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Features and description
- Prominent position in Taunton Town Centre
- Grade II Listed
- 3,777 sqft
- Auction
An office building occupying a central position
within Taunton’s town centre.
DESCRIPTION
This mid-terraced Grade II* Listed Georgian building is arranged over ground, first and second floors with a number of attractive internal features. The building currently provides cellular offices at each level, all having been recently redecorated.
The accommodation on the ground floor provides a hallway with staircase, large reception room, interview rooms, strong room and office towards the front with a board room, 3 further offices and WCs to the rear with access onto an open courtyard housing the boiler room and external store. The first floor consists of five offices to the front with a further five offices to the rear with WC facilities, kitchen and server room. The second floor has three offices to the front with an office with restricted head height to the rear and a galley kitchen also with restricted head height. To the rear is a small yard and store
room.
Total Net Internal Floor Area of 350.84 sq m / 3,777 sq ft
*The property suffered from flood damage with areas having been stripped out in readiness for refurbishment works. Planning permission has been granted for said works to re-instate the
property.*
BUSINESS RATES
The premises have a current rateable value of £25,750.
SERVICES
The premises benefits from mains gas, water, electricity and drainage.
PLANNING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The premises have been occupied as offices and as such are within Class E of the current Use Classes Order, the revised provisions of
which came into force on 1st September 2020. As such the property has ‘Commercial Business and Service’ Use to include retail, financial and professional services, cafes and restaurants, offices, research and development, clinics, health centres and nurseries.
In November 2020 a pre-application consultation with Somerset West and Taunton was submitted for the proposed change of Use to Class C3 for conversion to between 7 and 9 flats. A copy of the consultation is available upon request. This provides that a change of Use to residential flats is acceptable in principle.
EPC
The premises has an asset rating of C71. Full copy of the EPC is available upon request.
RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVE ETC
We are not aware of any rights of way over the land and the property is sold as far as required by the vendor and will be conveyed subject to all rights of way, easements and way leaves of telegraphs poles, drains and wires, electric pylons and cables, water and gas pipes at present erected on and passing over or under the property and subject to the agreements affecting the same (if any).
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
All fixtures and fittings, unless specifically referred to within these sale particulars are otherwise expressly excluded from the sale.
METHOD OF SALE
The property will be offered for sale by public auction and online livestream auction on Tuesday 18th June 2024 at 2pm at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster TA19 9AR.
It is possible the property may be sold prior to the action date therefore it is advisable for interested parties to register their interest with the Agents and it is their responsibility to check
with the Agents whether the property will still be offered on the auction date.
BUYERS ADMINISTRATION FEE
The successful purchaser(s) of each lot will be liable to pay a Buyer’s Administration Fee based upon the eventual sale price to the selling Agents. Further details are available from the selling agents.
AUCTION PACK
The Auction Pack, containing the contract and special conditions of sale, should be obtained online at Future auctions held by Greenslade Taylor Hunt Online (eigroup.co.uk)
These documents will not be read at the time of sale and all prospective purchasers will be deemed to have bid for the property in full knowledge of their contents and shall not raise any requisition or objection whatsoever thereafter.
BIDDER REGISTRATION
All potential online, telephone & proxy bidders are required to register their details with Greenslade Taylor Hunt prior to the commencement of the auction by completing the Online Bidder Registration.
Those attending the auction room to bid in person will complete bidder registration on arrival to the auction room. All in room bidders must provide 2 forms of Identification in order to register.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with sole agents:-
Joseph Hughes / Zack Dennington
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, 9 Hammet Street, Taunton, Somerset,
TA1 1RZ
Telephone:[use Contact Agent Button]
[use Contact Agent Button] / [use Contact Agent Button]
The property is located in a prominent position on Hammet Street within Taunton’s town centre, just a few minutes’ walk from a wide variety of shopping and leisure facilities.
Taunton, Somerset’s county town and principle administrative centre, has good communication links being close to Junction 25 of the M5
motorway providing access to Bristol within 45 Miles and Exeter within 36 miles. Taunton’s mainline railway station has extensive links
to the national rail network, with London Paddington being within 1 hour 50 minutes’ journey time.
within Taunton’s town centre.
DESCRIPTION
This mid-terraced Grade II* Listed Georgian building is arranged over ground, first and second floors with a number of attractive internal features. The building currently provides cellular offices at each level, all having been recently redecorated.
The accommodation on the ground floor provides a hallway with staircase, large reception room, interview rooms, strong room and office towards the front with a board room, 3 further offices and WCs to the rear with access onto an open courtyard housing the boiler room and external store. The first floor consists of five offices to the front with a further five offices to the rear with WC facilities, kitchen and server room. The second floor has three offices to the front with an office with restricted head height to the rear and a galley kitchen also with restricted head height. To the rear is a small yard and store
room.
Total Net Internal Floor Area of 350.84 sq m / 3,777 sq ft
*The property suffered from flood damage with areas having been stripped out in readiness for refurbishment works. Planning permission has been granted for said works to re-instate the
property.*
BUSINESS RATES
The premises have a current rateable value of £25,750.
SERVICES
The premises benefits from mains gas, water, electricity and drainage.
PLANNING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The premises have been occupied as offices and as such are within Class E of the current Use Classes Order, the revised provisions of
which came into force on 1st September 2020. As such the property has ‘Commercial Business and Service’ Use to include retail, financial and professional services, cafes and restaurants, offices, research and development, clinics, health centres and nurseries.
In November 2020 a pre-application consultation with Somerset West and Taunton was submitted for the proposed change of Use to Class C3 for conversion to between 7 and 9 flats. A copy of the consultation is available upon request. This provides that a change of Use to residential flats is acceptable in principle.
EPC
The premises has an asset rating of C71. Full copy of the EPC is available upon request.
RIGHTS OF WAY, EASEMENTS, WAYLEAVE ETC
We are not aware of any rights of way over the land and the property is sold as far as required by the vendor and will be conveyed subject to all rights of way, easements and way leaves of telegraphs poles, drains and wires, electric pylons and cables, water and gas pipes at present erected on and passing over or under the property and subject to the agreements affecting the same (if any).
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
All fixtures and fittings, unless specifically referred to within these sale particulars are otherwise expressly excluded from the sale.
METHOD OF SALE
The property will be offered for sale by public auction and online livestream auction on Tuesday 18th June 2024 at 2pm at the Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster TA19 9AR.
It is possible the property may be sold prior to the action date therefore it is advisable for interested parties to register their interest with the Agents and it is their responsibility to check
with the Agents whether the property will still be offered on the auction date.
BUYERS ADMINISTRATION FEE
The successful purchaser(s) of each lot will be liable to pay a Buyer’s Administration Fee based upon the eventual sale price to the selling Agents. Further details are available from the selling agents.
AUCTION PACK
The Auction Pack, containing the contract and special conditions of sale, should be obtained online at Future auctions held by Greenslade Taylor Hunt Online (eigroup.co.uk)
These documents will not be read at the time of sale and all prospective purchasers will be deemed to have bid for the property in full knowledge of their contents and shall not raise any requisition or objection whatsoever thereafter.
BIDDER REGISTRATION
All potential online, telephone & proxy bidders are required to register their details with Greenslade Taylor Hunt prior to the commencement of the auction by completing the Online Bidder Registration.
Those attending the auction room to bid in person will complete bidder registration on arrival to the auction room. All in room bidders must provide 2 forms of Identification in order to register.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with sole agents:-
Joseph Hughes / Zack Dennington
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, 9 Hammet Street, Taunton, Somerset,
TA1 1RZ
Telephone:[use Contact Agent Button]
[use Contact Agent Button] / [use Contact Agent Button]
The property is located in a prominent position on Hammet Street within Taunton’s town centre, just a few minutes’ walk from a wide variety of shopping and leisure facilities.
Taunton, Somerset’s county town and principle administrative centre, has good communication links being close to Junction 25 of the M5
motorway providing access to Bristol within 45 Miles and Exeter within 36 miles. Taunton’s mainline railway station has extensive links
to the national rail network, with London Paddington being within 1 hour 50 minutes’ journey time.
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Greenslade Taylor Hunt is one of the largest and longest established firms of Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers, Property Specialists and Letting Agents in the South West, with over 170 years experience – and still independently owned to this day. GTH has a comprehensive regional network of offices and is supported by the Mayfair office in London which represents us in the capital. Our extensive expertise covers every aspect of property including: • Residential Sales and Lettings • Commercial Property Agency • Property Surveys and Valuation Services • Development Land, Building Plots, Planning and New Homes • Agricultural Offices, Specialist Farm and Livestock Sales, Equestrian Sales and Estate Management • Property Auction Sales • Fine Art, Regular and Specialist Sales, Valuation Services and Antique Auctions One of the leading property professionals in the South West.