Description: A purpose built former meeting house that offers well proportioned internal accommodation. The

premises are brick built and comprise a main entrance hallway, anti-room with kitchenette, store and male and female ; at its heart is a principal meeting room.

Externally there is a good sized yard space, currently laid out for parking and which will accommodate approximately 30 car parking spaces. This is fully enclosed by fence line boundary.  

Location: Situated opposite Vale of Lune Rugby Club and Westgate Cricket Club, the premises are accessed off Torrisholme Road. The area is easily accessible from Lancaster city centre and Morecambe Town centre; the Bay Gateway A683 is less than ½ a mile from the property, this in turn linking with J34 of the M6 less than 3.25miles east.

West coast mainline access is available at Lancaster railway station and there is a regular bus link along Torrisholme Road. Lancaster & Morecambe College is within a ¼ mile and the retail centre of Torrisholme itself offers a mix of amenity service health and food shopping opportunity - this being ½ mile west. 

Accommodation:  

The building extends to:  

247.99 Sq M (2,670 Sq Ft).  

The site extends to:  

1,632.42 Sq M (0.403 acres)  

Tenure: Understood to hold a freehold title without onerous restriction, covenant, chief rent or tithe.  

Timing & Terms: The freehold of the property is immediately available by way of a private treaty sale. 

Business Rates: The Valuation Office Agency does not note an entry in the 2023 List. 

Planning: The property would prove suitable for a variety of uses subject to the grant of planning (stp).

Lancaster City Council designate the passing use to be D4 but has recently been granted an F1 Education use (24/00313/FUL). The lot would prove suitable for a residential C3 Dwellinghouse use, for private dwellinghouse or an E Class use (STP).

Enquires of the local authority planning department may be made via the below details. 

Local Authority & Economic Development: The local authority area is Lancaster City Council. The Planning Department and separately the Economic Development Team may be contacted on: T: W:

Services: The property is connected to mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Heating & ventilation within the building is provided via a roof mounted HVAC system which provides tempered air, with hot water being serviced by a modern wall mounted gas boiler. 

Price & Costs: Offers in excess of £300,000 are being sought for the freehold interest in property.

Each party is responsible for their own costs. Figures are quoted exclusive of VAT. 

EPC:  

An EPC rating of D-84 is evident. The certificate no. is 3068-1116-5446-5039-4990 being assessed as General Assembly & Leisure and expires 28th March 2033

Anti Money Laundering & Credit Check:

Applications will be subject to AML checks as required by HMRC Statutory Regulation the cost is £27.00 per application. Purchaser's may be subject to a credit reference checks on application to assign the lease; an application fee may apply.  

VAT: Costs and sums noted within details are quoted exclusive of VAT. 

Contract: Details and purchase of this business opportunity are proposed subject to contract. 

Notes:  

1. Subject to Contract / 2. Subject successful application