Record details

Situation
  • Unique Development Opportunity
  • Land sits approximately half a mile east of Macmerry between the A1 and Macmerry Industrial Estate.
  • Macmerry Business Park benefits from excellent connectivity, with direct access via the A1 trunk road.
  • 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.
  • Other occupiers within the business park include Hab Fab, SCG Consulting and Sunamp.
  • Penston House, one of East Lothian Council’s largest office buildings is located just south of the site within the busy Macmerry Industrial Estate, also home to a variety of logistics, distribution and serviced-based businesses.
Description
  • The full site extends to 0.5835ha (1.4421 acres) and the developable area extends to 0.3600 hectares (0.8896 acres) or thereby.
  • The site is surfaced with tarmac and can be accessed easily via the road into the business park leading from the A199.
  • Offers Over £160,000 are invited
Particulars

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If you wish particulars to be sent out to you by post or if you intend to offer and wish to receive an offer pack for the property, please contact:

Estates Section Tel: 01620 820 663 or Email: estates@eastlothian.gov.uk with your details to obtain particulars and/or an offer envelope.

 

Planning

Under Policy EMP1: Business and Employment Locations, of the East Lothian Local Development Plan 2018, uses supported on this development site would include – Class 4 (Business) but the policy also allows for other employment generating uses subject to the town centre first principle (Policy TC1) and provided there are no amenity conflicts or other unacceptable impacts.

Further information and advice can be provided by the Planning Department of East Lothian Council.

Viewing

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.

Conditions of Sale
  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.
Details for Submitting Offers
  1. Offers over £160,000 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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