Detached house for sale in Upper West Street, Newport SA42

For sale by public auction

(Subject to Conditions of Sale and Unless Sold prior)
At the Llwyngwair Manor Hotel, Newport, Pembrokeshire, SA42 0LX.
On Friday evening, 30th August 2024 at 7.00 p.m
(No online facilities available).

A substantial stone/slate built Grade II listed part end of terrace 2 storey Chapel with further lower ground Vestry and adjoining on one side ‘Minister’s Room’ set in the centre of the popular Pembrokeshire Coastal Market Town of Newport and suited for possible conversion (subject to necessary consents) to additional community use/commercial use e.g. Restaurant or remotely possibly for open market residential use (as per noted in pre-planning comments of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s Planning Dept).

Directions The property is set alongside the main A487 Cardigan – Fishguard Trunk Road and pedestrian access to the Vestry can be gained from this aspect. A public path also runs up along the Eastern side of the Chapel from the A487 to Upper West Street, where access is gained into the actual Chapel Building.

Situation Grid Ref sn 056 -391 The property is set in the centre of the semi-rural/coastal small market town of Newport in North Pembrokeshire, which lies alongside the main A487T Cardigan – Fishguard Trunk Road. Newport is a popular destination for tourists on both a local, national and international level, and has a fair proportion of 2nd Homes/Holiday Lets/Caravan sites, with its convenience to the local beaches and open countryside of the Carningli and Preseli Mountain Ranges. The town and surrounding countryside are set within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park boundaries and therefore is subject to some more stringent planning consents on developments in general.
The town provides for an array of everyday facilities including primary school, doctor’s surgery, butcher, grocery and various tourist related amenities. The larger market towns of Cardigan and Fishguard are some 10 and 8 miles respectively, with Fishguard having the Harbour port Ferry connection to the Republic of Ireland at Rosslare.

The property bounds with roadways on both its Northern (rear) and Southern (fore) aspects. The rear aspect bounds with the main A487 running through the town, while the front aspect bounds with a minor one-way road ‘Upper West Street’ interlinking with other minor roads serving part of the residential area of the town and eventually joining up with the A487 after passing the ‘Temple Terrace’ row dwellings.

Description The property as noted is a substantial building, with enclosed front courtyard and small courtyard to the rear bounding with the lower ground floor Vestry. There is a also external access via an enclosed side path, giving access out from the Vestry’s kitchen and steps up to the Minister’s Room.

The property was listed by cadw (The Welsh Listed Buildings Agency (part of Welsh Government) in April 1992 – Ref No: 12512. The current building was erected circa 1855 and we note that the current pulpit and pipe organ were installed some 70 years ago and therefore deemed not as architecturally important to the original features of the Building. The Building has not been in use since the beginning of the Covid 19 lockdown period, with only a final deconsecration service held in December 2023.

External Dimensions
Main Chapel Building 50’10 long x 37’7 wide
Attached Minister’s Room (External width) 8’6
Depth of Front Courtyard 23’

Accommodation is briefly provided as follows:
Double Timber Doors opening into: Lobby 27’8 x 5’8 with patterned quarry tiled floor, central sash window (with opaque/coloured glass panels) looking into main chapel section, door to each side leading into the seating area, under stairs cupboard on both sides, with door and stairs on both sides leading up to the Galleried First Floor.

Ground floor main chapel seating area 38’3 x 35’9 (interior height – 21’5) with central seats with internal divisions facing forward, and seating areas on both sides facing in towards the central block. At the far end we have the Deacons Seating area and room for Communion Table, and steps up to the pulpit and organ respectively, pipe organ manufactured and installed by George Osmond & Co. Taunton. Windows on both side aspects, steps near to the front on one side aspect to door off to further Lobby with part glazed Timber Door out to external steps, leading down passed WC and out to the main road, and door off to:

Minister’s Room 10’7 x 9’8 with windows on two aspects, and built-in store cupboard.

First Floor – Galleried Landing on the front aspect and interlinking on both side aspects with seating in 3 rows. Windows on both side aspect and to fore.

Externally
To the fore is a stone walled with roughcast cover Courtyard, with ornate iron railings and with entrance gates, with concrete base central path and small lawned area on both sides. Communal pathway leading on Eastern side down to main road, and iron gate and steps down to small Rear Courtyard with timber door into: Lower Ground Floor Vestry Section with Hallway 15’2 x 6’7 with mains gas radiator, door off to small storeroom timber half sash glazed door into: Vestry/Meeting Room 26’x15’10 with cast iron surround fireplace (chimney closed up) 4 x radiators, 4 windows to rear, ramp up to half glazed door into:

Kitchen 13’2 x 10’3 with quarry tiled floor, fitted base units, radiator, stainless steel single bowl drainer sink unit, 2 double power points, ‘Worcester’ mains gas central heating boiler, with windows on both aspects, doors off to:

Understairs Store Room, and external covered Side Path with access off to: WC with pedestal hand wash basin and 2 opaque windows, and timber door to main road, and concrete steps leading up to Minister’s Room Lobby.

Prospective Purchasers must be aware that the property will be sold ‘as seen’ as regards to planning and it is up to them to look /apply for any planning consent/s thereafter. The Trustees have submitted a pre-planning application to the pcnpa at the beginning of the year and we quote the conclusion paragraph from their response, dated 15th April 2024 as a guide only for assistance to prospective purchasers:

“Conclusion The pre-application enquiry has in effect demonstrated that the chapel is no longer viable. However its use as a community facility is not undermined, and an exercise would need to be undertaken to explore alternative community uses before an alternative use is considered. Should a community use not be suitable, Policy 54 of LDP2 states that an employment use or affordable housing will be prioritised. However, given the historical importance of the building and the protection that it is afforded, it is less likely that affordable housing will be an acceptable change of use due to the necessary internal alterations for social residential living. Conversion of the chapel to open-market residential use is the last option in the hierarchy of possible development.”

Auction Procedure Copies of the Auction Pack, i.e. Contract, all relevant searches etc will be available from the Vendor’s Solicitors one month before the Auction.
Please contact – Agri Advisor llp Solicitors, The Old Milking Parlour, Henstaff Court Business Centre, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, CF72 8NG, F.A.O. Mr Arwyn Reed. The Successful purchaser will sign the contract and pay a cheque deposit of 10% of the price on the evening of the sale and completion (and Payment of the balance and search fees) due on or before 27th September 2024.

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