Wangfield Glasshouses, Wangfield Lane, Curdridge, SO32 2DA - Redevelopment Opportunity in 1.17 Acres

LOCATION: See attached Location Plan
This interesting property and development proposition is situated midway between Curdridge and Boorley Green villages and about a mile north of Botley with its railway station and soon to be constructed By-Pass. The property is located about 4 miles southwest of Bishops Waltham and 3 miles east of Hedge End and the M27 South Coast Motorway Junction 7. Southampton lies about 10 miles to the west and Winchester 12 miles to the north and the quickly developing area of Whiteley with its own district centre out-of-town shopping, cinema and many other recreational and shopping facilities only 5 minutes drivetime to the south. Fareham is about 8 miles and Portsmouth 16 miles to the southeast.

DIRECTIONS:
From the centre of Curdridge village close to the Church, follow the signs west towards Boorley Green, down Wangfield Lane for about half a mile and just before the gradual left-hand corner, turn right into the trackway situated between Willow Farm and The Paddocks that leads north towards Hambrook Nursery, Wangfield Poultry Farm and Long Barn and Vineyard beyond. This access track is shared by all of the adjoining residential, commercial businesses and agricultural properties and is maintained accordingly. The actual Sale Plan over shows the property for sale outlined red and indicates its position within the overall development area.
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This property comprises a regular rectangular shaped plot of about just over 36m width and just over 126m total depth from the front to back and in all about 1.17 acres (0.473 ha). The property was used as a commercial glasshouse and horticultural nursery until the late 1990’s since when it has not been used for commercial, horticultural or agricultural production.

On entering the property through the vehicular double gate in the northwest corner of the property (or the pedestrian timber side door adjacent), there is a range of 4 or 5 former timber-framed glasshouses, now largely derelict before the main 2 glasshouses which remain, including twin span 62ft x 105ft (6,510 sq.ft.) aluminium framed glasshouse (part of which is derelict) and beyond that, there is a single span Robinsons of Winchester glasshouse measuring 98ft x 52ft (5,096 sq.ft.) Both glasshouses would require a good deal of work and expenditure to bring them back into production standard.

Beyond the 2 aluminium framed glasshouses, there is an area of just under half an acre of cleared level green space and natural habitat with an old wildlife pond and all this sits adjacent to the adjoining residential property directly to the south.

All of the glasshouses and green space beyond is served by a trackway that runs directly parallel and adjoining the northern boundary of the property over its full depth with access through the double gate fronting onto the main trackway that serves this and all the other adjoining properties. This trackway has recently been partially made up and levelled—but some piles of rubble have been left for the Buyer to use as they want and think fit after completion.

SERVICES
Mains water will be connected by the Seller to the property and electricity is already on site but disconnected.

ACCESS:
Access to the property is situated about 120m up the service track and onto which it has a frontage of about 36m width double access gates. The frontage is enclosed with a recently erected timber close-boarded fence. This service track also serves and provides the rights of way to Willow Farm, Wangfield Poultry House, Wangfield Poultry Farm and Nursery beyond, Vineyard, Hambrooks Nursery and Long Barn and four residential properties as well as the recently sold Frog Mill Farm beyond. Whilst the main access track is not actually shown to be owned by anyone, the property benefits from a full right of way or all purposes at all times with or without vehicles and animals.

COVENANT:
There is a covenant on the property “not to keep any poultry or pigs”. An overage reservation of £100,000 was made by the previous owners which will be payable at any time up to May 2030 in the event of planning permission being granted for alternative use(s).

RATES:
This property is currently considered to be agricultural/horticultural and therefore no Business Rates or Council Tax apply, or are payable.

PLANNING:
This site lies within the Winchester City Council Local Planning Authority area and is therefore subject to the recently adopted Local Plan 2020 - 2040 and the site is considered to lie within the designated Countryside outside of any recognised settlement boundary.

Whilst the glasshouses are now nearly derelict and incapable of use in their current state and condition, the fact that they still remain in-situ and having regard to their recent use, it is considered that the site has extremely good potential and will be suitable for redevelopment for commercial or other purposes including residential - all subject of course, to planning. Furthermore, there are recent decisions under Class Q of the GPDO that allow the change of use of former glasshouses to residential dwellings.

Under recent changes to planning legislation, agricultural and horticultural buildings can have benefit from a Change of Use under Class R of the GPDO (General Permitted Development Order) to Mixed Commercial Use, Business and Storage and Distribution.

A comprehensive Planning Appraisal was prepared in 2024 for the property - a copy of that Planning Statement is available upon request from Ian Judd and Partners.

VIEWING:
Viewing is possible without appointment at any time during daylight hours so long as prospective purchasers are in possession of a set of these sale particulars. Please take care when viewing as the great outdoors contains unexpected hazards. You should exercise common sense and caution such as wearing appropriate footwear. Parts of this property are in a near derelict and dangerous state and condition and you are strongly advised and requested NOT to enter any part of any of the former greenhouses. Sharp metal and broken glass and uneven surfaces extend throughout a large part of the property. You are advised to take extra care and precaution when viewing the property. Please do not ignore warning “keep out”, “unsafe buildings”, and “no unauthorised entry” signage and red and white barrier tape.

Contact: Tim Gardner Tel: . Email: