Macplants Berrybank Nursery, 5 Boggs Holdngs, Pencaitland, East Lothian, EH34

Long-established and successful plant nursery on the outskirts of Edinburgh with shop, 4 bedroom house and over 8 acres

Description

Macplants plant nursery extends to an area comprising 0.86 hectares (2.12 acres) in total, forming an area roughly rectangular in shape and relatively level in gradient for the plant beds and structures provided for plant cultivation, propagation and storage. Macplants has been held within the same family ownership since 1979 and has established a national client base with a diverse range of trade clients within the landscape, garden design and garden centre sectors and are proud to serve a particularly prestigious clientele including Balmoral Castle, Historic Scotland, Holyrood Palace, The Royal Horticultural Society and The National Trust for Scotland. The family are now retirement planning, providing an opportunity for a new operator to acquire the business and either continue the operation of the site independently or incorporate it into an existing business.

Location

Macplants Berrybank Nursery is situated approximately 2.5 miles south of the main A1 trunk road, approximately 16 miles southeast of the vibrant city of Edinburgh and 6 miles south of the coast at Longniddry, with views of the Lammermuir Hills distant in the south. The property is ideally located being close to both the A1 and A68, both providing excellent transport access to the wider road network.

The property is situated within Boggs Holdings, a desirable community of private dwellings and smallholdings located on the outskirts of the small rural conservation village of Pencaitland. The village provides local shops, a garage, pub and restaurant, church and a primary school.

The county town of Haddington is situated approximately 6.5 miles distant to the northeast, providing a larger range of shops, leisure and recreational facilities, banks, primary and secondary schools.

The property enjoys a peaceful rural setting, yet is only approximately 10 minutes by car to the City Bypass providing ease of access for the delivery of plants and visiting retail customers.

Direct access to the property is provided off the B6363 into a splayed entranceway laid to tarmacadam and a hardcore driveway.

The property is bounded in the main by hedgerows and trees and by the B6363 road to the east.

Square Footage: 2,107 sq ft


Acreage: 8.37 Acres

Additional Info

STAFF: The business is operated by the current owner supported by a family member and a number of full and part-time staff. A schedule of the staff currently employed by the business is available from the data room.

TUPE: Purchasers will be required to comply with the relevant legislation in respect of current employees.


FIXTURES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT: An inventory of the fixtures, fittings and equipment, all of which are owned outright, is included in the online data room.

BUSINESS RATES: The current rateable value of the property is £2,550. The property currently benefits from small business relief resulting in nil payment due for the rating year ending 2024.

COUNCIL TAX: Berrybank is within East Lothian Council Tax Band G.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIEWINGS: An online data room providing detailed information in relation to the property and business is available to seriously interested parties, subject to signature of a confidentiality agreement.

Viewings are to be undertaken strictly by appointment through the selling agents, in order to avoid disruption to the business.