Former Riverhill Hotel and Restaurant, 19 Talbot Road, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 2HJ

Property Details: • Type: Ask agent • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Vacant Former 14 Bedroom Hotel • Extant Planning Permission For A Conversion To Form An 11 Bedroom Residential Care Facility (C2) • Freehold

Location: • Nearest Station: Birkenhead Park Station • Distance to Station: 1.4 miles

Agent Information: • Address: UK House, 180 Oxford Street, London, W1D 1NN

Full Description: CONVERSION/REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

For Sale by Public Online Auction on 12/02/2025 13:00

Location The site is situated in the primarily residential suburb of Prenton, approximately 1.4 miles south of Birkenhead town center. The surrounding neighborhood consists mainly of large, detached Victorian houses, some of which have been converted into apartments.

The property has excellent road connections, with the A552 located just south and the M53 motorway only 1.2 miles to the west, providing convenient access to the national motorway network.

Description Riverhill is a historic property, formerly operating as a 14 bedroom hotel and restaurant. Originally built in the late 1800s as a grand private residence, it showcases the Arts and Crafts architectural style. The property has been vacant for approximately 18 months and is now fully stripped back, ready for redevelopment.

The site includes parking for both visitors and staff, alongside landscaped gardens and a rear courtyard patio. Set back from the main frontage on Talbot Road, the property is surrounded by mature trees and shrubs, offering a high level of privacy and seclusion throughout the grounds.

Tenure Freehold.

Planning Wirral Council oversees local planning policy for the area. The property is designated within a primarily residential zone under both the current Unitary Development Plan and the forthcoming Local Plan. The property is located within a designated Conservation Area.

The latest planning application for this property, APP/22/01057, received Conditional Approval on December 15, 2022. This approval permits the change of use from a vacant hotel (Use Class C1) to an 11-resident care facility (Use Class C2), including partial demolition, extension, alterations, and associated landscaping.

Planning Authority Wirral Council - G; 351

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