Two sites owned by Solihull Council including former Parks Depot to be sold at auction - details
A pair of potential development sites owned by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council are being offered for sale in Bond Wolfe’s next auction, in July
The former Parks Depot, off Clopton Crescent at the eastern edge of Birmingham in Kingshurst, extends to 1.2 acres and is listed with a guide price* of £139,000+ in the livestreamed auction on Thursday 10 July.
And the site of the former Jean Linton Hall, off Arlescote Road, Solihull, has a guide price of £95,000+.
Gurpreet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe, said: “Both of these vacant sites, which we are offering for sale on behalf of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, are in highly attractive residential areas and are considered suitable for redevelopment, subject to securing the necessary planning consents.
“We expect them to attract considerable attention from developers and investors from across the UK when they come up for sale in our latest online auction - events which regularly seeing thousands of potential bidders logging on to watch or take part.”
The former Parks Depot is a vacant freehold former depot with a single storey brick building and associated land on a relatively rectangular plot extending to approximately 1.2 acres.It is accessed via a driveway off Clopton Crescent with ample off road parking.
Mr Bassi said: “The site may be suitable for a variety of uses, subject to planning consent, including educational, community or residential. No guarantee or warranty is offered in respect of such consents being available.”
The site of the former Jean Linton Hall in Solihull was previously used as a scout hut from 1958 – after the land was transferred to the council by the War Department in 1956 – and leased by the 2nd Solihull Scouts Group, who renamed it Jean Linton Hall.
Auction date and time
The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council properties will be among scores of lots appearing in Bond Wolfe’s next auction which is due to start at 8.30am on Thursday 10 July.
The auction will be livestreamed via Bond Wolfe’s website with remote bidding by proxy, telephone or internet.