Pubco selling Bitterne Park Hotel

bitterne park hotel exterior March 2016bitternepark.info has learned that Ei Publican Partnerships, the pubco that owns The Bitterne Park Hotel, is in the process of selling the pub – which was previously listed with the council as a community asset.

 

 

Article continues after this message...

We understand that the transaction is likely to complete soon.

While the vacant freehold is at the time of writing still listed on Savills’ national auction site (labelled “sold prior"), we understand that Ei went with another offer before it went to auction.

A spokesperson from Ei Publican Partnerships told bitternepark.info: “As part of our on-going business, we do from time to time identify a site that may no longer have a long-term future in our estate. After careful consideration, the decision has been made to sell the freehold of the Bitterne Park Hotel, with the transaction expected to complete soon.”

As reported, Southampton City Council added the Bitterne Park Hotel to its List of Assets of Community Value (AVC) in 2014, which would have given the community the possibility of bidding on, and buying the property should the owner have decided to sell while the ACV was current, but it's understood it expired in May.

Conroy Williams, who originally nominated the pub as an ACV, said he hoped that whoever buys or runs it does something good with it which will benefit the wider community. But he added that he suspected "it'll have a change of use to residential".

It’s described on Savills’ site as a “large imposing traditional public house with development potential situated on a site approximately 0.367 acres, located in the Bitterne Triangle (sic) area of Southampton.

bitterne park hotel exterior March 2016

 

We're not currently accepting new comments on this site

We're reader powered! Please help us keep publishing today...

Our local news is currently free to view, but not to produce. Join people just like you who already chip in to keep our site going by becoming a 'Good Friend' supporter for just £2.99 a month - or more if you can.

Use the subscribe button below using a debit or credit card securely via PayPal. You don't need a PayPal account - just use the "Pay with Debit or Credit Card' option, when you click the 'Subscribe' button below, on the next screen. There's no obligation to open a PayPal account. Or use your existing PayPal account if you prefer. Or even better, contact us to set up a standing order so we get all your sub rather than PayPal taking a percentage.

Click here for other options/to set up a standing order - and help us keep on keeping on.

It's appreciated!

Subcription Options

 

Alternatively make a one-off donation here - you don't need a PayPal account for this option either.