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Light industrial facility to lease

Surya Trade Park, 129-139 Layer Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2

From
£1,375 pcm
£16,500 pa

£13.45 per sq ft

Business rates & charges may apply

Fenn Wright, Colchester Business Park Commercial Sales & Lettings
SIZE AVAILABLE

1,227-35,000 sq ft

114-3,252 sq m

SECTOR

Light industrial facility to lease

Lease details

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Key features

  • Units Available From 1,227 sq ft
  • Trade Counter / Light Industrial / Storage
  • Available Q1 / Q2 2026
  • To Let On New Leases
  • Units Can Be Combined

Description

*NEW* Business / industrial / trade units from just 1,227 sq ft.

Surya Trade Park is prominently located on Layer Road to the south-west of Colchester City centre, within close proximity to key arterial routes and established residential areas. Situated approximately 1.5 miles from Colchester city centre, the site benefits from excellent connectivity to the A134, A1124, and the A12 dual carriageway, providing swift access to Chelmsford, Ipswich, and the wider East of England region.

Layer Road is a well-known mixed-use area, historically associated with Colchester United Football Club and now a popular local destination for trade, retail, and residential uses. The immediate vicinity comprises a blend of commercial premises, local amenities, and housing estates, offering strong footfall and easy accessibility for both trade and retail operations.

DESCRIPTION
The sites is to provide various warehouse/stores/trade showroom and first floor offices, served by a large car parking area and service yard. The principle building is largely steel frame construction under a multi-ridge roof of asbestos / cement fibre sheet covering which is to be resin coated with a 25 year guarantee.

Each unit will benefit from a loading door, three phase power, and water/waste for WC provisions (specs to be agreed).

Car parking areas and ample visitor car parking provision is provided on site.
Principle access to the entire site is provided via Layer Road with a further access via Gosbecks Road.

ACCOMMODATION
[Approximate Gross Internal Floor Areas - taken from plans and to be confirmed - subject to final measurement]

Unit 1: Approx. 5,974 sq ft [555 sq m] - LET
Unit 2: Approx. 3,477 sq ft [323 sq m] - £41,500 pax
Unit 3: Approx. 3,283 sq ft [305 sq m] - £39,500 pax
Unit 4: Approx. 3,391 sq ft [315 sq m] - £40,750 pax
Unit 5: Approx. 3,337 sq ft [310 sq m] - £40,000 pax
Unit 6: Approx. 1,227 sq ft [114 sq m] - £16,500 pax
Unit 7: Approx. 4,230 sq ft [393 sq m] - LET
Unit 8: (G/F - Retail) Approx. 4,230 sq ft [393 sq m] - £53,000 pax
Unit 9: Approx. 6,405 sq ft [595 sq m] - £77,000 pax
Unit 10: Approx. 6,566 sq ft [610 sq m] - £79,000 pax
Unit 11: Approx. 4,553 sq ft [423 sq m] - £57,000 pax
Unit 12: Approx. 4,123 sq ft [383 sq m] - £51,550 pax
Unit 13: Approx. 4,284 sq ft [398 sq m] - £53,550 pax
Unit 14: Approx. 4,359 sq ft [405 sq m] - £54,500 pax
Unit 15: (F/F - Offices) Approx. 8,579 sq ft [774 sq m] - £60,000 pax

Note: Units can be combined to suit particular requirements.

TERMS
The units are available to let on new lease agreements with length and terms to be agreed at the rents outlined above.

VAT will be payable on the rent at the standard rate.

SERVICE CHARGE
A service charge will be applicable. The budget figure for the current year, per sq ft, is £TBC plus VAT.

Further details are available upon request.

BUSINESS RATES
We have been informed that the premises will need to be reassessed for business rates purposes upon completion of the sub-division works.
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries with the local rating authority to confirm their liabilities.

SERVICES
We are advised that the site benefits from mains water, drainage, electricity and gas connections. We have not tested any of the services and all interested parties should rely upon their own enquiries with the relevant utility companies in connection with the availability and capacity of all those serving the property, including IT and telecommunications.

PLANNING
We are advised that the site benefits from established sui generis consent for a builders merchants (since 1963). There is scope for other employment, roadside, residential, and other alternative uses.

Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries direct with the Colchester Council Planning Department.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE [EPC]
We have been advised that the premises fall within class E(124) of the energy performance assessment scale. A full copy of the certificate and report is available upon request. New EPC information will be made available upon completion of the sub-division works.

VAT
We are advised that VAT is applicable on the rents.
All rents quoted are exclusive of VAT under the Finance Act 1989.
Interested parties are advised to consult their professional advisors as to their liabilities, if any, in this direction.

LEGAL COSTS
Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations require Fenn Wright to formally verify the prospective tenants identity, residence and source of funds prior to instructing solicitors.

VIEWINGS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT VIA SOLE LETTING AGENTS:

Fenn Wright
882 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
Essex CO4 9YQ

Brochures

Surya Trade Park, 129-139 Layer Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Colchester Town Station2.0 miles
  • Colchester Station2.5 miles
  • Hythe Station2.8 miles

About Fenn Wright, Colchester Business Park Commercial Sales & Lettings

882 Colchester Business Park The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, CO4 9YQ

Fenn Wright are East Anglia's leading, independently owned partnership of commercial property agents, estate agents and Chartered Surveyors, with a reputation for providing the highest level of customer care.

Our commercial property agents offer an unrivalled range of professional skills and local market knowledge and we aim to provide industry-leading levels of service. We represent a wide spectrum of clients, including investors and developers, landlords and tenants, property companies, pension funds, business owners and private individuals. We can provide expert advice on every aspect of buying, selling and renting Commercial property, from valuations, landlord and tenant services, property management and insolvency, to name a few.

We have an unequalled presence throughout Essex and Suffolk with offices in the major hubs of Chelmsford, Colchester, Colchester Business Park and Ipswich - as well as branches in Sudbury, Woodbridge, Witham, Stanway, Felixstowe, Kesgrave and Manningtree.

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