* Freehold
* Sale of a Going Concern with Vibrant Shop, Cafe and Residential Dwelling
* Centre of the village of Bonvilston
* Good Access Links Sat on the A48
* Full Licence For Alcohol Until 11pm
* Further Development Potential to Car Park
* Outdoor and Indoor Seating
* Three Bedroom Residential Dwelling
* Close Proximity to Cowbridge & Cardiff alike
An excellent opportunity to purchase this lucrative and sizeable mixed retail,
hospitality and residential unit that benefits from plenty of development
potential, whilst also being sold as a going concern. The property benefits
from a retail frontage to the main highway on the A48 and the current owners
run the premises as a shop, café and bar, with a full licence to 11pm at
night. There is residential accommodation to the first floor, as well as a
residential living room to the ground floor, to the first floor is a further
sitting room, two double bedrooms both with en suite shower rooms, as well as
family bathroom. The property has an outdoor seating area, detached double
garage and outdoor bar area. A sizeable car park with parking for numerous
vehicles, as well as potential for residential development.
The property sits in the centre of Bonvilston, close to all local amenity.
These include village shop, parish church, active village hall (known as
Bonvilston Reading Rooms), The Red Lion and Cottrell Park Golf Club with two
18 hole courses. Bonvilston is within a few minutes drive west into the market
town of Cowbridge with excellent schooling, shops etc whilst to the east and
also easily accessible is the capital city of Cardiff and the vibrant Cardiff
Bay area. The local road network including the A48 and M4 brings other major
centres within easy commuting distance and also offer access to mainline
railway stations and Cardiff Airport. The property also enjoys proximity to
the Heritage Coastline with its wonderful coastal walks and leisure
facilities.
**Ongoing Business**
The business is run on a sole trader basis and comprises retail shop, cafe and
fully licensed bar. The business is very well established having been run by
the current owners since 2000. Financial details relating to the trading
business are available on application and subject to the signing of a non
disclosure agreement.
**Bar & Licensing**
Indoor and outdoor bar facility with full licence until 11pm.
**Ground Floor**
**Shop (3. 78m x 5. 92m (12'5" x 19'5"))**
Accessed via wooden stable door to open shop front with range of base units
and fitted worktops as well as space for till. Range of open shelving with
exposed beam work. Concrete laid flooring. Ledged and braced door opens
through into café. Curved archway opening through into commercial kitchen.
**Commercial Kitchen (4. 65m x 3. 38m (15'3" x 11'1"))**
Good sized open plan commercial kitchen with range of fitted base units in a
pine finish with mottled effect work surface and double stainless steel sink
and fitted drainer with chrome swan neck mixer tap. Industrial grill facility
in stainless steel finish with under counter industrial dishwasher. Range of
stainless steel fitted worksurfaces and industrial oven. Further range of
fitted open wall units with aluminium fully double glazed serving hatch to
front elevation. UPVC double glazed window to rear with wooden pedestrian door
out onto rear courtyard. Fully tiled stainless steel splash back walls.
Herringbone style tiled flooring. Ledged and braced door opens through into
utility/pantry.
**Rear Hall/Wc**
Good sized rear hall with UPVC double glazed pedestrian doors to both front
and rear. Tiled flooring. Access into commercial WC. Good sized WC comprising
two piece suite of low level dual flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin with
cold water tap and separate hot water electric tap. Hand dryer housed to wall.
Fitted radiator. Tiled flooring.
**Utility Room/Pantry (4. 11m x 2. 21m (13'6" x 7'3"))**
Excellent sized storage facility with two UPVC double glazed windows to rear
elevation. Mono pitched ceiling. Range of fitted open shelving and kitchen
units with 'Flavel Milano' cooker and hob with double oven underset and gas
four ring hob. Ledged and braced doorway through into café.
**Café (7. 21m x 4. 72m (23'8" x 15'6"))**
Good sized front room currently in use with planning, as a café with license
up to 11pm. Seating for circa 30 covers. Front door access via oak panelled
front door with UPVC double glazed window to front elevation as well as
attractive UPVC double glazed bay window to front elevation. Oversized
inglenook fireplace with exposed bread oven and log burning stove set into a
central pointed stone chimney breast. Exposed beams. Wood block herringbone
flooring. Fully skimmed walls and inset alcove. Built in bar with open
shelving behind. Fitted radiator. Access through into both sitting room and
pantry.
**Sitting Room (5. 33m x 5. 49m (17'6" x 18'))**
Situated on the ground floor but under a residential consent. With UPVC double
glazed bay window to front elevation and UPVC double glazed window to rear
overlooking rear garden. Skimmed walls. Textured finish ceiling. Wood block
herringbone flooring. Gas coal effect fire housed to wall. Range of open
alcove shelving situated off the main café, could easily be increased to
increase cover size.
**First Floor**
Accessed via a dual staircase from the café. With a fully carpeted spiral
staircase and a quarter turn staircase leading out through a ledged and braced
door to first floor.
**Landing**
Open landing with UPVC double glazed window to front elevation. Skimmed walls.
Textured finish ceiling. Access to loft via hatch. Fitted carpet. Doorway
through into living room. Dual aspect via two UPVC Double glazed windows to
front elevation
**Living Room (4. 32m x 4. 72m (14'2" x 15'6"))**
Dual aspect via two UPVC double glazed windows to front and rear elevation.
Skimmed walls. Textured finish ceiling. Fitted Carpet. Fitted double radiator.
Built in storage cupboard.
**Bedroom One (3. 94m x 4. 24m (12'11" x 13'11"))**
Good sized double bedroom with UPVC double glazed windows to side and front
elevations. Skimmed walls. Textured finish ceiling. Fitted carpet. Fitted
Radiator. Doorway through into master en suite.
**En Suite Bathroom One (2. 90m x 1. 91m (9'6" x 6'3"))**
Three piece suite in white, comprising oversized walk in shower cubicle with
chrome integrated shower and showerhead attachment. Low level WC and pedestal
wash hand basin. UPVC double glazed opaque window to rear elevation. Skimmed
walls. Range of chrome LED spotlighting. Tile effect vinyl flooring. Fitted
radiator. Wall mounted heated towel rail.
**Bedroom Two (5. 11m x 4. 75m (16'9" x 15'7"))**
Another good sized double bedroom with UPVC double glazed windows to front and
rear elevations. Skimmed walls. Textured finish ceiling. Fitted carpet. Fitted
radiator. Ledged and braced door opens into en suite bathroom two.
**En Suite Bathroom Two (1. 35m x 2. 74m (4'5" x 9'))**
Three piece suite comprising walk in shower cubicle, integrated chrome
electric shower and showerhead attachment. Low level WC and pedestal wash hand
basin. Fully tiled walls. Vinyl laid flooring. Wall mounted heated towel rail.
Glazed window to rear elevation.
**Bathroom Three (2. 84m x 2. 92m (9'4" x 9'7"))**
Four piece suite comprising panelled bath with brass mixer tap and separate
shower head fitment. Low level WC, bidet and pedestal wash hand basin. Fully
tiled walls. Good sized fitted storage cupboard housing open shelving. Fitted
radiator. UPVC double glazed window. Vinyl laid flooring.
**Outside**
**Outdoor Seating Area**
Sizeable outdoor seating area with cover canopy and access across to outdoor
bar area. Open fronted out onto car park. Spans the full width of car park,
further development potential to enclose into a spacious indoor/outdoor
hospitality area.
**Bar**
Fully working bar sat under a timber canopy with storage access to side.
**Double Garage**
Block built double garage. Housing the two battery storage units. Power and
light. Good sized storage facility.
**Garden**
Attractive private garden to the owners accommodation mainly laid to lawn with
timber fenced private raised bed garden, chicken coop and pond.
**Car Park**
Good sized carpark laid to crushed gravel. Set back from the pavement via
timber fencing. Residential development potential subject to planning.
**Planning Permission**
Please note that there has never been any residential plans in place, however
there is plenty of potential to the car park for residential development
subject to the necessary planning.
**Services**
We have not tested any of the service installations and prospective occupiers
must satisfy themselves independently as to the state and condition of such
items prior to the transaction completing. The property benefits from mains
gas, electricity, water and drainage.
**Solar Panels**
There are 32 built on solar panels that are fully owned by the property and
will be transferred with the ownership of Garreg Wen. They create 32. 2 kWH and
generate on average around 70 kW per day. The property has two batteries for
battery storage that will be transferred to the current owner upon completion.
This essentially creates half the energy cost for the year for both the
business and the property.
**Boundary Walls**
We are advised the vendor owns all of the boundary walls surrounding the
property. We would advise checking with your solicitor upon exchange.
**Vat**
All figures quoted are exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT). However, in this
instance we understand that VAT is not applicable.
**Anti Money Laundering**
As part of our obligations under the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017,
Harris & Birt will require any purchaser or tenant to provide proof of
identity along with any other supporting documents requested.

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