Tender submission deadline: 12:00 noon Friday 31^st January 2025

Key features

• 10.82 acres / 4.38 hectares
• Close proximity to Chepstow town
• Commercial or residential development potential
• Sale by Informal Tender
• A Sales Pack is available upon request.

Sale Particulars

Sales Pack

Link to Information Pack

The Opportunity

Mounton House Special School was built in the 1950’s and is located in Mounton, Chepstow. The school provided day and residential placements for pupils aged 11 to 16 with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. As part of the wider educational review, the school was closed in August 2020 and was recently declared surplus to council requirements and identified for disposal.

The Property

The site itself is accessed via a private long sweeping drive off the A48 Pwllmeyric hill. It is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in a rural setting on the edge of the village of Pwllmeyric. The buildings are secluded, surrounded by woodland to the south and open countryside to the north. The site area as a whole is approximately 10.82 acres/4.38 hectares in size.  

Built in the 1950’s, the school consists of a number of buildings, some two-storey, and all inter-connected. It is of traditional construction and in need of full refurbishment or demolition subject to proposals and planning approval. The gross internal floor area is approximately 3,400 m² or 36,600 ft² consisting of a ground floor of 2,600m² (28,000 ft²) and a first floor of 800 m² (8,600 ft²). The building officially closed in 2020 but has been vacant since 2015.   

A small number of independent buildings positioned to the southeast and accessed via the main site entrance drive have been retained by Monmouthshire County Council for use by Education Services. Further information available on request. Existing site parking is located at a number of locations adjacent to the access drive, and to the front of the main entrance and the rear of the school.

Method of disposal

The opportunity is advertised on the open market, with the property available by informal tender with a closing date of 12.00 noon Friday 31^st January 2025 (unless otherwise stated). Consideration will be given to dividing the site should there be separate interest for the land and/or buildings from two or more parties.  

Tenders must be submitted in accordance with the details set out in the pro-forma. Interested parties submitting a tender should be aware that all bids are assessed against a matrix-criteria, including financial offer, presentation, due diligence, track record and funding position.

Monmouthshire County Council has declared a climate emergency https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/climate-emergency/.

Bids should include an explanation of how you intend to support this declaration.

Bidders are also encouraged to detail added value including any proposals to utilise local employment / labour and maximise local benefit.

MCC reserves the right to extend the tender deadline subject to the level of interest received.

Please register your interest and reason for purchase via the email address opposite or by phone.