Land

HUNTINGDON
Huntingdon is a bustling historic market town near Cambridge, with excellent road and rail links to London. The town straddles the ancient Roman Road of Ermine Street (part of the Great North Road), where it crosses the River Great Ouse. Boasting a famous son, Oliver Cromwell, who was born here in 1599, Huntingdon is full of history, and a Saxon town is known to have existed here as early as 650 AD.

Huntingdon High Street is pedestrianised making it easy to stroll between the historic attractions of the old town and the wide array of restaurants and shops, including the regular weekly market and the Chequers Shopping Centre.

The vibrant University City of Cambridge is around 20 miles away while Peterborough is 25 miles to the north. Major road routes via the A1 (M) and M11 are both within easy reach, while Huntingdon mainline railway station - a 15 minute walk from the site - provides direct services into London St Pancras Station in around an hour. Further afield both London Stansted and Luton Airports are circa 45 miles away.

Educationally there are first class pre-school groups, nursery and primary schools, two secondary schools and the Huntingdon Regional College for further and adult education.

DESCRIPTION.
This is a unique residential development site adjacent the river and just a short walk to Huntingdon Town Centre shopping facilities and the mainline railway station. The site also offers the opportunity for the redevelopment/refurbishment of the existing moorings.

PLANNING.
Full planning permission has been granted by Huntingdon District Council on 12th Jan 2023 for Eight houses and 8 apartments under reference 16/00906/FUL and all relevant material pertaining to the permission can be found on the planning portal or from Bovingdons Limited.
There are five conditions attached to the planning approval

A - The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of the permission granted.
B- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.
C - With the exception of demolition of above ground structures, no demolition development shall commence until the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, has implemented a programme of archaeological work which has been secured in accordance with a written scheme of investigation (WSI) which has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in writing. For land that is included within the WSI, no demolition/development shall take place other than under the provisions of the agreed WSI, which shall include:

D - No development above slab level shall take place in connection with the development hereby approved until full details of:
i. Hard landscape works, to include but not be limited to, full details of boundary treatments (including the position, height, design, material) to be erected, paved surfaces (including manufacturer, type, colour and size), areas of reinforced grass (design, location and installation process and programme) and the replacement tree planter (design, location and finished appearance)
ii - Soft landscape works, to include planting plans (which show the relationship to all underground services and the drainage layout), written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment and full details of the replacement tree planting programme), schedules of plants/trees noting species, plant sizes, proposed numbers and densities, tree pit details (where appropriate) including, but not limited to, locations, soil volume in cubic metres, cross sections and dimensions
iii - Full details of landscape maintenance regimes
iv - An implementation programme for the landscape works

have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These works shall be carried out in full in accordance with the approved details.

E - No development above slab level shall take place in connection with the development hereby approved until full details of the ecological enhancement measures to be incorporated into the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved ecological enhancement measures and retained in perpetuity.

OFFERS
Offers are invited for the freehold purchase of the site based on the approved scheme. All offers will need to be confirmed in writing to the sellers sole agent and include the following:

VIEWINGS
All viewings to the site are by prior appointment. The site is accessed via the shared road to Boathaven Marina and is then gated.

ACCOMMODATION SCHEDULE
The approved scheme allows for 8 houses and 8 apartments with the following square footages.

2 Bed flats from 674 to 737 sq feet
3 bed, 2 storey houses at 1225 sq feet
4 bed, 2.5 storey houses at 1545 to 1634 sq ft

It should also be noted that the planning approval provides for a small commercial unit (cafe or similar).