FOR SALE Freehold development opportunity • Site Area: 2.64 hectares (6.53 acres) approx. • Former 24 hour transport café, motel and caravan park • Close to junction 50 of the A1 (M) Motorway
Former Quernhow Café, Great North Road, Sinderby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 4LG
Former Quernhow Café, Great North Road, Sinderby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 4LG Location The property is situated on the north bound side of the A6055 approximately 3 miles north of Junction 50 of the A1 (M) Motorway on the outskirts of the North Yorkshire village of Sinderby. The immediate area is of an agricultural nature, with the newly constructed/rerouted A1 (M) to the far side of A6055. Nearby towns include Thirsk approximately 7½ miles west, Harrogate approximately 19 miles south and Darlington approximately 26 miles north.
Description The site comprises an “L” shaped parcel of land extending to approximately 2.64 hectares (6.53 acres) and previously operated as a 24 hour roadside café and truck stop with motel and static caravan park, in addition to a detached residential bungalow. The café comprises a single storey building with an adjoining block of WC and shower room facilities. The motel building adjoins the café and comprises a two storey structure providing 7 bedrooms with en-suite bathroom/ shower room. Both the cafe and motel require modernisation. The bungalow is situated in the south west corner of the site and provides living room, kitchen, utility room, WC, dining room and study to the ground floor and three bedrooms (one with en-suite) and house bathroom to the first floor. The caravan site is situated to the rear of the site and extends to approximately 1.13 hectares (2.80 acres).
Planning
Terms
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries by contacting Harrogate Borough Council Planning Department (Tel: 01423 556 666).
Offers are invited for the freehold interest subject to the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement to the bungalow and vacant possession to the remainder of the site.
Licence
Energy Performance Certificates
We understand the land to the rear of the site previously benefited from a site licence reference 10/HR/28 of which no more than 40 static caravans and 40 touring caravans can be parked on the land at any one time for holiday and recreational use all year round.
Site Area The site extends to approximately 2.64 hectares (6.53 acres) and can be broken down into the various elements as follows: Hectares Acres Truck Stop & Café/Motel: 1.37 3.38 Caravan Site 1.13 2.80 Bungalow 0.14 0.35 Total 2.64 6.53
Quernhow Café: E111 Residential Bungalow: E47
Legal Costs
Business Rates
Each party to be responsible for their own legal costs incurred in any transaction.
The current Rateable Value in the 2010 list is £32,500. The residential bungalow is assessed as Band B for Council Tax purposes.
VAT
Tenancy The property is tenanted on an informal agreement subject to the following terms: Start Date: 28 July 2012 Rent: £575.00 per calendar month Notice: 4 weeks
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Contact For further information, please contact: Nick Blackwell
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