Introduction
Key features
- Excellent opportunity for care home/retirement living development.
- Circa 1,200 unit housing scheme.
- Approx 0.56 hectares (1.39 acres).
- Centrally located within Springstead Village, providing access to amenities, green spaces and community facilities.
On behalf of Bellway Latimer Cherry Hinton LLP, Bidwells are pleased tooffer for sale this excellent care home / retirement living development opportunity at Springstead Village, a circa 1,200 unit housing scheme to the east of Cambridge.
Location
Springstead Village is located to the east of Cambridge City Centre, which offers a wide range of facilities and services, including excellent shopping at the Grand Arcade and Market Square, diverse dining options, and cultural attractions like the Fitzwilliam Museum. The city is well-connected with efficient bus services, cycling routes, and a nearby railway station providing links to London and beyond. Healthcare facilities, including GP clinics, pharmacies, and dental practices, are readily available, while public libraries, leisure centres, and green spaces ensure a high quality of life.
The site is centrally located within Springstead Village, ensuring excellent connectivity to the rest of the development. This prime location provides easy access to nearby amenities, green spaces, and community facilities, enhancing convenience and quality of life for residents. Its well-integrated setting makes it an attractive choice for prospective residents seeking a vibrant and well-connected living environment.
Description
The proposed care home / retirement living parcel extends to approximately 0.56 hectares (1.39 acres) and is located in the heart of the Springstead Village Masterplan, close to the proposed primary school, playing fields and village centre.
Bellway Latimer Cherry Hinton LLP are seeking a development partner to take forward the retirement / care home parcel at Springstead Village.
Planning
Outline planning permission was granted by South Cambridgeshire District Council for Land North of Cherry Hinton, Coldhams Lane, Cambridgeshire on the 18th December 2020 (ref: 18/0481/OUT).
The outline planning permission provides consent for mixed use development on just over 55 hectares of land providing a maximum of 1,200 residential dwellings (including retirement living facility (up to 90 bed spaces within Use Class C2/C3)), a local centre comprising uses within Use Class A1/A2/A3/A4/B1a/D1/D2, primary and secondary schools, community facilities, open spaces, allotments, landscaping and associated infrastructure. A reserve matters planning application for the care home / retirement parcel must align with the outline consent and Site Wide Design Code. The vendor reserves the right to review and approve the reserve matters planning application before it is submitted to the local authority.
The vendor’s architect will review the preferred development partner’s proposed scheme to ensure compliance with the Site Wide Design Code.The preferred development partner must also instruct the vendor’s planning consultant to submit the reserve matters planning application for consistency across the wider scheme. Contact details for the vendorsarchitect and planning consultant are available upon request.
Technical
The information pack contains various technical surveys and reports which have been produced for the wider scheme. Capped services will be provided to the parcel boundary. The preferred development partner will be required to make the drainage connection to a primary location on site.
Information Pack
An information pack is available on request. Interested parties will be deemed to have submitted proposals in the full knowledge of all documents within the information pack.
Method of Sale
The freehold of the site is offered for sale by Informal Tender. The landowner is seeking offers to enter into a subject to planning agreement, with the objective of securing a satisfactory planning permission as soon as possible.
All proposals are to be in writing in accordance with the Bidding Guidelines contained within the Information Pack. Email offers will be accepted. The landowner reserves the right to reject any or all offers received. Proposals should be clearly marked ‘Care Home / Retirement Site - Springstead Village’ Offers are to be submitted in writing by 12 noon, on the 26th March 2025 to: greg.loizou@bidwells.co.uk and sophie.wallis@bidwells.co.uk
Tenure
The site is owned freehold under Registered Title CB459166.
Wayleaves, Easements, Covenants and Rights of Way
The agreement entered into with the selected development partner will contain the provision that the site will be sold subject to all wayleaves, easements, covenants and rights of way, whether or not disclosed.
Viewings
Viewing is strictly by appointment. Please contact Sophie Wallis on 07929 370606, if you would like to register your interest to arrange a viewing. Parties should take due care for their own personal safety when inspecting the Site.
VAT
The Site is elected for VAT, therefore VAT will be chargeable in addition to the purchase price at the prevailing rate.
