Property Description
<strong>Description</strong><br>The site comprises a regular and relatively level parcel of land fronting London Road (A1214) which is the main arterial route into the centre of Ipswich from the south west.<br />
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The site is in close proximity to the Interchange Retail Park where occupiers include Curry’s PC World, B&M Homestore, Pizza Hut and Costa. Adjacent to the retail park is a Tesco Extra and a Burger King drive-thru together with one of the town’s Park & Ride facilities. In addition, there is a Holiday Inn hotel within a few hundred metres of the site. On the opposite side of London Road is an Aldi discount supermarket, Ipswich Veterinary Centre and the Chestnut Tree Farm pub/restaurant, together with Suffolk One Sixth Form College.<br />
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The site was granted permission for commercial use as part of a wider planning application which included 475 homes on land to the rear. The houses are now being delivered by Taylor Wimpey. A new access road with an all-directions traffic light controlled junction to London Road has been constructed.<br />
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All mains services are provided to the boundary of the site and a 2.85 MWA electricity supply will be provided by the seller.<br />
Land immediately to the west, known as Interchange 55, was granted outline planning consent for industrial uses in December 2022.<br />
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With a frontage of approx. 240m to London Road the site is highly prominent and has potential for a wide variety of commercial, leisure and retail uses, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.<br><br><strong>Planning</strong><br>The site has planning permission dated 29th August 2018 under reference B/15/00993/FUL, for a hybrid permission. The outline permission is for 29.7ha of mixed-use development, comprising: - up to 475 dwellings (full planning permission on part) and employment land, to include A3 <br />
restaurants and cafes), A4 (drinking establishments), A5 (hot food takeaways), D1 (nonresidential institutions), D2 (leisure including cinemas) and sui<br />
generis uses. The permission is implemented and access from London Road (A1014) has been constructed.<br />
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Post permission discussions on retail use (A1) for an occupier were supported by Babergh Council (correspondence available on request). Eg (i, ii, iii)/B2/B8 uses have been granted on the adjoining site with both Economic Development and the planning committee supportive of a change to these uses on site as it is allocated in the Core Strategy (CS7) for employment.<br><br><strong>Services</strong><br>Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage are available to the boundary of the site. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries of the relevant service providers.<br><br><strong>Existing Wayleaves, Easement and Rights of Way</strong><br>The site is to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way, whether or not mentioned in this marketing brochure.<br><br><strong>Legal Costs</strong><br>Each party is to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in the transaction.<br><br><strong>Tenure</strong><br>The site is available freehold on either an unconditional or conditional basis.<br><br><strong>Guide Price</strong><br>Upon Application<br><br>