East Anglia-based property company, Cheffins, has launched to the market a significant development opportunity at The Old Fire Station, Huntingdon.
Having been left vacant by the Fire & Rescue Service since December 2022, the site comprises over 1.6 acres of land, and has a guide price of £1.5 million. The large purpose-built fire station includes five bays, and this, as well as training buildings, a drill tower, smoke house, training accommodation, workshops, garaging and private gardens all make up this large development site. In addition, there are four semi-detached properties with spacious gardens, available as part of the sale.
While the site does not currently have planning permission granted for conversion, Chaplin Farrant, an award-winning architectural practice, has produced a development proposal for the site, which suggests the construction of 34 new homes, in a mix of detached and semi-detached houses and flats, as well as the introduction of public open space.
Huntingdon Fire Station
Situated on the junction of Hartford Road and Nursery Road in Huntingdon, this inner town site is well located and surrounded by a number of both residential and commercial properties, with the likes of Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Boots all within walking distance.
Maxwell Fahie, Associate, Cheffins, comments: “The Fire & Rescue Service has relocated to a new site as it looks to centralise its operation, and this has made way for a fantastic opportunity for both national and local developers. Situated in a strategic location, within walking distance of the town centre and close to a number of amenities, this site has the potential to create a range of housing, in an area with a shortage of new stock.
Huntingdon railway station is 1.4 km to the west of the site and has services into London King’s Cross and Peterborough. Huntingdon is 20 miles northwest of Cambridge and nine miles northeast of St Neots.
The site is available either as a whole or in two lots, with lot one comprising of the main fire station and associated buildings across 1.17 acres and lot two, the four semi-detached properties and private gardens, extending to 0.45 acres.
The deadline for bids is the 1st November 2023.
For further information, please contact Maxwell Fahie, Cheffins Strategic Land and Development department, t: 01223 213777, maxwell.fahie@cheffins.co.uk