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For Sale: Offices, Store and Depot with Development Potential Plainfield, Newtown St Boswells, Scottish Borders TD6 0RY Description OFFICES, STORE AND DEPOT WITH DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL Plainfield is a detached two storey unit of traditional stone construction under a pitched roof clad in slate. Plainfield, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose. TD6 0SF The building occupies a terraced site with the ground falling away to the east. The Plainfield is a detached two storey unit of traditional stone construction under a offices to the upper level are accessed from street level with parking for pitched roof clad in slate. Site area approximately 0.688 ha (1.70 acres) or thereby. approximately three cars directly to the front. A concrete drive off Plainfield Terrace passes along the north of the building to the Modern Offices to ground level: 91.63 sq m (987 sq ft) grounds to the rear providing level ground floor access to the warehouse/workshop Warehouse/Workshop to lower ground level: 112.31 sq m (1,209sq ft) to the lower level, together with associated yard/ car park. Hardcore surfaced yard/ car park to the rear. Paddock to the east providing Significant works are understood to have been undertaken to upgrade and refurbish development potential or expansion ground. the building in the mid to late 1990’s. As part of these works, the internal layout was re-configured to provide modern offices to the upper level and a self-contained Offers Over £150,000 Ref. GS5319 warehouse/store to the lower level. Accommodation General Information The accommodation comprises: Plainfield is situated in a prominent readily accessible position to the north of Newtown St Boswells fronting on to the B6398, the main thoroughfare through the Ground Floor: Entrance lobby, reception, general office, five further offices, village. administration room complete with tea preparation, ladies and gents WC. Newtown St Boswells is situated in a central location within the Scottish Borders Lower Ground: Warehouse/workshop. Vehicular access to east gable end via double with good links to the national roads network, Edinburgh, Newcastle and the main barn doors (2.80 m wide by 3.50 m high). towns within the central Borders. The extended grounds are landscaped to provide level hardcore surfaced car park/ The settlement is an important administrative and agricultural centre. It is home to yard extending to around 550 sq m; a secure compound with gated access off the car the headquarters of Scottish Borders Council and H & H Auction Mart, one of the park and a paddock with woodland curtilage providing expansion/ development area’s principal livestock auction marts. potential. Areas The village has been earmarked for significant expansion in the Scottish Borders The subjects have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Local Development Plan with residential zoning in and around the settlement with a Practice to the following area: current indicative capacity of 1218 new homes. Description Sq m Sq Ft Newtown St Boswells is located just six miles from the railway station at Tweedbank, the southern terminus of the newly reinstated Borders rail link between the central Offices IPM3 91.69 987 Borders and Edinburgh Waverley. It is anticipated that there would be a further Warehouse/Workshop Gross Internal Area 112.31 1,209 station within Newtown St Boswells, If the line is extended to Carlisle as proposed. The site extends to an area of approximately 0.688 ha (1.70 acres) or thereby. Rateable Value Value Added Tax The current Rateable Value of the premises is understood to be £8,000 effective Any prices are exclusive of VAT. Any intending purchasers must satisfy themselves from the 2017 Rating Revaluation. independently as to the instances of VAT in respect of any transaction. Under the Small Business Bonus Scheme, businesses with a combined rateable for Development Clawback all it’s business properties in Scotland of below £15,000 may be eligible for relief. A development clawback of 50% of the uplift in value will apply on planning Planning permission in principle being secured for residential, retail or leisure uses on the site The site is within the Newtown St Boswells Development Boundary The paddock within a period of 25 years from the date of completion. would appear to offer scope for expansion or additional development. Legal Costs Established use will be Business and Industrial within the Definition of the Town Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in connection with and Country (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 this would generally support the this transaction. following uses: Viewing • Class 4 (Business/Light Industrial use) By appointment with the sole agents: • Class 5 (General Industrial) • Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) Edwin Thompson, Chartered Surveyors • Sui Generis (site specific) uses in keeping with the existing uses in the area 76 Overhaugh Street Galashiels On the basis of the adjacent uses there may be potential for residential TD1 1DP development, subject to obtaining all necessary consents. Tel. 01896 751300 Services Fax. 01896 758883 Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. E-mail: [email protected] .