Building behind 27 Cross Street, Oswestry
Key Features
- DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
- TOWN CENTRE LOCATION
- ACCESS FROMT GATED COURTYARD
- ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHTING
- COMMERCIAL AND/OR RESIDENTIAL
- EPC RATING TBC
Description
Development opportunity in the centre of Oswestry town. Being offered for sale is a brick built building formerly used as a antique shop and family butchers. Workshop/office space with previous planning permission to develop the premise to have two stories offering residential accommodation above. Centrally located close to local amenities yet situated in a communal residential courtyard area.
Approach - Proceed along the pedestrian passageway and proceed through the wrought iron gates to the right accessing the courtyard to the apartments and 27a.
Location - Located in a gated courtyard area off the high street in the popular market town of Oswestry with a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities along with main road networks easily accessible.
Work Shop One - 4.95m x 4.7m - With window and door to the front, Steps up to:
Work Shop Two - 6.5m x 3.51m - Measurements to the maximum
Business Rates - We believe the building has a rateable value of £2,700, and interested parties should speak to the Local Council - Shropshire Council on , to ascertain what level of business rates will be applicable. Concessions may apply.
Planning Permission - Planning permission was previously granted in 2005, by Oswestry Borough Council. Having been granted as part of an adjoining scheme of works, which has commenced. The specific permission is for demolition of the existing structure, and erection of a new two storey building with retail area to ground floor, and residential flat above, at building at rear of 27 Cross Street, Oswestry.
There is potential for planning permission for a residential dwelling at both ground and first floors, and there may also be alternative uses for the building which might be permitted. Interested parties need to satisfy themselves as to what planning permission they need, and whether the existing permission or any other uses require further permissions, both in planning and building control terms.
We do have a planning department within our company and may be able to help with such enquires.
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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
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- 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
2.3 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
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy643 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 130
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Woodside Primary School659 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 558
- Type
- Academy converter
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery791 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 1 to 11
- Pupils
- 316
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Meadows Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 268
- Type
- Community school
- Morda CofE Primary School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 126
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Marches School935 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,346
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)4.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 703
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Lakelands Academy7.1 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 590
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Corbet School9.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 691
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Thomas Adams School14 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,214
- Type
- Academy converter
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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Listing agent
Roger Parry & Partners, Oswestry
23 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SU
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