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CAFÉ FOR LEASE The Stables Café, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, , , PL10 1HZ

CLOSING DATE for receipt of Offers: 12 Noon on Friday 31st January 2020. Contact us for a Full Information Pack

. The Stables Café is located within the recently refurbished Barrow Centre complex to the south west of . . It is estimated that the Park attracts over 250,000 visitors per year. . Attractive eating area suitable for accommodating up to 50 covers internally and an additional 40 within the courtyard. . 135.0 sqm (1,453 sft) GIA. . Available on a new lease. Length of term to be agreed. . Expressions of interest sought for a lease of The Stables, including a commercial rent in excess of £12,000 per annum.

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LOCATION

The Country Park is situated on the of South East Cornwall. All together some 865 acres are managed by the Park Authority comprising the main estate in which the catering concession is located, directly across the waters of Sound from the City of Plymouth.

The Country Park can be accessed either by road or via foot passenger ferry from Stonehouse Creek, Plymouth.

[Location map c/o Google Images 2019]

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Description

Much of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Heritage Coastline. Historically it is of outstanding significance containing one of the earliest landscaped parks in the Country. Its importance has been recognised by its listing by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission as a Grade I Historic Garden. The Park attracts approximately 250,000 visitors per year.

Mount Edgcumbe House is open from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday plus Bank Holidays from April through to October and attracts approximately 12,000 visitors per year.

The Stables Café is located close to the south west of Mount Edgcumbe House, within a recently refurbished courtyard development comprising the former stable block. The café is located immediately adjacent to the gift shop.

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ACCOMMODATION Internally, the accommodation is arranged as an ‘L’ shape floor area with the main customer café comprising a rectangular floor area, within what was originally the stable block to the main house. The original floor and timber stable divisions have been refurbished and these allow discreet dining areas throughout the space. The demise benefits from a fully fitted commercial kitchen.

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RENT Offers in excess of £12,000 per annum exclusive is sought. The property is not elected for VAT.

PLANNING The property is suitable for restaurant / cafe use. Prospective tenants are strongly advised to satisfy themselves that their proposed use for the premises is acceptable in planning terms. The prospective tenant is responsible for obtaining any necessary planning permissions, which may be required in connection with their proposed use of the premises. Please be aware that the entirety of the interior (walls, floors, ceiling and internal stable divides, feeders, tethers) as well as the exterior of the building forms part of its listing. For further information contact Cornwall County Council’s Planning Services, telephone 0300 1234151

SERVICES Mains water, drainage, and electricity are available and connected.

BUSINESS RATES Included within the rent. However, the Council reserves the right to increase the rent payable, at any time, in line with any increase in the rates payable.

RENT & LEASE DETAILS The Council is looking to dispose of a leasehold interest in the Stables on internal repairing terms. It is proposed that the prospective tenant shall be responsible for all other outgoings, rates and taxes relating to the Lodge. Proposals are sought for the continued use of the Café as a commercial concern taking into account of the needs of the local community. As part of their application, interested parties are invited to submit a Business Plan which should include a rental offer and the following information as a minimum:  Details and background information about the individual/organisation interested in The Stables Any background information/experience of other projects undertaken would be helpful.

 A brief outline of the proposed business development of the café facilities, the potential clientele/customer base sought, and the proposed benefits for the local community, and community engagement activities planned.

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 An offer for rent including the proposed length of lease, rental offer, any rent- free period being requested, Break Clauses, and any other specific terms proposed.

 Refurbishment Plans – If the prospective lessee proposes refurbishing the Café, an outline of the proposed work should be included with approximates costs, timescales, and how the work will be funded.

TERMS OF A PROPOSED LEASE WILL INCLUDE:

1. A term of years to be agreed, excluded from the security of tenure provision, sections 24 – 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. 2. An initial rent in excess of £12,000 per annum, is sought, payable monthly in advance, exclusive of other occupational outgoings. 3. The tenant is to be responsible for all internal repairs including doors and windows. Plymouth City Council shall be responsible for the structure including the roof. 4. Neither assignment nor subletting is permitted. 5. No structural alterations to the building will be permitted without landlord’s consent. 6. The tenant shall pay the landlord's professional expenses in preparing and executing the lease (estimated to be in the region of £800).

Further proposed lease details can be seen under the separate document entitled Heads of Terms

FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIEWINGS For further information please contact Jonathan McKinnel, Estate Surveyor for the Land and Property Team, on 01752 306836, or email [email protected] or David Marshall, Business Development Manager for Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, on 01752 307260 or email [email protected]

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SITE PLAN

The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending lessees and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and other details are given without responsibility and any intending tenants should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.