Our involvement with this particular building stretches way back to when it was a bank, some 15 years or so ago. When the bank closed, we were involved in the letting to the Metropolitan Police who operated the building as a neighbourhood office when they were all the rage. A client of ours then acquired the investment, which we sold for him when the Police vacated. We then advised the next owner on the promotion of the property for residential development and were instructed to sell it once planning permission had been secured.
The consents allow for the conversion of the ground floor, and introduction of a lightweight first floor extension to provide four self-contained flats with balconies or private outside space.
Smaller 'oven-ready' development schemes always prove popular, and we had no trouble generating interest. A sale was concluded at £647,500 during the second quarter of 2023, with construction due to begin in the summer. Similar instructions are always required.
PROJECT ADDRESS: 78-80 Croydon Road, Elmers End, Kent BR3 4DF
