Land and property for sale

UPDATE 29 May 2025 - FOR SALE OR TO LET

Bruton Knowles have commenced marketing of the property with the option to purchase the freehold or a 15 year lease. Offers are invited for both the leasehold and freehold by 5pm on 12th September 2025.

Former Boys School, 8 Gretton Road, Winchcombe, Glos GL54 5EE

Community bid documentation and guidance for community groups wishing to lease the building:

1. Community Bid - The Offer
2. Community Bid - Heads of Terms
3. Community Bid - Business Case Proforma
4. Community Bid - Guidance to completing the business case
5. Community Bid - Criteria and process for assessing business case
6. Community Bid - Scoring Matrix

Community bid documentation and guidance for community groups wishing to purchase the building:

1. Community Bid - Instructions to Bidders
2. Community Bid - Business Case Proforma
3. Community Bid - Guidance to completing the business case
4. Community Bid - Criteria and process for assessing business case
5. Community Bid - Evaluation Scoring Matrix

For further information and to arrange a viewing please contact the agents Bruton Knowles - Phoebe Harmer on 07516 507939 / 01452 880000 or email: phoebe.harmer@brutonknowles.co.uk or Dorian Wragg on 07738 103935 / 01452 880000 or email: dorian.wragg@brutonknowles.co.uk 

UPDATE MARCH 2025

Bruton Knowles will be marketing the Former Old Boys School inviting offers for the freehold or leasehold of the property. Contact details for agents:

Dorian Wragg - Tel: 01452 880104 - email: dorian.wragg@brutonknowles.co.uk

Phoebe Harmer - Tel: 01452 880194 - email: phoebe.harmer@brutonknowles.co.uk 

UPDATE 22 JANUARY 2025

Timeline for marketing  -  disposal or lease of the property

Jan/Feb 2025 – various governance procedures to complete. Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) to appoint an agent to market the freehold /leasehold of the property.

13^th March  2025 – Notify Tewkesbury Borough Council (TBC) under the Community Asset regulations that GCC intends to dispose of either the freehold or leasehold of the property. This will trigger a 6 week interim moratorium period.

13^th March to 24^th April 2025 – 6 week interim moratorium period

If TBC receives written interest from a community group asking to be treated as a potential bidder during this 6 week interim moratorium period, this will trigger a further 6 month moratorium period . GCC can market the property during this 6 month period but cannot agree a sale or lease. This period will give community groups time to get their business case and funding together.

24^th April to 12th September 2025 – agent to market the property.

12th September 2025 – Deadline for submission of offers and end of the 6 month moratorium period. No decision on a lease or sale to be agreed before this date.

13th September 2025 onwards – Bids to be assessed using scoring matrix. Preferred bidder to be notified.

September/October 2025 - Recommendation to Property Board (Property Board meets monthly) and Implementation Decision to be approved by Assistant Director of AMPS.

October 2025 – Solicitors to be instructed on sale or lease

N.B. If the 6 month moratorium period is not triggered then the process could be quicker with the marketing period likely to be in April and May with offers invited and preferred bidder chosen in June . Recommendation to Property Board and Implementation decision to be approved in June or July 2025 and Solicitors instructed on sale or lease in August 2025.

Community Engagement

Gloucestershire County Council wants to hear the views of the community on the future use of Winchcombe Old Boys School. The building in Gretton Road has been empty for some time but the county council is now looking to shape proposals for its future. All options are under consideration, including bringing back into use or disposing of the site. 

Following on from the community engagement event at the Old Boys School on Wednesday 13 November 2024 we have set up this webpage to provide further information on the property.

Please email estates@gloucestershire.gov.uk with any ideas, comments and thoughts you have on the future use of the property.

Your feedback will be used to help inform future decisions.

Further information about the building:

1. Estates information
2. Sports Hall lease and implications to main building
3. Site plan (Ref.0959-001)
4. Notice of inclusion of List of Assets of Community Value
5. Planning decision 2012
6. Running Cost Data
7. Condition Survey Report
8. Floor plans measured building survey
9. Ground Floor plan and external photographs
10. Asbestos Survey Report
11. Energy Performance Certificate
12. Energy Performance Certificate Recommendation Report
13. Equalities Assessment

A Fire Risk Assessment will be required by any future occupier.

The information that you provide to us will be used for the specific purpose of this engagement event. All of your information is processed in accordance with any applicable data protection legislation and regulations.

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