The cathedral city of Chichester is a busy historic retailing and tourist hub situated on the south coast of England in the county of West Sussex. The city forms the principal settlement within a large, predominantly rural district and lies alongside the A27 trunk road, which stretches across the south coast from Eastbourne to the M27 north of Portsmouth. It is located approximately 68 miles (109km) south west of London, 17 miles (27km) east of Portsmouth and 34 miles (55km) west of Brighton. Communications are excellent with the town located adjacent to the A27 dual carriageway linking Brighton to the east and Portsmouth to the west. In addition, the A3 provides excellent access to London and the UK’s motorway network. By rail, there are frequent trains to London (Victoria) in a fastest journey time of 1 hour 30 minutes. As a result, Chichester is a popular commuter location to those working in London.

The Premises form part of a terrace of retail units situated on the western side of North Street. The subject property comprises a single let retail unit arranged over basement and ground floor. There is self-contained residential accommodation on the upper floors.The majority of the ground floor is fitted for sales purposes and for its own benefit has are regularly configured shape, something unusual for prime Chichester. To the rear are WC facilities and an alternative means of fire escape/loading access abutting a shared yard which inturn abuts Chapel Street. The three upper floors comprise five self-contained residential flats accessible from Chapel Street, which runs parallel with North Street.