Milnholm Hatchery, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK7

LOCATION
The subjects are situated in a rural location surrounded by farmland. The property is accessed via a shared private track leading from a minor public road to the east. Junction 9 of the M90 is located approximately 2 miles to the south providing swift access to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland’s Central Belt.
Stirling is popular with people looking to commute to the Central Belt with the excellent transport links and train stations in Stirling, Larbert and Bridge of Allan being within reasonable driving distance.

DESCRIPTION
Milnholm Hatchery extends to approximately 4.89 acres and comprises a steading range currently used as an office, laboratory, workshop and storage, a one-bedroom bothy, a stone-built workshop/garage and a substantial hatchery building. The hatchery building is a Grade A-listed and has until recently been operational. In addition, there are areas accommodating a number of external hatchery tanks, a parking area, yard area and a pond to the south.

The Bothy
A one and a half storey residential building of traditional construction incorporating stone elevations beneath a traditional slate roof. There is a modern lean-to extension to the rear. The property has one bedroom, a kitchen, sitting room and shower room with stairs to a floored attic. The property extends to approximately 792 sq.ft.

Office
A stone construction building over two levels with no internal access between floors. The office has recently been refurbished and comprises an open plan office on the upper floor, with a meeting room, kitchen and toilet facilities. The lower floor comprises of workshop space and storage and has bare stone walls and a concrete floor with drainage channels around the perimeter of the walls. The laboratory is also on the lower floor and has plasterboard walls and a vinyl floor. The property extends to approximately 1,912 sq.ft.

Workshop/Garage
Stone built garage building incorporating a traditional slate roof, timber loading door and timber framed single glazed windows. Currently being utilised as a store for equipment and plant. The property extends to approximately 702 sq.ft.

Hatchery
The hatchery is a Grade A listed property built in 1881 which is used for storing a series of controlled temperature hatchery tanks on two levels. The brown trout and salmon hatchery purpose built for Sir James Maitland is 2- storey, roughly rectangular in shape with stepped east and west elevations. Yellow brick with ashlar window surrounds and quoins. Raised brickwork to upper 3 courses of the wall head with chamfered base and surmounted by slightly overhanging ashlar coping. The building has a flat composite panel roof. The wall head steps down from north to south following the slope of land. The property extends to approximately 7,104 sq,ft.

HISTORICAL NOTE
Milnholm Hatchery, played a key role in the history of scientific aquaculture. Sir James Ramsay-Gibson Maitland, often called the “father of scientific aquaculture,” established the fishery and hatchery, where fish were bred and raised using his pioneered techniques. His approach involved carefully controlled experimentation, focusing on changing one variable at a time to understand the impact on fish breeding and growth. He found that older stock fish produced stronger offspring, and that female fish needed to be stripped of eggs and male milt collected in October. The fishery and hatchery were later sold to the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture in 1979.

PLANNING
The property is located in the Stirling Council Local Development Area.
We are of the view there may be scope to convert some of the buildings to alternative use such as residential. Any further planning enquiries can be directed to Stirling Council: or .

SEPA LICENCE
The subjects have previously benefited from a CAR licence which has now been surrendered. Any purchaser will require to make their own future application for an abstraction licence.

SERVICES
The property benefits from connections of mains water and electricity. The mains water supply is understood to come from a mains supply off New Line Road where is is metered. The route of the pipe to the property is understood to cross a field.
However, the route of the pipe has not been formally identified and it is understood there
is no wayleave in place. The subjects are being sold on the basis of the existing water supply
arrangement and purchaser are required to
satisfy themselves in this regard.

Drainage is by means of connection to a private
system. Heating to the office and both is by LPG.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
The office and laboratory space has an EPC rating of D.

RATEABLE VALUE
The property has a rateable value of £18,100.

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LEGAL COSTS
Each party will be responsible for bearing
their own legal costs. The purchaser/s will be
responsible for LBTT, registration dues and VAT
incurred in connection with the transaction.

VIEWING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The property may be viewed by appointment only, please contact Galbraith to arrange a viewing.

Any enquiries or requests for further information
should be directed to the sole selling agents as undernoted.

Galbraith
Suite C,
Stirling Agricultural Centre,
Stirling,
FK9 4RN

Harry Stott
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