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4 bedroom detached house for sale

Watchouse Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2
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Detached house
4 bed
1 bath
0.20 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band D
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Planning permission for a pair of residential properties
  • Three miles from the city centre
  • Exciting development opportunity
  • Parking and gardens
  • No onward chain
  • EPC Rating = D
A detached building with residential consent.

Description

An exciting opportunity to acquire a pair of semi-detached properties with approved planning permission located in a popular residential area on the outskirts of Chelmsford.

The detached building comprises a shop with store rooms along with self-contained three bedroom accommodation totalling approximately 2,415 sq ft. Planning permission was granted in June 2022 for change of use from shop (class ea) to a pair of semi-detached residential houses under (class c3). The semi-detached properties will comprise three bedroom and two bedroom houses. The properties will extend to approximately 1,162 sq ft and 1,184 sq ft.

Outside
The building occupies a triangular-shaped plot, set back from the road providing a large area of parking to the front and garden to the rear. All in around 0.20 of an acre.

Services
Mains services connected.

Local authority
Chelmsford City Council. Council tax band = D with improvement indicator.

Energy Performance Certificates
Residential = D, Commercial = C

Location

A12 (junction 17/A130): 0.5 miles; Chelmsford city: 3.1 miles (rail service to Liverpool Street from 32 minutes); M25 (junction 28): 15 miles (all distances are approximate).

The property is set back from Watchhouse Road, Galleywood which comprises a mixture of housing and is a popular area for families, conveniently located 3 miles from Chelmsford city centre.

Galleywood offers a popular common providing an area of approximately 175 acres of woodland and open common which borders the River Wid, and was once famous for its racecourse (which was one of the oldest in England) and which has subsequently been declared a local nature reserve. The village provides easy access to the A12 and offers a range of local shops, a library, pubs and primary schools as well as regular bus services into Chelmsford city centre.

The city of Chelmsford lies only 3.1 miles away to the north and provides an excellent choice of facilities including a lively shopping centre, two grammar schools and a station on the main line into London Liverpool Street. The property provides excellent links by road to the A130 and A12 serving London to the south and Ipswich and the coast to the north.

Square Footage: 2,245 sq ft


Acreage: 0.2 Acres

Directions

From the Chelmsford Army & Navy roundabout take the A1114 heading south. At the roundabout (junction 17 of the A12) proceed on the A12 towards Galleywood, exit at junction 16 and continue north on the B1007. At the crossroads turn right into Watchouse Road were the property will be found on the right-hand side after around 1 mile.

Postcode: CM2 8NF

Places of interest

    Savills has been a trusted part of the Chelmsford community since our predecessors began trading locally in 1957. Many members of our team of estate agents have been based here for many years, with each offering thoughtful, honest and creative advice, backed by industry-leading research teams. Much of our work involves buying and selling residential, agricultural and commercial property, in which our team has more than a century of combined experience. We work with Savills London offices to smooth the transition of clients from the capital to pastures new across Essex, as families look for an increased quality of life. Most visited website Savills.co.uk is the most visited UK national estate agency website, averaging over 2.4 million visits a month in 2020, and recording over 3.1 million visits in January 2021. Global exposure Our site is available in 22 languages including English, Chinese, Spanish and Russian. This guarantees your property will have the global exposure it deserves as well as providing access to more buyers via our website. Put simply, because we get more qualified visits, you get more opportunities to sell.

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