A former police station site in Wilmslow town centre has been brought to the market.
Legat Owen has been instructed to market the plot as a “prime development opportunity”.
The 1.38-acre site comprises the 5,824 sq ft police station, a car parking and yard area and mature trees and shrubbery. It is located adjacent to the junction of Beech Lane and Hawthorn Road on the western edge of the town centre’s retail and leisure area.
The redevelopment of the fire station, and neighbouring fire and ambulance stations, is highlighted in the Wilmslow Neighbourhood Plan as a ‘key opportunity site’ and an important gateway to the town.
Offers are invited on two options or as a combination. These are the acquisition of the whole site, incorporating the delivery by the buyer of a completed police station facility, as shown on the indicative feasibility plan, under a design and build or general contracting arrangement.
Secondly, the acquisition of the majority of the site only, on the basis that the police station facility will be constructed by the seller in the position shown on the masterplan at a future date.
Will Rees, director at Legat Owen, said:
This is an extremely rare opportunity to acquire a prime site in one of the most sought-after locations in not only Cheshire but also the wider North West region.
The town is well connected to the main regional motorway network and is on the main west line from Manchester to London. The site itself is perfectly positioned; close to local schools, retail and leisure facilities, including Hoopers and The Rex Cinema, as well as areas such Little Lindow Green and areas such as the Edge just minutes away – Wilmslow really does have everything.
He added:
With the current property under used, our client’s preference would be to dispose of the majority of the site and retain an area for a smaller new-build police station and a feasibility study has been undertaken to demonstrate how this could be accommodated.”