Business park for sale

Octagon House, Gadbrook Park, Northwich, Cheshire CW9

Octagon House represents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial freehold commercial investment asset with the added benefit of an approved residential conversion scheme.

The property comprises a detached office building extending to approximately *51,169 sq ft* over two floors, set within a large landscaped site of approximately *7.13 acres* within the established Gadbrook Park Business Park, Northwich.

The building is currently let to an established outsourced communications and contact centre operator, with the lease showing an annual rent of *£930,000 per annum. The lease runs for a **10-year term from April 2026 to April 2036, with rent reviews on the **3rd, 6th and 9th anniversaries*, providing a strong income-producing investment profile.

In addition to the existing rental income, the property benefits from *approved Prior Approval planning permission for conversion from offices to residential use, creating a significant future asset-management or redevelopment opportunity. The approved scheme provides for **66 apartments, comprising **43 one-bedroom apartments* and *23 two-bedroom apartments*, with associated parking, communal areas and landscaped external space.

The planning approval was granted by *Cheshire West and Chester Council* under application reference *25/01423/pma, with the approved scheme allowing conversion from **Offices / Class E* to *Dwellinghouses / Class C3*.

The site benefits from generous parking provision, with the residential conversion scheme showing *158 approved parking spaces, including **6 disabled bays*. The existing office investment also benefits from extensive secure parking provision across the wider site.

Octagon House occupies a low-density site in a highly accessible location, close to the *A556, with wider access to the **M6, **M56*, Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Warrington and Manchester Airport.

This is an attractive opportunity for investors, developers and asset managers seeking an income-producing commercial property with a clear future residential conversion route already approved, subject to the existing occupational lease and buyer due diligence.

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