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£1,200,000Property for sale
West Street, Lewes
Auction
Property
7 beds
7620
Features and description
Charles Wycherley Independent Estate Agents are delighted to offer this unique period property to the market originally the Co-Op Dairy, later home to the renowned Wallis & Wallis Arms, Armour and Toy Auction House.
This remarkable building combines period charm with outstanding development potential, featuring two galleried showrooms with feature staircases, offices with vaulted ceilings, attractive bay windows, and a distinctive clock tower.
Planning & Development Potential
Current Commercial Permission:
Ground Floor Retail Unit: Approx. 645 sq ft
Lower Ground Accommodation: Approx. 1,160 sq ft Excellent position opposite a public car park, ideal for retail or gallery use.
Residential Development Permission: Full planning permission has been granted for five apartments (one affordable unit), each of unique design and character.
Total development: six units
Parking: Four allocated spaces with four additional tandem spaces
Communal Features: Provision for large sedum/grass roof terrace
Location
The West Street Auction House occupies an attractive position within Lewes town centre's one-way system, opposite The Needlemakers and its car park.
Just 100 yards from the historic High Street, the property sits among Lewes' many period landmarks, including the Norman Castle to the west.
Lewes Railway Station: 5-minute walk services to;
London Victoria & London Bridge: approx. 70 minutes
Brighton: every 20 minutes
Close to the Pells area with riverside walks and the open-air swimming pool
Waitrose and other major stores are within easy reach
Commercial Unit
Retail Space: 645 sq ft Attractive West Street frontage overlooking The Needlemakers car park.
Lower Ground Floor: 1,160 sq ft Direct access from retail space; ideal for additional display, storage, or office use.
Proposed Apartments
Apartment 1 1,185 sq ft
Private entrance from West Street.
Ground Floor: Entrance hall, open-plan living room/kitchen, bathroom, large sitting room
First Floor: Double landing, two double bedrooms, and separate access to second bathroom
Apartment 2 Largest Unit 1,216 sq ft
Private entrance from Edward Street.
Ground Floor: Double bedroom, large open-plan reception/kitchen area, bathroom
First Floor: Private staircase to double bedroom with attractive architectural features
Apartment 3 592 sq ft (Affordable Unit)
Private entrance.
Entrance lobby, bathroom, bedroom, and open-plan sitting room/kitchen with storage
Apartment 4 828 sq ft
Access via shared passageway between West Street and Edward Street.
First Floor: Separate kitchen, good-sized sitting room, bathroom
Second Floor: Bedroom with Velux roof lights and attractive sloping ceilings
Apartment 5 968 sq ft (Maisonette)
Accessed from shared main stairway and landing.
Entrance hall, shower room, family bathroom
Large open-plan sitting room/kitchen with bay window overlooking West Street
Second Floor: Double bedroom
Parking & External Features
Four tandem parking bays approached from Edward Street
Communal sedum roof terrace
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
This remarkable building combines period charm with outstanding development potential, featuring two galleried showrooms with feature staircases, offices with vaulted ceilings, attractive bay windows, and a distinctive clock tower.
Planning & Development Potential
Current Commercial Permission:
Ground Floor Retail Unit: Approx. 645 sq ft
Lower Ground Accommodation: Approx. 1,160 sq ft Excellent position opposite a public car park, ideal for retail or gallery use.
Residential Development Permission: Full planning permission has been granted for five apartments (one affordable unit), each of unique design and character.
Total development: six units
Parking: Four allocated spaces with four additional tandem spaces
Communal Features: Provision for large sedum/grass roof terrace
Location
The West Street Auction House occupies an attractive position within Lewes town centre's one-way system, opposite The Needlemakers and its car park.
Just 100 yards from the historic High Street, the property sits among Lewes' many period landmarks, including the Norman Castle to the west.
Lewes Railway Station: 5-minute walk services to;
London Victoria & London Bridge: approx. 70 minutes
Brighton: every 20 minutes
Close to the Pells area with riverside walks and the open-air swimming pool
Waitrose and other major stores are within easy reach
Commercial Unit
Retail Space: 645 sq ft Attractive West Street frontage overlooking The Needlemakers car park.
Lower Ground Floor: 1,160 sq ft Direct access from retail space; ideal for additional display, storage, or office use.
Proposed Apartments
Apartment 1 1,185 sq ft
Private entrance from West Street.
Ground Floor: Entrance hall, open-plan living room/kitchen, bathroom, large sitting room
First Floor: Double landing, two double bedrooms, and separate access to second bathroom
Apartment 2 Largest Unit 1,216 sq ft
Private entrance from Edward Street.
Ground Floor: Double bedroom, large open-plan reception/kitchen area, bathroom
First Floor: Private staircase to double bedroom with attractive architectural features
Apartment 3 592 sq ft (Affordable Unit)
Private entrance.
Entrance lobby, bathroom, bedroom, and open-plan sitting room/kitchen with storage
Apartment 4 828 sq ft
Access via shared passageway between West Street and Edward Street.
First Floor: Separate kitchen, good-sized sitting room, bathroom
Second Floor: Bedroom with Velux roof lights and attractive sloping ceilings
Apartment 5 968 sq ft (Maisonette)
Accessed from shared main stairway and landing.
Entrance hall, shower room, family bathroom
Large open-plan sitting room/kitchen with bay window overlooking West Street
Second Floor: Double bedroom
Parking & External Features
Four tandem parking bays approached from Edward Street
Communal sedum roof terrace
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
About this agent
Formally a partner of Messrs A. Wycherley, Charles has chosen to set up a new exciting venture as Charles Wycherley Estate Agents and Surveyor. As a specialist in Lewes, a town that he loves, and within a ten mile radius including the local villages and hamlets that he knows so well, Charles has unsurpassed knowledge of Lewes property over 30 years of valuing, selling and surveying in the town and area over these many years. Charles was within a fifth generation of estate agent in the Wycherley firm, starting in 1853 in Keere Street, previous generations dealing with Leonard and Virginia Woolf purchasing The Round House, Pipe Passage and most famously Monks House in Rodmell. Three generations alone are mentioned in the popular historical book ‘Mrs Dudeney’s Diary’. Charles Wycherley Estate Agents incorporates the skill, experience and knowledge of 30 years property work in Lewes and being a qualified Chartered Surveyor. This expertise combines with a new clear-cut modern image with new website, particulars, advertising campaign and property portals including Rightmove, to continue strong links with London, Brighton and Hove and throughout the country, to continue to sell in this highly attractive town and area. Charles Wycherley has a B.Sc in Estate Management from South Bank University, working for St. John Smith, Chartered Surveyors, Uckfield in his ‘sandwich’ year, including auction work. He worked at Lewis & Tucker in the West End, doing a full range of property management and then was 2nd Surveyor for Barnard Marcus carrying out full surveys, rent reviews and mortgage valuations in south and west London. Charles returned to the family firm in 1986, qualifying as an Incorporated Valuer in 1985 and then as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. Charles was Junior Chairman of the RICS Sussex Branch and has won two national auction competitions. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have now established the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer. Valuations underpin nearly all financial decisions from home mortgage to major investment and corporate finance. We provide probate valuations instructed by Banks, Solicitors, Executors and Beneficiaries,Registered Valuers giving added experience and credence to valuations and indeed his other servicessuch as Structural Surveys,Homebuyers Reports or indeed as agents giving qualifications in aid of the sale of property. Charles Wycherley holds the qualification of RICS Registered Valuer which, where necessary, can be used at the same time as a structural survey, Homebuyers Report or becoming agents for the sale of the property.