After accounting for current landlord shortfalls in the form of service charge and vacant rates the current net rent is £946,512 per annum. Further information can be found in the legal pack.
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The property was constructed in 2006 as a purpose-built retail warehouse development arranged as 11 retail warehouse units in an L-shaped terrace fronting a large car park. The retail units are of steel portal frame construction and total approximately 12,610 sq m (135,735 sq ft). The front elevations are clad with blockwork to approximately 3m with profile sheeting above. Side and rear elevations are mainly profile metal sheeting. The roof is profile sheet cladding with translucent roof lights to approximately 10%. Each unit has a prominent entrance feature and the B&Q unit also has an external garden centre and compound.
The units provide minimum clear eaves height of approximately 6m giving more than adequate scope for installation of mezzanine floors (carried out by several of the tenants). The units all contain standard toilet accommodation and are finished internally with tenant’s floor coverings, wall finishings and in certain cases, suspended ceilings. Each unit has access to a service area at the rear which is approached by separate access off Castlecary Road.
Fronting all units is a substantial car park with approximately 665 spaces providing a ratio of 1 space to 204 sq ft, which is well laid out and finished to a high standard, including floodlighting.
To the immediate west and south of the existing units and car park are substantial areas of land for future development. These are generally level and prepared for development including access points from the park road system, but otherwise unfinished and protected from casual use by a bund.
The site is broadly rectangular in shape. It is bounded to the south-east by another strip of land fronting Castlecary Road, to the south-west by Napier Road and the OKI Factory and to the north-west and north-east by various units of Wardpark Industrial Estate. We estimate that the site area extends to approximately 17.54 hectares (43.33 acres) but we recommend that prospective purchasers seek their own verification in this regard.
Cumbernauld is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) north east of Glasgow, and 37 miles (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Cumbernauld was designated a new town in 1956 and is the most populous settlement in North Lanarkshire with approximately 49,664 inhabitants (2001 Census).
Major employers in the local area include: HMRC, OKI, IBM, William Grant & Sons, SSE, AG Barr & Vision Express. The town is home to Cumbernauld College, a higher and further education college which serves North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire, which has around 6,600 students.
The property is situated on the north side of Castlecary Road, (B816) approximately 0.6 miles from the Old Inns roundabout and junction on the M80. The park is immediately surrounded to the north-east and north-west by an industrial estate with the private airport beyond.
Situated approximately two miles from Cumbernauld town centre and easily accessible both from the motorway and by way of other secondary roads. It is approached from Castlecary Road via Napier Road and Castlecary Way.
Road
The town benefits from its proximity to the M80 which provides access to Scotland’s motorway network, most notably the M73 and M8 to the west along with the M876 and M9 to the east, with the following approximate drive times :-
Rail
Cumbernauld is served by three separate rail stations within 2 miles of the retail park. Cumbernauld and Croy have direct services to Glasgow and Edinburgh (journey times c 20 and 30 minutes respectively).
Air
The nearest international airports in Glasgow and Edinburgh are easily accessed 23 and 33 miles to the west and east of Cumbernauld’s town centre respectively. Cumbernauld Airport, located a short distance from the subjects, offers flying instruction, air charter and helicopter services.
After accounting for current landlord shortfalls in the form of service charge and vacant rates the current net rent is £946,512 per annum. Further information can be found in the legal pack.
North Lanarkshire Council (01236 632500) www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Westway Retail Park opened in 2006 to provide 12,610 sq m (135,735 sq ft) of retail accommodation. A further 18,085 sq m (194,672 sq ft) of comparison goods retail space is also consented and is a live consent (Ref: 13/00273/AMD). As such, c.60% of the approved floorspace is as yet unbuilt. In addition, 1,800 sq m (19,376 sq ft) of food and beverage floorspace was approved as part of this live consent alongside up to 5,200 sq m (55,974 sq ft) of ancillary provision to include external yards.
An application for Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) for 28,200 sq m (303,552 sq ft) of mixed uses including a cinema, commercial leisure, hotel, food/beverage, foodstore, business incubator and car showrooms (Ref: 20/00412/PPP) is due to be presented to Planning Committee on Thursday 12th November 2020. North Lanarkshire Council previously approved a similar PPP in June 2019 amounting to 32,397 sq.m. of mixed uses (Ref: 18/01750/PPP), as was subject to legal challenge.
Further information can be found in the Planning Position Statement within the legal pack.
For full information on both the historic planning information and the live planning application, we recommend you contact:-
Adam Richardson
Associate Director
Savills
(t) 0131 247 3805
(m) 07968 553 343
(e) arichardson@savills.com
Heritable (Scottish equivalent of Freehold)
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