Retail premises for sale

6-8 & 10A, Church Street, Esher KT10

Description

A self-contained 2 storey vacant property comprising a number of rooms, designed and fitted out as a bar, restaurant and nightclub.
At the rear of the building is a garden / patio, covering the entire width of the site. Included within this area is a single storey vacant building comprising one room, kitchen area and WC.
Development opportunity

Planning consent was granted on the 22nd April 2024 for a change of use of the 1st floor from Food and Drink (Class E(b) to Residential (C3) use and an additional storey (2nd floor) to form 4 flats in total with external rear access staircase and alterations to the fenestration.

The development provides for the conversion of the first floor with a new building construction of the second floor to provide 4 x 1-bed flats totalling 2,042 sq ft (189.8 sq m) with an enlarged ground floor Class E use for 2 units totalling 872 sq ft (81 sq m).

Within the rear garden there is a single storey building (10A Church Street) which, if extended internally in line with the consent granted to 398 sq ft (37 q m), we are advised an application can be made for a change of use under Permitted Development Rights (pdr) to residential use but this can only be applied for after the extension has been built. Subject to formal application.

We are advised that the council rescinded the need for affordable housing contributions on schemes of less than 10 units in July 2025 whereby the only contribution outstanding would be a cil payment which, based on 2023 prices, was assessed at £30,212 plus Index Linked increases.
Tenure

Freehold.
VAT

We are advised that the property is not elected for VAT.
Proposal

We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £825,000 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Pounds) subject to contract and exclusive of VAT.
Data room

Additional information to support the sale can be found in a secure data room. Details for access can be provided upon request.
Viewings

Inspections of the property are strictly by prior appointment only via Cattaneo Commercial Limited and Jones Granville as joint sole agents. Details of viewing days will be arranged with dates and times available upon request. Prospective purchasers should be aware that inspections are made entirely at their own risk and no liability is accepted by the vendor or their agents.
Anti-money laundering

The successful purchaser will be required to provide certain documentation to satisfy the current Anti-Money Laundering (aml) legislation. These documents will be requested at a relevant time.

Location

Esher is an affluent Surrey commuter market town located in the Borough of Elmbridge. There is a thriving high street providing a wide range of fashion shops, along with both branded and independent restaurants, bars and pubs. Esher is also the home of Sandown Park Racecourse. Located within the M25 being approximately 15 miles south west of Central London, 14 miles east of Guildford and 4 miles south west of Kingston upon Thames.
There are excellent road and rail communications with the A3 being 1.7 miles to the south whilst Junction 10 of the M25 motorway is approximately 6 miles to the south west of the town. Esher provides regular rail services to London Waterloo with a 30 minute journey time. Esher is approximately 11 miles from Heathrow Airport and 24 miles from Gatwick Airport.