Non-trading residential institution/ care facility - Savills

LocationLampton Court (previously known asHeale House) is approximately 3 milessouth (via the A386) of the former markettown and port of Bideford. The townhas a comprehensive range of facilitiesand amenities. The subject property isapproximately 2 miles east of Littlehamwhich has a modest range of facilities,including a parish church, public houseand village hall.Distances■■Bideford 3 miles■■Barnstaple 13 miles■■Tiverton 41 miles■■M5 (J27) 46 miles■■Exeter 48 miles(Distances approximate)CommunicationsRoad – the A39 (Atlantic Highway),via the A386, connects Bideford andNortham with Barnstaple and the A361(North Devon Link Road) to the northeast. The A361 is the principal route thatconnects the North Devon peninsularwith the M5 motorway at Junction 27.Rail – Barnstaple has the nearest railwaystation. From the subject property, thisis approximately 13 miles away.Barnstaple railway station has branchline services to Exeter St Davids andExeter Central, which in turn have mainline services to London Paddington andWaterloo, respectively.Air– Exeter has the nearest airport. Fromthe subject property, this is approximately57 miles away. Exeter InternationalAirport has scheduled and charteredflights to a range of national andinternational designations.PropertyLampton Court is a former, twostorey,detached Victorian gentleman’sresidence. It is set on the hillside withviews south east across the woodedvalley below. The driveway leading toLampton Court is shared with the HealeCoach House and the subject propertyhas a right of way. The property is in anelevated position, with the south westernelevation overlooking the terraced garden,swimming pool and wooded grounds.The main building has been subject toa number of alterations and extensions,but does retain several important periodfeatures such as single glazed casementand sash windows, original fireplaces,parquet flooring, wood panelling, doglegged staircase, ceiling plasterworketc. The property has the benefit of azoned fire alarm system and fire sensors,emergency lighting and panic alarms.In addition to the main building, thereis a 2-storey building with ground floortherapy room and basement store,further attached / detached singlestorey outbuildings used for storage, anoutdoor swimming pool with pump / filterroom and sauna, terraced gardens andmature woodland. The site extends toapproximately 5.86 acres (2.37 hectares).AccommodationLampton Court has a Gross Internal FloorArea (GIA) of approximately 12,587 sq ft(1,169 sq m). The measurements areapproximate. The property provides thefollowing accommodation:-■■Ground Floor - entrance foyer,staircase (3 no. internal / external),offices (4 no.), computer room, lounge,corridors, WCs (5 no.), dining room,kitchen (2 no.), pantry and utility, boiler/ laundry room, therapy room, gym, AVroom, staff accommodation (bedroom,shower / WC and kitchen), stores (3no.), doctor’s surgery, interview rooms(2 no.), admissions room and courtyards (2 no.).■■First Floor – landings, linen cupboard,airing cupboard, staircase (3 no.internal / external), 14 bedrooms (6no. en-suite single / multiple facilitiesand remainder with hand basins),bathrooms (2 no.), WCs (3 no.)and sitting room.Planning & DevelopmentLampton Court falls outside of thedevelopment boundary for Bideford. It isin the open countryside.Lampton Court is now a non-tradingresidential institution / care facility. Thefacility recently closed. The previousowners / operators have had the propertyregistered (October 2009) as a care homewith the Care Quality Commission (CQC).The home has a rating of 2-stars good(8th March 2009) to provide 24-hour careand treatment of adults, aged 16 – 65