Summary - BUS DEPOT, LEAS ROAD GU1 4QT
1 bed 1 bath Office
Rare town-centre freehold site with outline consent for a prime office scheme.
0.95-acre freehold town-centre site with excellent transport connections
Outline consent for c.32,000 sq ft of office accommodation secured
Existing 13,000 sq ft former bus depot and extensive concreted yard
Prime Guildford headline rents circa £50 per sq ft; limited new-build supply
High flood risk on site — significant mitigation likely required
Very high local crime statistics — consider security and insurance impact
Former industrial use; environmental surveys and remediation probable
Requires substantial redevelopment, demolition and build-out works
A rare 0.95-acre freehold site in Guildford town centre with outline consent to deliver approximately 32,000 sq ft of offices. The location is highly connected—under a 10-minute walk to the station and immediate access to the A3/M25 corridor—supporting strong occupational demand and prime headline rents currently around £50 psf.
Formally a bus maintenance depot, the plot includes a 13,000 sq ft industrial building and large concreted yard; a change-of-use precedent to offices is already established. This gives a developer or investor a head-start on planning, with clear potential to capture a constrained new-build office market and nearby professional occupiers.
Buyers should note material site constraints: the property sits in a high flood-risk area and is in a location with very high recorded crime levels. The existing building will require substantial demolition, remediation and conversion works to meet modern office standards, and the site’s former industrial use may necessitate environmental surveys and mitigation.
This opportunity suits experienced developers or investors targeting central Guildford office accommodation, who can absorb remediation cost and site risk in return for a scarce development plot in a strong commuter and university-driven market.
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