Development Opportunity adjacent to Premier Inn, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, EX1
Key Features
- On the instructions of the Joint Fixed Charge Receivers
- Leasehold development opportunity
- Site area 359.57 sq m (3,870 sq ft)
- Planning consent for an office building of approximately 18,945 sq ft (1,760 sq m).
- There is no right of access to the site from the public highway
- Vacant possession
Description
Guide Price £10,000
For sale by online auction , registration is now open. Bidding opens on 26/03/2026 10:00 and ends on 26/03/2026 13:20.
DescriptionThe property comprises a level, roughly rectangular site of approximately 359.57 sq m (3,870 sq ft) with lapsed planning consent to extend the hotel site. Known as Phase 2 in all documentation the development site forms part of the Premier Inn and car park development being formed by the ground floor slab on which the hotel was built.
The site does not benefit from rights of access to the public highway. The buyer will need to negotiate access rights over the adjoining Law Court's land and/or the Landlord's freehold estate.LocationThe ancient city of Exeter is located on the River Exe approximately 32 miles south-west of Taunton, 11 miles north-west of Exmouth and 45 miles north-east of Plymouth. The city is accessible via the A380, A30 and A377 trunk roads, with the M5 motorway (Junctions 30 & 31) providing access to the north-east up to Bristol. Exeter Airport is located approximately 6 miles to the east of the city centre.
The property is accessed from Southernhay Gardens on the edge of the city centre, adjacent to the Premier Inn and Exeter Law Courts and the main city centre office developments around Southernhay. All city centre amenities are available within a short walk of the property.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-02-26
Leasehold Information
- Length of Lease
- 989 years remaining
Tenure is one layer. The full report checks the location itself: planning activity, flood history and heritage.
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School566 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 615
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Newtown Primary School666 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 128
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery858 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St David's CofE Primary School929 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 91
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Thomas Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Isca Academy1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 860
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- West Exe School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,237
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Thomas Hall School1.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 438
- Type
- Free schools
- St James School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 985
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,305
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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