NEWTON ABBOT ~ ASHBURTON ~ TOTNES ~ CHAGFORD ~ ANTIQUES SALEROOM, ASHBURTON Ref: DRO1488 2 SUN COURT WOLBOROUGH STREET NEWTON ABBOT TQ12 1JJ An attractive location for this town centre premisies with the provision of two designated car parking spaces and known as 2 Sun Court. Comprising briefly approximately 157sq.m (amounting to 1690 sq.ft) together with a storage area of approximately 12.5sq.m (132sq.ft) and arranged as main office on the ground floor together with cloakroom facilities & on the first floor four further offices/rooms with further cloakrooms, door and stairs to second floor with reception, office with restricted access to inner room & storage room with x 2 designated parking spaces. TO LET Contact Totnes Commercial Department: Rendells, 57 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon. TQ9 5NL Tel: (01803) 863888 Fax (01803) 863310 Email: totnes@rendells.co.uk www.rendells.co.uk
Situation The premises stand just off the center of this very busy market town which has been praised as one of the main commercial town centers of the area. Newton Abbot has a choice of two main supermarkets, one of which is the very nearby Asda store with large car parking facilities. The Bank Street and Wolborough Street area of the town has in recent year s undergone extensive improvements which provide a most attractive predominately pedestrian street scene. Newton Abbot draws an immense amount of visitors from within the region with its own population within the Teignbridge district of over 121,000 people. Within easy driving of Newton Abbot there is a wide catchment area of villages, small towns and regional attractions and these nearby towns increase the catchment of people of some 300,000. Newton Abbot has a mainline railway station a compliment of both private shops and multiple stores. It has a proactive town management a pannier market and an excellent bus service from the surrounding districts and nationally. The Premises The premises have an extensive range of offices and would be well suited for office use but equally with a substantial display window and close proximity to major shops and with an excellent footfall the property may well have some service or retail potential. Its central position suggests that there could be considerable flexibility within the use subject to the necessary planning consents for change of use. The access to the property is from Wolborough Street, which has been predominantly pedestrianized but over and through which there is vehicular access to the property. The Asda Superstore is literally only a short distance away and alongside, across the vehicular access into the building is a development site which will shortly be utilized. The premises occupy a very important and busy area of the town and one which is constantly being enhanced. Accommodation Entrance Door into Reception area with door at rear into: Cloakroom: low level flush WC and hand wash basin with over sink water heater Ground Floor Reception/ Main office: 11.3m x 5.1m (37.1 x 16.8 maximum) this room has been subdivided in the past but includes strip lighting to ceiling, ample power points, radiators, built in cupboard housing boiler for radiators and hot water and door from outside and car parking area. NB This door could be used as the main door but is not as prominent as the door into the lobby area Sliding Door to Staircase rising to First Floor: first floor reception lobby leading into landing with doors to: Office 2: 2.58m x 2.37m (8.5 x 7.9 ) this room is irregular in shape and the above measurement is the maximum, the room is well served with strip lighting with radiator, power points and cupboard. Office 3: 3.1m x 2.53m (10.1 x 8.4 maximum) with strip lighting, ample power points and radiator. Office 4: 4.95m x 4.23m (16.2 x 13.10 maximum) with windows on two aspects, strip lighting and power points and radiator. Office 5: 5.19m x 2.48m (16.11 x 8.2 maximum) with strip lighting, power points, radiator and window to front. 2
First Floor Cloakroom: with low level flush WC and hand wash basin with over sink hot water heater. Door and Stairs leading to: Second Floor: this area is within the roof space but has ample headroom, all be it that the inner room and storage room is accessed via low doors which are in the region of 1 meter in height. Once within the two inner areas there is ample head room. Office 6: 5.61m x 4.77m (18.5 x 15.8 maximum) this spacious and light upper floor room has strip lighting and spot lighting with ample power points, vaulted ceiling and with low height access door into: Inner Room 7: 5.2m x 4.88m (17.1 x 15.11 maximum) this room has borrowed light, standard window with internal partition with low doorway inter communicating between the two. The room is well served with ample power points, spot lighting and it is understood has had some level of sound proofing installed by the previous tenant. NB No information is available on that soundproofing and purchasers will need to satisfy themselves as to the effectiveness or quality of that proofing. Storage Room: leading off the main area 4.59m x 2.69m (15.6 x 8.9 maximum) this area is without window, has shelving fitted to one wall, lighting but is with the restricted height access door as with the other internal areas of this floor Outside: to the rear of the property and approached along a vehicular driveway in there are to be two designated car parking spaces and as has been previously stated access can be gained on this side into the property if required. Services Mains Electricity, Water and Drainage. The central heating boiler which is situated in a cupboard off the ground floor main office is an oil fired boiler. Rateable Value 7,100.00. This ratable value does make these premises a likely candidate for small business rates relief and purchasers may wish to contact the local authority to establish whether they would qualify in this building. Rates Payable Approx. Rates payable are 3,415.00 (2015-16) This figure may be eligible for the 100% reduction in the Small Business Rates Relief Scheme. To see if you or the property qualify please contact the Business Rates department at Teignbridge Council (01626 361101) The Lease It is proposed to grant a new 6 year Lease subject to a rent review on the third year and a tenant only break clause at the end of that third year. The break clause will need to be exercised by service of a 6 months written notice to the landlord. NB A longer lease would be considered by the landlord. Legal Costs The purchaser will be asked to pay a contribution towards the landlords legal costs which will be by way of their solicitors undertaking for the payment of such fees before a contract will be released and this undertaking will be enforceable where the expected tenant chooses not to proceed. 3
Rent: The rent proposed is 10,000.00 per annum and is payable quarterly in advance by standing order. Energy Performance Certificate: TBC Viewing Strictly by telephone appointment through Rendells Estate Agents, Tel: 01803 863888 4
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 1)These particulars are set out for the interested parties and purchasers as a guideline only. They are intended to give a fair description but not to constitute an offer or contract. 2) All descriptions, dimensions, distances, orientations and other statements/facts are given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of facts. 3) Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services are in good working order. The agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for their purpose. Interested applicants are advised to make their own enquiries and investigations before finalising their offer to purchase. 4) The photographs appearing in these sales brochures show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time the photographs were taken. Aspects may have been changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Items shown in photographs are not included unless specifically mentioned within the sales particulars. They may however be available by separate negotiation. 5) Any area measurements or distances referred to herein are approximate only. 6) Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out, or that a particular use is made of any part of the property, this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. 7) Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. If there are any points of particular importance that need clarifying before viewing please do not hesitate to contact this office. 8) References to the tenure of a property are based on information supplied by the seller. The agent has not had sight of the title documents. A buyer is advised to obtain verification from a solicitor and before finalising their offer should make their own enquiries and investigations. Buyers should check the availability of any property and make an appointment to view before embarking on any journey to see a property. Contact Totnes Commercial Department: Rendells, 57 Fore Street, Totnes, Devon. TQ9 5NL Tel: (01803) 863888 Fax (01803) 863310 Email: totnes@rendells.co.uk www.rendells.co.uk 5