The Willowsmere, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1ES

This outstanding three storey Victorian Residence with additional lower ground floor basement close to the centre of Windermere Village is being sold as an excellent development opportunity

Current planning permission exists for the property to be developed as either of the following:

• Seven holiday let apartments (1 x three bedrooms, 3 x two bedrooms and 3 x one bedroom)

• 1 x Six Bedroom (with en suites) town house with two further bedrooms (with en suites) on lower ground floor PLUS 1 x five bedroom (with en suites) town house both to be used for holiday letting

• 1 x Six Bedroom (with en suites) town house with two further bedrooms (with en suites) on lower ground floor with permission for use as primary residence PLUS 1 x Five bedroom (with en suites) town house for use as primary residence with local occupancy condition

Copies of full planning consent details available on request.

The property could also be easily be re-opened as a hotel that has previously traded very well benefiting from excellent occupancy rates and repeat bookings due to excellent trading position.

The Willowsmere occupies a superb, and prominent, trading position on Ambleside Road (A591) being a 10 minute stroll into Windermere, and offering an excellent base to explore the Lake District National Park which itself was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in July 2017.

• Entrance
• Lounge with feature fireplace
• Dining room
• Second lounge with feature fireplace & French windows to garden
• Commercial kitchen
• Office
• Cloakroom WC
• Storage
• Wheelchair accessible bedroom with fully accessible wet room

First Floor
• Eleven bedrooms each with en suite bath/shower rooms

All fixtures and fittings are to be included within the sale however, any items that are owned by a third party or personal to our clients will be exempt.

Owners/managers accommodation including:
• Lounge/diner
• Two bedrooms with en suite shower rooms
• Storage and utility room
• Further storage room and understairs storage

Split level garden with lawns and mature shrubs and trees, two patio areas.
Parking for 17 vehicles.

The current owners traded the business successfully for a number of years and benefited from the excellent trading position and many repeat bookings. Following Covid pandemic the owners decided to step back and closed the guest house to allow them to pursue other careers however now having successfully gained planning permission for the property to be developed the owners are now looking to sell the property and are looking for a buyer who wishes to develop the property or to re-open it as a hotel.

Development opportunities such as this are highly sought after in the Lake District and the Windermere area and the property could be developed as holiday let apartments, large holiday let houses or two large residential properties (one with a local occupancy restriction). Full planning consent details are available on request.

Historic trading figures available on request.

The Rateable Value is £19,250 with effect from April 2017. Confirmation of actual business rates payable should be obtained from the local authority.