● Let at £50,000 pa exclusive to Gastronomy Restaurants Ltd — 20-year term from 23 October 2023 to 23 October 2043.
● Term certain c.12 years to the tenant break (23 October 2038) and c.17 years to expiry.
● Upward-only open market reviews on 23 October 2028, 2033 and 2038.
● Purpose-built modular Little Drive Thru: 110.76 sq m / 1,192 sq ft
● A518 Weston Road frontage at Beacon Business Park. Neighbours include Costa Coffee and Co-op Food.
● National brand, multi-site franchisee (50 KFCs as at September 2026).
● Additional development land edged red extends to approximately 1.08 acres, of which the is available for further roadside development STPP.
● Held Freehold.
The property occupies a prominent roadside position with direct frontage to the A518 Weston Road within Beacon Business Park, Stafford (ST18 0WL), on the eastern edge of the town.
Beacon Business Park is an established and expanding commercial estate (formerly an RAF site) that supports a mix of industrial, warehouse, office, and roadside uses. It benefits from strong local amenities immediately adjacent, including a Costa Coffee drive-thru, Co-op Food store, Subway, and The Knot and Plough public house. Further nearby facilities include the Staffordshire University campus (Beaconside / Centre for Health Innovation), Weston Road Academy, Veritas Primary Academy, Beaconside Health Centre, and the Staffordshire County Showground.
The A518 provides direct access into Stafford town centre (approximately 1.5–2 miles to the west) and links to the wider road network. Junction 14 of the M6 is around 4–4.5 miles (typically c. 10 minutes), with Junction 13 a similar distance via the A518/A449 or A513/A34. The location also offers good connectivity to the A34, A50, and the broader Midlands motorway network (M6 Toll, M54, M1, M42).
Stafford is a well-connected market town in Staffordshire with mainline rail services on the West Coast Main Line to London, Birmingham, Manchester, and beyond. The park sits within an active employment and residential catchment, generating both local demand and passing trade on a key eastern approach route into the town. Additional development land forms part of the wider Beacon Development Zone, supporting further roadside and commercial growth.
