LOCATION
With a resident population of around 32,000 including nearby villages, Bideford is the second largest town in North Devon, and the town has a reputation as a pleasant place to live, work and visit. In recent years Bideford has benefited from lots of investment and development, including the ongoing Atlantic Park retail area and improvements to the historic town centre and quayside, and the current Local Plan allows for a further 4,000 homes plus leisure facilities. Bideford is within 3 miles of some well-known North Devon locations such as Appledore, Westward Ho!, Instow and Northam and only 9 miles from the area’s commercial centre of Barnstaple. It is also within a half-hour’s drive of Exmoor National Park, the beaches around Woolacombe, Croyde and Saunton, and the Devon-Cornwall border.
THE SITUATION
The unit is situated on part of the Clovelly Road Industrial Estate known as Innovation Court, adjacent to Westward Housing. Atlantic Retail Village, Asda Supermarket and Lidl Supermarket are all close by with a variety of mixed users within the immediate vicinity including industrial, office and leisure users.
THE PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION
Being a modern development of three industrial units and a suite of offices, the premises were built in 2020. Being of steel portal frame construction there is an insulated profiled pitched roof. To the front elevation there is external brick work to circa 9` (2.75m), with insulated profiled cladding above. Access to the unit is gained twofold, one from the electric roller shutter door with a height of 12`8 (3.85 m), secondly from a personnel access door to the rear. Additional specification of the unit includes a GIA of 1,176 sq.ft (109 sq.m), power floated floor, Three Phase electricity, internal block work to all elevations, LED lighting, kitchen, cloakroom, toilet facilities, a max internal height of 17`2 (5.25m) and car parking to the front for 3 vehicles.
THE ACCOMMODATION (comprises)
GIA 1,176 sq.ft (109 sq.m) incorporating rear workroom / storage, toilet facilities, cloakroom and kitchen with base units and worktop.
TERMS
The premises are made available by way of a new 5 year lease term.
RATES
We are verbally advised by the Local Rating Authority that the premises are currently rated as follows:- Rateable Value (2026 Listing): £9,200 Rates Payable: £4,618, based on uniformed business rate of 50.2p in the pound. As from April 2017 properties with a rateable value of £12,000 or less are eligible to apply for 100% business rates relief. Occupiers should qualify the exact Rateable Value with Torridge District Council.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
Please contact the agents for a copy of the Energy Performance Certificate and Recommendation Report.
LEGAL COSTS
Each party is responsible for their own legal costs incurred in the transaction.
VAT
VAT is chargeable on the rent, at the prevailing rate.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
JD Commercial for themselves, and for the Vendors of this property whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The Particulars are set out in general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. Prospective purchasers should seek their own professional advice.
2. All descriptions, dimensions and areas, references to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them.
3. No person in the employment of JD Commercial has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of JD Commercial, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendors.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by any intending purchaser in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn.
5. While we endeavour to make our sales particulars accurate and reliable, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact JD Commercial and we will be pleased to check the information for you, particularly if contemplating travelling some distance to view the property.
VIEWING
By strict appointment through the selling Agents, JD Commercial, 42 Ridgeway Drive, Bideford, North Devon. EX39 1TW
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