether referred to or not in these sales particulars.

    Purchasers will be deemed to have full knowledge and satisfied themselves as to the provisions of such matters which may affect the property.

    VAT
    Should any sale of the land or any right attached to it become chargeable for VAT, then such tax will be the liability of the purchaser to settle in addition to the purchase price.

    Local Authorities
    East Cambridgeshire District Council.
    Cambridge County Council.
    Fordham Parish Council.

    Notes
    All viewings are to be accompanied and arranged through Bovingdons Limited.

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      The company is owned and run by ourselves, Ian and Emma Bovingdon, and we have been married for over 27 years and have 2 grown up children. We met whilst working for a large corporate Estate Agency on the South Coast and have been in the property selling industry for over 60 years combined. We are experienced in all aspects of property, including land buying & selling, New Homes and residential homes. We thought it was about time we did this for ourselves & to give us total control over what we do and how we do it.   We have lived in East Cambridgeshire for over 20 years, raised our family here and have been involved with the community and local businesses during that time.    It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to be an Estate Agent, but it takes someone or preferably a team, with compassion, experience, knowledge, integrity and honesty to make it a real success. Moving home is one of the most stressful things we do in our lives and so we will always be here to provide a dedicated, professional and seamless service and to guide and advise you every step of the way. We will always strive to do the job to the best of our abilities. MEET THE TEAM  Ian Bovingdon Ian began a successful career in the world of Estate Agency in 1982 & has nearly 40 years of working with both large corporate businesses & smaller independents. Ian turned his focus to Land & New Homes in 2004 & has a wealth of knowledge in all areas of the industry. He will always think outside the box in order to provide the best advice and the best professional service. Outside of work, Ian is keen on Football, Skiing, Formula 1 & Photography.     Emma Bovingdon  Emma began her career in Estate Agency in 1991. Following a short career break to have their children back in the early 2000’s. Emma then returned to work for a National builder as a Sales Manager on the early stages of the Cambourne development in South West Cambs and then as the Sales and Marketing Director with renowned bespoke builder Campbell Buchanan. Outside of work Emma is passionate about interior design and keeping fit.   

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