Scania Darlington, Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0XE

Location

Whessoe is a well established industrial and commercial location situated to the north of Darlington Town Centre within County Durham in the North East of England. The area benefits from excellent connectivity being just 1.5 miles from the A167 which provides direct access to the A1(M), a major arterial route connecting the North East with the wider UK motorway network.

Darlington is a key commercial hub within the Tees Valley region with a strong industrial and engineering heritage. The town has benefited from ongoing investment including proximity to the Teesworks Freeport Zone and Darlington Economic Campus and developments linked to the rail and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Description

The property is a detached HGV vehicle maintenance workshop with ancillary offices set within its own secure compound. The property is of steel portal frame construction with brick/clad elevations and mono-pitch steel profile sheet roof incorporating skylights. There is a brick built office extension to the front of the property and a small lean-to extension to the rear currently used as waste oil storage.

Internally the workshop are has concrete flooring and includes two large inspection pits for vehicle maintenance. The minimum eaves height is 5.99m rising to a maximum of 6.77 meters at the apex.

The workshop is accessed by 8 electric up and over roller shutter doors, four on each side, with all doors measuring 4.2m wide by x 5m high. There is an additional small roller shutter door on the northern elevation providing access to the parts store measuring 3.5m high by 3.65m wide. The lighting is via high bay LED units and heating is via ceiling suspended gas heaters. Part of the warehouse area has been section off and turned into a parts store. This area also containing an additional storage mezzaine.

The office block is arranged over ground and first floors and broadly consists of hard-wearing flooring, suspended ceilings, LED lighting and a range of cellular offices, meeting rooms, reception area and ground and first floor w.cs.

The unit is set within a large compound secured by metal palisade fencing and double gates providing access on to Whessoe Road. The compound is laid with tarmac and also includes a number of parking bays for staff and visitors. This area extends to circa 1 acre.


We understand the property is held by way of freehold with no onerous or restrictive covenants.
Terms - Our client is seeking offers in the region of £950,000 exclusive for their freehold interest.
Utilities - We understand the property has connections to mains services. We advise any interested parties to make their own enquiries in this respect.