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£15,000
Light industrial for sale
Bowden Road, Newtown, St Boswells TD6Local area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Newtown Primary School 0.1 miles
- St Boswells Primary School 1.3 miles
- Tweedbank 3.8 miles
- Galashiels 5.8 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Features and description
Description
The subject comprises a ground floor public conveniences occupying a site between Bowden Road and the B6398. The unit is of a block-built cavity construction with a predominantly brick faced outer leaf with timber clad fascias. The roof is flat fronted with a rolled metal covering with mono-pitched central section incorporating translucent polycarbonate roof lights. The rear roof is a two-tier flat roof with lower central section. This section of roof has a felt covering. Rainwater goods are of a PVC specification.
Location
Newtown St Boswells is situated in a central location with good links to the national roads network, Edinburgh, Newcastle and the main towns within the central borders.
Newtown St Boswells is an important administrative, agriculture centre, home to the headquarters of Scottish Borders Council and John Swan Auction Mart, the areas main livestock auction mart. The village has been earmarked for significant expansion in the proposed Scottish Borders Local Development Plan and is located just 6 miles from the railway station at Tweedbank, the southern terminus of the borders rail link between the central borders and Edinburgh Waverley.
Rateable value
The Rateable Value effective from 01-April-2023 is £5,000. Rateable value/council tax information has been obtained from the Scottish Assessors Association website whilst believed to be correct, this information has not been verified.
The Small Business Rates Relief Scheme (sbrr) currently offers 100% rates relief for units of a Rateable Value of £12,000 or less based on the combined total of all the occupier business premises within Scotland (subject to application and eligibility).
Planning
The subjects are situated within Newtown St. Boswells Development Boundary as defined within the Scottish Borders Local Development Plan 2 which was adopted on 22 March 2024.
Established Use is expected to be non-classified, Sui Generis under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 (as amended).
Following a change of use, Class 1A, 3 or 4 would be the most obvious uses. 1A which was introduced to provide greater flexibility to High Streets effective from 31 March 2023. Class 1A incorporates former Class 1 (Retail) and Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services) of the Use Class Order. In addition, the recent change includes permitted development rights for Class 3 (Hot Food, Restaurants) and Class 4 (Business) providing considerable flexibility.
Areas
The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to an approximate Gross Internal Area of 52.17 sqm
E & oe measurements of the main building taken with a laser measure.
Tenure
Presumed Absolute Ownership following the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000.
Services
Mains, electricity, water and drainage
EPC
Pending
Viewing
By appointment with the sole agents.
Edwin Thompson, Chartered Surveyors
Important notice 1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. Edwin Thompson is the generic trading name for Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales (no.07428207). Registered office:28 St John’s Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5AF
The subject comprises a ground floor public conveniences occupying a site between Bowden Road and the B6398. The unit is of a block-built cavity construction with a predominantly brick faced outer leaf with timber clad fascias. The roof is flat fronted with a rolled metal covering with mono-pitched central section incorporating translucent polycarbonate roof lights. The rear roof is a two-tier flat roof with lower central section. This section of roof has a felt covering. Rainwater goods are of a PVC specification.
Location
Newtown St Boswells is situated in a central location with good links to the national roads network, Edinburgh, Newcastle and the main towns within the central borders.
Newtown St Boswells is an important administrative, agriculture centre, home to the headquarters of Scottish Borders Council and John Swan Auction Mart, the areas main livestock auction mart. The village has been earmarked for significant expansion in the proposed Scottish Borders Local Development Plan and is located just 6 miles from the railway station at Tweedbank, the southern terminus of the borders rail link between the central borders and Edinburgh Waverley.
Rateable value
The Rateable Value effective from 01-April-2023 is £5,000. Rateable value/council tax information has been obtained from the Scottish Assessors Association website whilst believed to be correct, this information has not been verified.
The Small Business Rates Relief Scheme (sbrr) currently offers 100% rates relief for units of a Rateable Value of £12,000 or less based on the combined total of all the occupier business premises within Scotland (subject to application and eligibility).
Planning
The subjects are situated within Newtown St. Boswells Development Boundary as defined within the Scottish Borders Local Development Plan 2 which was adopted on 22 March 2024.
Established Use is expected to be non-classified, Sui Generis under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 (as amended).
Following a change of use, Class 1A, 3 or 4 would be the most obvious uses. 1A which was introduced to provide greater flexibility to High Streets effective from 31 March 2023. Class 1A incorporates former Class 1 (Retail) and Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services) of the Use Class Order. In addition, the recent change includes permitted development rights for Class 3 (Hot Food, Restaurants) and Class 4 (Business) providing considerable flexibility.
Areas
The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to an approximate Gross Internal Area of 52.17 sqm
E & oe measurements of the main building taken with a laser measure.
Tenure
Presumed Absolute Ownership following the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000.
Services
Mains, electricity, water and drainage
EPC
Pending
Viewing
By appointment with the sole agents.
Edwin Thompson, Chartered Surveyors
Important notice 1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. Edwin Thompson is the generic trading name for Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales (no.07428207). Registered office:28 St John’s Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5AF
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