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Mixed Use Steading & Residential Development Site

February 2015

• Converted farm steading offering two residential premises, an office and seventeen storage units. • Adjoining development site extending to circa 4.40 acres and zoned for residential development. • Attractive rural settiwng. • Current gross rental income of £18,850 per annum. • Available together or as individual lots.

08449 02 03 04 08449 02 03 04 gva.co.uk/8599 gva.co.uk/ Introduction to GVA James Barr 16 Location

The property is located in the village of Polbeth which lies 5 miles south of Livingston and has a resident population of approximately 2,500 persons. The village is predominantly residential in nature with all amenities available in nearby West Calder and Livingston.

The town benefits from good communication links with the A71 trunk road running through the village and providing direct access to Edinburgh In addition, the M8 motoway, which lies 5.5 miles to the north, links Polbeth with Glasgow and the wider Scottish motorway network. The closest rail station is located 1 mile to the west in the town of West Calder and offers direct services to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Livingston. Description

Steading

The property comprises a 1 and 2 storey steading arranged around a central courtyard providing a mix of residential, office and basic storage accommodation. The property extends to circa 6,000 sqft in total, with car parking available within the central courtyard. The building is of traditional stone construction and was formerly the stable block for Limefield House, with a pitched tiled roof and single glazed, timber frame windows

Development Site

This element of the property comprises a roughly Situation triangular shaped, broadly flat development site extending to 1.78 ha (4.40 acres) and is covered with The property is situated to the east of Polbeth, set off rough vegetation. from the A71 within the former grounds of Limefield House, with a railway line immediately to the south It has been zoned within the current West Lothian of the property. Local Plan as a residential development site capable of supporting circa 20 units. The property is currently accessed via an unnamed single track road from Stable Road, through a small residential development. Within the wider vicinity Lease Terms there is a modern industrial estate and West Calder High School to the east, and within Polbeth itself a Both of the residential units which form part of the mix of low cost private and local authority housing. steading are currently let on Short Assured Tenancies, with the commercial element fully let aside from two of the storage units.

The current gross rental income from the steading is £18,850 per annum.

A tenancy schedule is included at the last page of this brochure.

gva.co.uk/8599 Tenure

Heritable (Freehold) under Title Number MID11884

Planning

Steading

Under the current West Lothian Local Plan (January 2009), the Limefield Mains steading is not zoned for any specific use. We would note however that it is surrounded by a number of housing opportunity sites and area of countryside belt.

Development Site

The development site has been zoned as a residential development site (HWc12) in the local plan with an indicative housing capacity of 20 units. The site has an application currently pending a decision from the planning authority. The application (Ref: 0285/ FUL/08) is for amendments to the layout and house types relating to a previously granted application in 2005 for the erection of 18 houses (Ref: 0133/05).

EPC

The property has an EPC Rating of G.

VAT

We understand that this property is not elected for VAT.

Proposal

Interested parties are requested to contact the agents listed on this brochure for further details. Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs.

For further information or an appointment to view please contact:

Derek Reid T: 0131 469 6064 E: [email protected]

John Leatham T: 0131 469 6033 E: [email protected]

gva.co.uk/8599 London West End London City Belfast Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Edinburgh Glasgow LeedsTenancy Schedule Liverpool ManchesterUnit Use Tenant Start Date Expiry Date Holding Over Rent (pcm) Newcastle1 Residential Mr Sosenko £775.00 2 Residential Ms Cheeseman 01/04/2012 30/09/2012 £525.00 3/4/5/17 Storage Tobias Sibbald 01/09/2014 01/10/2014 Weekly Rolling £20.00 Published by GVA 10 Stratton6 Street, London W1JOffice 8JR JSCSC 15/09/2014 14/09/2016 No £83.33 ©20137/8A&B/11/13 Copyright GVA Storage Iain Sibbald 01/03/2014 31/04/2014 Weekly Rolling £20.00 GVA 9James Barr is the tradingStorage name Mrs White 13/10/2002 12/11/2002 Weekly Rolling £71.50 of GVA Grimley Limited and is a principal10 shareholder of GVA StorageWorldwide, Vacant - - - - an independent partnership of property12 advisers operating globallyStorage Vacant - - - - gvaworldwide.com 14 Storage James Campbell 04/06/2014 03/07/2014 Weekly Rolling £60.00 15/16 Storage Ian Mathie 01/09/2012 01/10/2012 Weekly Rolling £16.00 Total £1570.83 pcm £18,849.96 p.a.

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