For SaleProperty in RHACC - Surbiton Educational Campus, KT6£7,000,000

Surbiton Educational Campus • Rare college campus suitable for continued use or alternative uses/development, subject to planning • Freehold opportunity 0.1 miles from Surbiton Station • Existing floor space of approximately 29,461 sq ft (2,737 sq m) GIA • Site extending to approximately 3.75 acres (1.52 ha) • Vacant possession available Description The square site of approx. 3.75 acres contains the Richmond and Hillcroft Community College’s Surbiton Campus. The site comprises two buildings: a three storey Grade II listed property dating back to the late nineteenth century, and a 1960s purpose-built accommodation block known as Powell House. Adjacent to the main building and attached via a flybridge is the former, now converted, stable block which is also Grade II listed. Vehicular access to the main area of the site is via two access points off South Bank. The east most access operates as an ‘entrance only’ and the west most access point as an ‘exit only’. A third access is to the north of the site off South Bank Terrace. Town Planning The existing use of the site is as a college. Following a number of pre-application meetings and two design reviews with Design South East a combined planning and listed building consent application was submitted in January 2022 on behalf of the Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College (RHACC), for: “Demolition of Powell House. Construction of a replacement college building comprising two storeys and ancillary single storey building Use Class F1. Partial demolition, conversion and extension of the Listed Building Hillcroft College Including Former Stable Block to provide 17 residential dwellings Use Class C3. Construction of a new building in the setting of the Listed Building comprising two storeys and providing 4 residential dwellings Use Class C3. Construction of an additional new building comprising four storeys and providing 13 residential dwellings Use Class C3 with associated access, landscaping, drainage and other works.” The planning application was registered 23/2/22 and has reference 22/00607/FUL. The application for listed building consent was registered 23/2/22 and has reference 22/00608/LBC. The fundamental purpose of the applications was to obtain permission for a brand-new college building and crèche for RHACC alongside the associated proposal for new build residential and residential accommodation within the existing college building (Grade II listed). The residential element was intended to part fund the new college building alongside other funding steams. Accordingly, the site was to be effectively split into two parts: east being the residential and the west being the new college and creche. Each were to have separate means of access. Following a change of strategy the College has now made the decision to dispose of the whole site and will not be progressing the planning application.