Buyer sought for central Chester site
Formerly home to a Quicks car dealership, the 48,000 sq ft Lower Bridge Street building has also previously seen proposals for 48 homes.
Legat Owen is marketing the freehold sale of the ex-Quicks showroom, which sits at the junction with Duke Street, within Chester’s city walls. It is being sold on a ‘price on application’ basis.
Place understands that Redrow founder Steve Morgan is the owner of the site. Morgan’s Bridgemere Estates was the applicant for a residential scheme proposed for the site in 2018.
As set out by the agent, the building occupies a roughly L-shaped plot, with a footprint area of 0.58 acres and a gross internal area of 47,971 sq ft over three floors, along with a rooftop car park.
As set out in the sales brochure, the property is considered suitable for a variety of alternative uses, subject to obtaining the necessary statutory consents.
Residential plans were pursued in 2018. Credit: planning documents
It sits adjacent to St Olave’s church to the north, with residential properties to the east. It fronts Lower Bridge Street and Duke Street at its western and southern boundary respectively.
The site was subject of a planning application made in December 2018 for demolition and redevelopment into 43 apartments, five townhouses, and two ground floor commercial units, a scheme designed by AFL. The application was never determined.
Prior to that, the site had been lined up by Sainsbury’s in the years following Quicks’ 2007 departure, according to reports.
On the edge of the prime retail core, Lower Bridge Street is regarded as a principal route in Chester city centre, with a range of retail and leisure occupiers.
