Greencroft Industrial Park, County Durham, DH9
- SIZE AVAILABLE
292,941 sq ft
27,215 sq m
- SECTOR
Commercial development for sale
Description
The subject site is situated within the established industrial estate known as Greencroft Industrial Park, located to the south of the village of Annfield Plain, County Durham. Greencroft Industrial Park is a small industrial estate, developed in circa 1985, which comprises a number of light industrial units. The site is occupied by predominantly local businesses. Current occupiers within the industrial park include Karbon Homes, Lanchester Wines, Allflex Livestock Intelligence and Tosoh Quartz.
The industrial estate is well located just south of the A693, which provides access to Chester Le Street and the A1(M) at junction 63 (to the east).
The subject site sits to the north-eastern boundary of the industrial park, adjacent to McVickers Electrical Contractors, who have occupied the site since 2007.
Description
The subject site comprises a vacant potential development site within Greencroft Industrial Park.
Site Conditions:
The site is comprised of entirely grassed surface, with some vegetation. A well-established tree belt divides the site from the southern neighbouring properties. Site plans identifying the site are contained within the information pack and are shown for illustrative purposes below.
Site
Guide price: £650,000.
Communications
Road - The site has access and road frontage from Greencroft Parkway. In turn the road provides access to the A693 or Tower Road.
Rail - The nearest station is located in Chester-Le-Street, which is approximately 9 miles east of the site.
Air - The nearest airports are Newcastle International Airport situated approximately 18.8 miles to the north of the site and Teesside International Airport is situated approximately 34 miles to the south of the site.
Services
It is understood that all major services are present within or close to the edge of the site. It is the responsibility of prospective purchasers to confirm the extent of the services, their availability and suitability, with the relevant utility service providers.
Planning
Within the County Durham Plan, the Site is allocated employment land (Policy 2). A copy of the relevant policy from the County Durham Plan is contained within the Information Pack.
Suitable for uses for the site could include offices, industrial, research and development of products, storage and distribution under use classes B1, B2, B8 (S T P). Further planning related information is contained within the information pack.
Tenure
D C C owns the freehold (title absolute) of the site being offered for sale. It is registered with the Land Registry and forms part of title number: DU316095.
Vacant Possession will be provided upon completion.
Information Pack
Supporting information held on the site is available upon request. Please contact us to request the web link to access the Information Pack.
Method of Sale
The Council is offering the freehold for sale by Private Treaty.
Guide price £650,000.
Offers are invited
Offers are invited on a conditional basis (conditional on grant of planning permission). Unconditional bids will still be considered.
Offer
Offers are invited via email. Offers are also invited through the attached Submission of Offers form and must be submitted using the attached label which should be affixed to the front of an envelope.
All offers should have regard to the informal advice provided and information contained within the information pack. Interested parties are expected to have spoken to the Local Planning Authority regarding their individual proposal(s) (contact details below).
Prospective parties should also note that Durham County Council is not bound to accept the highest or indeed any offer.
Business Durham
Business Durham is the business support service for Durham County Council, helping to deliver more and better jobs and a strong competitive economy.
They have the knowledge and experience to guide businesses of any shape, size, and age, with access to funding, premises, and an extensive network of partners who can add to our offer. They will tailor their support package to give you the best possible guidance and practical help for your business to thrive in County Durham.
V A T
All interested parties should make their own enquiries of H M R C.
Any offers will be deemed exclusive of V A T
Viewing
The Site is viewable from the public (adopted) highway.
Timescales
Durham County Council expect pre-application discussions with the Local Planning Authority to commence no later than 4 weeks after notification that an offer is accepted subject to contract and planning consent (if applicable).
Costs
The purchaser will be responsible for the Council's Surveyor Fee based on 3% of the accepted offer price (to a minimum of £18,000) in addition the purchaser will be responsible for the Council's reasonable legal fees.
The cost of open space notice which will be borne by the purchaser (if applicable).
Submission of Offers
Financial Offer
The submission should clearly state the sum (exclusive of V A T) being offered to Durham County Council for the site.
The developers bid should clearly state any allowances for deductions, how calculated and their approach to Biodiversity (Note ideally by provision or other means as a financial contribution would only be considered as a last resort).
The council is not bound to accept the highest offer made, or any offer, and will accept no responsibility for any costs incurred by any party in connection with their submission of an offer whether successful or not. The sum offered should clearly reflect any conditions attached and these should be clearly stated.
Offers will be reported to the Council at the earliest available date. Interested parties will be notified of the Council's decision as soon as possible after that time.
Supporting Information
If you wish to submit an offer, then please complete (in full) the Submission of Offers form at the end of this brochure.
Please provide an indicative/schematic drawing of your proposal(s) for D C C's consideration.
Greencroft Industrial Park, County Durham, DH9
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Chester-le-Street Station6.6 miles
Notes
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