Land West of Mangrove Road, Hertford Freehold residential opportunity in the well-connected town of Hertford

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1 Freehold residential opportunity in the well-connected town of Hertford

2 Opportunity summary Freehold site in the historic, well-connected town of Hertford Site allocation within the East Herts District Plan for around 50 homes Easy walking distance to Hertford East Station (50 minutes from London Liverpool Street) Total site area extends to.6 acres (4. ha) The site is offered with full vacant possession Offers sought for the freehold interest on an unconditional or subject to planning basis. Crown Copyright 08. Licence no Not to scale

3 Location The site is located in Hertford, a popular Hertfordshire commuter and notable county town. The town centre is predominantly comprised of historic buildings, providing a range of amenities, entertainment venues and a large number of independent shops creating a sought after place to live. This is enhanced by the picturesque Hertford Castle and the River Lea running through the town. A new mixed use development including a new shopping street, homes, hotel, a public square and a new bus station at Bircherley Green was granted planning permission in October 0, which will further enhance the centre of Hertford. Situation The site is situated in a highly desirable and leafy area of south Hertford, lying adjacent to the Hertford Cricket Club Ground and the wider Balls Park Estate area, which boasts 63 acres of protected parkland and a Grade I listed mansion house. The site also provides an ideal commuter location within a 5 minute walk to Hertford East train station. There are a number of educational facilities within close proximity to the site, most notably the Simon Balle School providing primary, secondary and sixth form education (circa 3 min walk). Haileybury College, an independent co-educational boarding and day school is also within a 0 minute drive, in addition to Heath Mount School, a co-educational independent prepschool within a 5 minute drive. Connections By Road: Mangrove Road provides direct access to the centre of Hertford (c.5 mins) as well as links to the A (c.5 mins). The A0, one of the main arterial roads into central London (c.0 mins), lies to the east and also provides access to the (c.5 mins). By Rail: Hertford East (c.0. miles north) provides the closest train station with direct access to London Liverpool Street in approximately 45 minutes. Hertford North (c..5 miles north west) provide an alternative, with direct access to London Kings Cross in 48 minutes and Moorgate in approximately 50 minutes. By Bus: Mangrove Road is close to the Park Grove bus stop, circa 0.4 miles (c.5 minute walk) to the north from which services run to Hertford town centre, Hatfield and Broxbourne. By Air: Luton Airport and Stansted Airport are both located within a 45 minute or 35 minute drive respectively. By Foot: The site is within a 5 minute walk from Hertford town centre. A583 A4 Luton Hemel Hempstead M4 Luton Airport Harpenden M Watford St.Albans A4 Harrow A44 Borehamwood Edgware A40 Stevenage A(M) A05 A(M) Knebworth Welwyn Garden City Hatfield Potters Bar A406 Marylebone A4 Hertford LONDON A503 A60 A0 Cheshunt Enfield Ware Kings Moorgate Cross Liverpool Street Standon A A0 Harlow Chigwell Epping M Bishop s Stortford M Sawbridgeworth A3 Stansted Airport A A

4 Land West of Mangrove Road, Hertford 4 DENS GARDEN RNE GAR BOURNE SHBOU ASH A 4 4 ttoo to to 55 Description o tto There are no buildings on the site, however the site is bound by predominantly large detached family houses to the south and apartments to the north. 6 6 LB E 68.0m 0 0 IV IV DR DR VE VE RO GRO NG N AD ROAD VE RO ROVE GRO NG AN MA M A MA M a a LB Tenure The property is for sale freehold with vacant possession a 9a m 0 m 5m 5 m 50m m 5m 5 m e xe nnexe Ann A Crown Copyright 08. Licence no Not to scale. Indicative red line boundary only Pa P a The site extends to.6 acres (4. ha) and comprises unused grassland and vegetation. The eastern part of the site was previously used as playing fields, but has been mostly unmanaged since the 980s. The eastern section of the site is broadly flat, however the western side of the site is relatively steep sloping down to a stream. The site is registered under the Title Number HD406.

5 Planning The site lies within the jurisdiction of East Herts District Council. The Council has recently adopted their District Plan for the period of 0-033, within which the site has been allocated for around 50 homes. ASHBOURNE GARDENS Masterplan Hertford Cricket Club An illustrative masterplan has been produced illustrating a 65 unit scheme on the site, with 6.6 acres of accessible public open space. MANGROVE ROAD An indicative housing mix is set out in the table below: Indicative Housing Mix House Type Quantity 4 bed detached 3 bed detached 3 bed semi-detached 8 bed semi-detached 4 bed terraced 9 MANGROVE DRIVE Pre-Application East Herts District Council require all District Plan sites to take part in a master planning and pre-application process in tandem, in addition to taking part in the Shaping Hertford group to engage with Councillors and the public. This will be completed under a PPA. This process has not yet started however if an offer is progressed on a subject to planning basis, this will be undertaken jointly by the selected purchaser and vendor prior to completion. Indicative red line boundary only

6 Data room Further information is available on a dedicated data room. Please contact Gerald Eve for access. The information available on the data room will include the following: Title report Planning documents Topographical Survey Ecological Survey Utilities assessment Access Assessment Tree survey Offers Offers are invited on both an unconditional and conditional (subject to planning) basis. Viewings The site can be inspected from the public highway (Mangrove Road). Direct access onto the site is by appointment only through the vendor s sole agent, Gerald Eve LLP. Contacts Alex Gillington Christina Hardy agillington@geraldeve.com chardy@geraldeve.com Tel. +44 (0) Tel. +44 (0) Ben Hunt bhunt@geraldeve.com Tel. +44 (0) Conditions under which these particulars are issued All details in these particulars are given in good faith, but Gerald Eve LLP for themselves and the Vendors/Lessors of this property for whom they act give notice that:-. These particulars do not and shall not constitute, in whole or in part, an offer or a contract or part thereof, and Gerald Eve LLP have no authority to make or enter into any such offer or contract.. All statements contained in these particulars are made without acceptance of any liability in negligence or otherwise by Gerald Eve LLP, for themselves or for the Vendors/Lessors. 3. None of the statements contained in these particulars is to be relied on as a statement or representation of fact or warranty on any matter whatsoever, and intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by whatever means as to the correctness of any statements made within these particulars. 4. The Vendors/Lessors do not make, give or imply, nor do Gerald Eve LLP or any person in their employment have any authority to make, give or imply, whether in these particulars or otherwise, any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. This statement does not affect any statutory rights you may have nor does it intend to limit Gerald Eve s liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law. Particulars issued January 09