Record details

Name
Former Wallyford Community Centre, Albert Place, Wallyford EH21 8LE
Situation

Wallyford lies immediately north of the A1 and approximately 7 miles east of Edinburgh City Centre.  The town has a strong community and is ideally suited for commuting from and to other towns and villages in East Lothian and Edinburgh. 

There are a small range of local amenities, with additional retail facilities in neighbouring Musselburgh.  More extensive shopping is found at Fort Kinnaird Retail Park, only a 10-minute drive away.  Surrounded by beautiful countryside and beaches, there are numerous leisure and beach activities available in the immediate location and East Lothian in general.  Musselburgh and nearby Prestonpans both have leisure centres with swimming pools and East Lothian is renowned for its golf courses with the excellent Royal Musselburgh a short drive away.

The new primary school and secondary school campus are within easy walking distance.  There are excellent transport links connecting Wallyford both locally and to Edinburgh.  Wallyford also has the benefit of its own railway station and other parts of East Lothian and Edinburgh can be reached within minutes.

The population in Wallyford is growing due to the number of housing developments.  Currently the population is estimated at 4,500 and is expected to grow to around 7,000 when the ongoing house building is complete.

Description

The former Wallyford Community Centre is situated adjacent to open space containing a children’s play area. The area to the southeast forms a large mixed-use development with a maximum of 1,450 residential units, a new primary school and library (opened in February 2019 and located 400m to the east), a new high school/community hub (opened in August 2023) and community and sports facilities.  The construction works on the larger Wallyford development site is underway with a number of homes already completed and with key infrastructure provision partially in place.

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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Performance Certificate available on request.

Planning

The building was used as a Community Centre until October 2023 and offers excellent general purpose space which would suit a number of different users. 

The current planning use is Class 10: Non-residential Institutions, other acceptable uses in this Class include crèche, day nursery, museum, exhibition hall, art display, public worship and religious instruction.  In addition to the above, uses that fall into Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) could be broadly considered as serving community needs and therefore may be acceptable, this should be checked by contacting East Lothian Council Planning Department.  

Viewing

Viewings should be arranged by contacting Wendy Gillie, Team Manager (Estates) at estates@eastlothian.gov.uk.

These particulars can also be viewed and downloaded at www.eastlothian.gov.uk/property

If you wish Particulars to be sent out to you by post, or if you intend to offer for this site and would like to note your interest and be advised of a closing date for offers, please email estates@eastlothian.gov.uk and provide confirmation of your postal address.

Leasing arrangements

N/A

Rating Assessment

The rateable value for the vacant property has been assessed at £60,700 per annum.

Conditions of Sale
  • The property will be sold as possessed by the Council and subject to all conditions and/or restrictions affecting it, whether or not contained 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.
  • Ownership of the car park will be retained by the Council, the buyer will be responsible for a 75% share of maintenance of the car park and street lighting, the Council will be responsible for a 25% share of the maintenance of the car park and street lighting and for the EVCPs while in place in the car park.
  • Offers conditional upon gaining planning consent will be considered, but in the event of similar bids being received preference may be given to offers not conditional on planning.
  • The purchase price will be paid in full at a date to be agreed subject to the following:
    • 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.
    • 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.
  • The purchasers shall become liable for any statutory notices issued after the date of conclusion of missives.
  • Any offer submitted should also include information on the proposed use intended for the building 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.
  • 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.
  • Offers are invited on the basis that full vacant possession is available to the property.
  • The purchase price should be stated as exclusive of VAT.
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