For Sale - Land at Moir Place, Musselburgh. Former Levenhall Nursery

• The land at Moir Place is located to the east of Musselburgh approximately 1 mile from the High Street and town centre.
• Located in a predominantly residential area with Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre and Musselburgh Park both bordering the site.
• Accessed easily from the Levenhall roundabout which affords easy vehicular access to both the A1 and the prominent towns of Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Tranent.
• The A1 provides swift and efficient links to the A702 Edinburgh City Bypass, enabling seamless travel across the Edinburgh area and direct connectivity to Central Scotland’s motorway network, including the M8, M9 and M90.
• Wallyford Train station is just over a 5-minute walk away from the site providing direct access to Edinburgh town centre in only 12 minutes.
• Musselburgh Racecourse, an award-winning 5-star visitor attraction can be accessed on foot in 15 minutes and by car in 5 minutes.

The full site extends to 0.1497ha (0.370 acres) and is available for development. Since the 1980s Levenhall Nursery School and associated car parking occupied the site until its demolition in October 2025. The vacant land is now covered by rough grass with tarmac in the south and in the northwest. Several deciduous and coniferous trees measuring between 8 to 15m high are located in the east and west of the site.

A ground investigations report is available to prospective purchasers for reference only and can be received on request from the estates department.

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Overs over £95,000 are invited

Due to its location the site lends itself to community, recreational or residential development. Interested parties should make their own enquiries regarding what the Planning Department may permit with regards to change of use or development potential of the site. East Lothian Council’s Planning Department can be contacted on environment@eastlothian.gov.uk.

The site is open and interested parties can view this area of land at their leisure or by contacting Allan Marshall, Estates Surveyor, on 07855 193 028 or by emailing estates@eastlothian.gov.uk.

1. The site will be sold as possessed by the Council and subject to all conditions and/or restrictions affecting it, whether or not in the title deeds. Any conveyance by the council shall contain such reservations, burdens and conditions as the Council may consider necessary for the protection of the Council’s interest.

2. Offers conditional upon gaining planning consent will not be considered.

3. The purchase price will be paid in full at a date to be agreed subject to the following:

• (a) A deposit of 10% of the purchase price shall be paid to the Council immediately on conclusion of formal      missives, with the balance of the purchase price payable at the date of entry.
• (b) Interest at 4% above the Royal Bank of Scotland base rate will be chargeable on the balance of the purchase price from the date of entry until paid.

4. The purchasers shall be liable for any statutory notices issued after the date of conclusion of missives.

5. Any offer submitted should also include information on the proposed use intended for the property together with details of any planning and/or other consents required. This information should be as detailed as possible and include plans, specifications etc, where appropriate.

6. Prospective purchasers should also submit with their offer, information sufficient to allow the Council to obtain a suitable financial reference. Where an offer is submitted by a company (which is not a limited or public limited company) or a partnership, then the directors or partners must be named.

7. Offers are invited on the basis that full vacant possession is available to the site.

8. The purchase price is exclusive of VAT.

1. Offers over £95,000 are invited.

2. The closing date for offers has not yet been set. All parties who have expressed an interest will be notified of the closing date once set. Offers should be open for acceptance for a period of 6 weeks after the closing date. This is to allow consideration of all offers received, to accommodate the Council’s reporting procedures and to obtain Scottish Ministers consent.

3. All offers must be made in the appropriate offer envelope, and the name and address of the offerer should be written on the back. Any additional material for submission must be suitably sealed, labelled and attached to the offer envelope. An offer envelope can be obtained from Estates Section on 01620 820 663, or by emailing estates@eastlothian.gov.uk.

4. Only self-evidencing offers in standard legal form will be considered for acceptance by the Council.

5. Offers received by fax will not be accepted.

6. The Council is not bound to accept the highest or any offer.

7. Offers received after 12 Noon on the closing date will be returned unopened and will not be considered by the Council.

8. Offers must be submitted in accordance with the above. Failure to do so will result in the offer being declared void.

9. You are strongly recommended to seek professional advice when making an offer.

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