Unit D & E Melrose Station, Palma Place, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6

BRIEF RESUME
- Office, Treatment Room, Studio or Similar
- Lined offices with tea preparation area and two wc's
- Magnificent setting with views to the Eildon Hills
- Cat 5 Cabling. 13 A Sockets
- GIA 93.28 sq m (1,004 sq ft)
- Private Parking

LOCATION
The subjects occupy a prominent and highly visible position fronting onto Melrose Bypass just north of the heart of Melrose town centre. Melrose is home to a vibrant mix of independent retailers, cafés, restaurants and service occupiers. The area benefits from consistent year-round footfall, which is significantly enhanced during the busy tourist season and local events.

Melrose is a picturesque and historic Borders town, widely regarded as one of the most desirable settlements in the region. Located approximately 4.5 miles east of Galashiels, the town has a resident population of around 2,473 (2022 estimate) and serves a wider and relatively affluent catchment. Within a two-mile radius the population is approximately 8,100, expanding to over 39,000 people within a ten-mile radius, providing a solid base of both local and visiting customers.

Set within the scenic Tweed Valley and framed by the iconic Eildon Hills, Melrose attracts a strong and established tourism market. The town is best known for Melrose Abbey, founded in 1136 by King David I and one of Scotland's most visited historic attractions. Melrose is also internationally recognised as the birthplace of Rugby Sevens, hosting an annual tournament that draws substantial visitor numbers and creates a lively atmosphere within the town centre.

The town offers an excellent range of local amenities, with a strong emphasis on quality independent retailing, hospitality and professional services, all of which contribute to Melrose's reputation as a thriving and attractive place to live, work and visit. Connectivity is strong, with easy access to surrounding Borders towns and the wider road network via the A68 trunk road and A7 arterial route. Tweedbank Station, approximately 1.5 miles to the west, provides the southern terminus of the Borders Railway, offering regular direct services to Edinburgh Waverley and supporting commuter, tourist and business travel to and from the area.

DESCRIPTION
The subjects form part of a prominently positioned terraced block fronting Market Place, comprising the ground floor of a two-storey and attic Category B Listed building designed by George Washington Browne in 1897. Constructed in red sandstone in the Free Renaissance style, the wider building presents an imposing three-bay composition with tall principal elevations and a distinctive shaped gable surmounted by an obelisk feature. Architectural detailing includes panelled pilasters dividing the bays, round-headed lights above the principal entrance, large segmental-headed windows to the former banking hall, and mullioned and transomed openings at first floor level. The attic incorporates a central three-light mullioned window set beneath a sculptured cartouche within the gable, with the building further characterised by tall rendered and corniced chimney gables beneath a slate-covered roof.

To the west, the building steps down to a lower two-storey wing following the curve of the road, accommodating ground floor shop units with offices above. This section retains original detailing including framed two-light transomed windows at first floor level and a traditional shopfront within the central bay. Roofs are pitched and slate clad, with straight skews and a rectangular corniced chimney stack.

The subjects themselves comprise a well-presented ground floor unit with a prominent display frontage to Market Place. The accommodation has most recently been occupied as a children's nursery and is fitted accordingly, with lined walls, a tea preparation area positioned along the eastern wall, and two WCs accessed internally. The unit benefits from a principal entrance from the south elevation as well as secondary access via a communal entrance hall to the west. Internally, the space is arranged to provide adaptable accommodation suitable for a range of alternative uses, subject to any necessary consents.

The building forms part of a notable Category B Listed ensemble within Melrose town centre, making a positive contribution to the architectural interest and visual character of the Market Place streetscape.

ACCOMMODATION
Communal entrance lobby, general office with tea preparation area with two WCs off.

AREAS
Gross Internal Area 93.28 sqm (1,004 sq ft)

SERVICES
Mains electricity, water and drainage

Heating by means of electric night storage units.

RATEABLE VALUE
The subjects are currently assessed to a Rateable Value of £10,000 effective from 01-April-2023.

The proposed Rateable Value effective from 01-April-2026 is £10,700.

Small Business Rates Relief Scheme (SBRR) currently provides up to 100% rates relief for units with a Rateable Value of £12,000 or less based on the combined total of all the occupiers business premises within England and Wales (subject to application and eligibility). This relief is reviewed annually in accordance with the budget.

EPC
TBC

LEASE TERMS
Available by way of a Full Repairing and Insuring lease. Terms by negotiation. There will be a service charge in respect of maintenance and upkeep of the common areas.

VALUE ADDED TAX
Unless otherwise stated the prices quoted are exclusive of VAT. We are advised that the subjects are not elected to VAT.

Any intending tenants must satisfy themselves independently as to the instances of VAT in respect of any transaction.

LEGAL COSTS
Each party will be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in connection with this transaction.

In the normal manner, the in-going tenant will be liable for any land and buildings transaction tax, registration dues and VAT thereon.

PLANNING
Established Use is understood to be Class 1A of the Town and Country (Use Classes) Scotland Order 1997 (as amended) which incorporates former Class 1 (Retail), Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services). Class 1A also has permitted development rights for change of use to Class 3 (Hot Food) and Class 4 (Business).

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment only.

Edwin Thompson LLP
76 Overhaugh Street
Galashiels
TD1 1DP

Tel: Email: g.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.

2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.

3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.

4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.

5. Edwin Thompson is the generic trading name for Edwin Thompson Property Services Limited, a Limited Company registered in England and Wales (no.07428207). Registered office:28 St John's Street, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5AF