Lot 14 - SOLD £750,000 The Old Rectory (former Sue Ryder Care Home)
Details:
• On behalf of the Trustees of Sue Ryder Care
• Former Residential Care Home with buildings in excess of 37,000sq ft
• Grade II listed former Rectory with period features
• Gross site area 4.90 acres (1.98 ha)
• Potential for re-development or refurbishment for a number of alternative uses (subject to planning)
DESCRIPTION
The property comprises the former Sue Ryder Care Home premises located close to the centre of the historic Suffolk village of Cavendish. The premises have been unoccupied for a number of years and offer potential for refurbishment and/or
redevelopment for a wide variety of uses subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
The site extends in total to approx 4.90 acres of which around 1.90 acres of the site is occupied by the existing buildings and the remaining 3 acres form the gardens and grounds to the property.
The existing buildings extend in total to approx 37,000 sq ft (estimated GEA) and are centred around a Grade II listed former rectory which has been significantly extended and developed and comprises;
THE OLD RECTORY -a two storey jettied timber framed former Rectory under a tiled roof, with a wealth of original features including exposed beams, period doors and flooring and Georgian fireplaces. The accommodation includes Entrance Hall,
Cloakroom, 6 Reception Rooms, Bathroom and store room. There a two staircases providing access to the First Floor Landing with 8 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms and Kitchenette.
FORMER CARE HOME ACCOMMODATION - the principal former care home accommodation is accessed directly from the Old Rectory and is predominately over two floors of brick and rendered construction under a tiled roof. The accommodation incorporates meeting rooms, offices, day room facilities, kitchens and chapel with Bedroom accommodation on the first floor.
WORKSHOP/STORE ROOM - a detached two storey building incorporating workshops and store rooms
DETACHED BUNGALOW -constructed of brick and rendered elevations with a pitched tiled roof
SEMI DETACHED BUNGALOWS -A pair of brick and timber semi detached bungalows with pitched tiled roofs
MUSEUM/TEA ROOMS -a detached brick and part rendered building with partly pitched tiled roof incorporating the former museum and tea room with kitchen facilities.
Outside the grounds have a variety of mature trees, large mature pond and tennis court (disused). There is an area of water meadow extending to approx 0.80 acres with river frontage to a tributary to the River Stour.
LOCATION
The property is situated close to the centre of the historic and sought after village of Cavendish, immediately to the south of the High Street. Cavendish has a range of local amenities including two public houses and a village store with further facilities
available in the larger villages of Clare (2.5 miles) and Long Melford (5 miles). The market town of Bury St Edmunds (16 miles) has a wide range of services and the market town of Sudbury (7 miles) has further facilities and a railway station to
London Liverpool Street.
PLANNING
The existing use of the site is Class C2 (Residential Institutions) with ancillary use classes. The whole of the existing built area of the site (approx 1.90 acres) is included within the Housing Settlement Boundary for Cavendish as designated in the
St Edmundsbury Local Plan 2016. The former Rectory is Grade II listed and the site lies within the Cavendish Conservation Area. The majority of the site lies within a functional flood plain.
Auctioneers Note: A 'Planning Position Statement' outlining the principal planning issues is available from the Auctioneers.
LOCAL
Result: £750000
