Wilderhaugh, Galashiels, TD1

BRIEF RESUME

Shop, Office, Commercial Kitchen

Net Internal Area 134.63sqm (1,449sqft)

Good Transport Links

DESCRIPTION

Single storey building of cavity construction under a flat roof. There are two dedicated parking spaces with the building.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation comprises:

Reception, four offices, tea preparation area, north hall, accessible WC, further WC

LOCATION

The subjects are located to the west of Galashiels town centre to the rear of the Shell Filling Station at Wilderhaugh.

Galashiels is generally considered to be the principal administrative, retail and social centre for the region effectively serving a population of in excess of 115,000. Galashiels and District has a population of approximately 14,970 according to the 2021 Census, a slight increase of that recorded at the 2011 Census (14,590).

There is a significant student population within the town with campuses of Heriot Watt University and Borders College. Borders General Hospital also has close training ties with a number of the Edinburgh universities.

Within recent years Galashiels has benefitted from considerable public and private investment. Developments have included the Gala Water Retail Park, two new supermarkets to the east of the town centre and significant transport infrastructure works including the Galashiels Inner Relief Road.

The site is well situated for access to the town centre, the other main Borders towns and the north and the south via the A7 and A72 arterial routes. The area also benefits from good public transport links with regular bus services to the other main Borders town and Edinburgh.

The Borders Railway link re-establishing passenger services between Edinburgh Waverley and the central Borders has also been completed. The journey time from Galashiels to Edinburgh City Centre by train is approximately fifty-five minutes with departures every thirty minutes or so. On weekdays the first train departs from Galashiels at 05:24 and the last train at 23:32.

PLANNING

We would envisage that the Planning and Economic Development Department of Scottish Borders Council would look favourably on a range of uses including:

Business uses [Class 4 of the Town and Country (Use Classes)(Scotland) Order 1997]

General industrial uses [Class 5 of the Town and Country (Use Classes)(Scotland) Order 1997]

Storage and distribution [Class 6 of the Town and Country (Use Classes)(Scotland) Order 1997]

Retail use of the showroom [Class 1 of the Town and Country (Use Classes)(Scotland) Order 1997]

We would also anticipate that there may also be scope for trade counter consent and a range of sui generis uses in keeping with the existing uses at the estate.

AREAS

The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to a Net Internal Area of 134.63 sq m (1,449 sq ft).

E & oe measurements of the main building taken with a laser measure.

RATEABLE VALUE

The subjects are currently assessed to a Rateable Value of £11,700 effective from 01-April-2023.

Small Business Rates Relief Scheme (SBRR) currently provides up to 100% rates relief for units with a Rateable Value of £12,000 or less based on the combined total of all the occupiers business premises within England and Wales (subject to application and eligibility). This relief is reviewed annually in accordance with the budget.

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

76 Overhaugh Street

Galashiels

TD1 1DP

Tel. 01896 751300

Fax. 01896 758883

E-mail: [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:

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