The Former Queensferry Hotel, Garden City, Deeside, CH5
- Land size
- 1.11 acres
Key Features
- Outline Planning Permission for up to 36 apartments (mix of 1-bed and 2-bed units).
- Site Area: Approx. 0.45 hectares.
- Parking Provision: 56 spaces plus 5 visitor spaces.
- Communal Open Space: Landscaped areas with pedestrian and cycle links to riverside routes.
- Affordable Housing: 20% provision in line with policy.
Description
Residential Development Site For Sale 0.45 hectares/1.11 acres
Location
Situated on the northern bank of the River Dee, this site offers a unique opportunity to deliver a high-quality residential scheme in a highly sustainable location. Just 5 miles from Chester and within the settlement boundary of Garden City, the site benefits from excellent transport links and proximity to local amenities. It forms part of the wider Northern Gateway regeneration area, which is set to transform the region with new employment, housing, and community facilities.
Design and Layout
•Outward-facing development respecting the River Dee frontage. •Integration with existing green corridors and cycleway network. •Biodiversity enhancements including wildflower planting, tree planting, and habitat features. •High-quality landscaping and communal garden areas.
Planning
The site is a former hotel but benefits from outline planning consent ref: OUT/000930/23 in the Flintshire Planning portal.
Accommodation Schedule
The development is made up from the following units: 21 one bedroom apartments (50 sq m each) 15 two bedroom apartments (61 sq m each)
Affordable Housing and CIL
The Purchaser will be responsible for all obligations under the s106 agreement.
Method of Sale
The land is offered by private treaty and is offered as a whole. The vendor reserves the right not to accept the highest or any offer.
Services
We understand that all mains services are available for connection in the village. It should be noted that we have not checked these services and interested parties should make their own enquiries.
Tenure
Freehold: The land is available to purchase freehold with vacant possession.
VAT
All figures are quoted exclusive of VAT which may be payable at the prevailing rate.
Legal Costs
Each party are to be responsible for their own legal fees incurred during this transaction.
Directions
Chester - 7 miles Wrexham - 14 miles Manchester 43 miles Liverpool - 18 miles
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-08-25
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
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 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
- Sealand CP School61 metres
- Pupils
- 207
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Queensferry Community Primary School0.9 miles
- Pupils
- 111
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Sandycroft CP0.9 miles
- Pupils
- 352
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Venerable Edward Morgan RC1.4 miles
- Pupils
- 191
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- St. Ethelwolds1.4 miles
- Pupils
- 83
- Type
- Nursery, Infants & Juniors
- Language
- English medium school / provision
Secondary
- Hawarden High School2.1 miles
- Pupils
- 1,161
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-19)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Connah's Quay High School,2.9 miles
- Pupils
- 1,014
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-16)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- St. David's High School3.9 miles
- Pupils
- 351
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-16)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Elfed High School4.1 miles
- Pupils
- 901
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-16)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Argoed School4.7 miles
- Pupils
- 599
- Type
- Secondary (ages 11-16)
- Language
- English medium school / provision
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
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 Natural Resources Wales 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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