Industrial unit

LOCATION
The property has until recently operated as the Food factory facility for Swepstone’s Butchers, serving their shops and business. The site includes the opportunity for uses requiring food factory type facilities, or other uses. It is situated on the northern outskirts of Holbeach, off Battlefields Lane North, adjacent to the A17, and extends to approximately 1.45 acres (0.58 Hectares). The position provides easy access to the A17, and onwards to the A16 and A1. The property is well located and within easy reach of the following centres:

• Boston (15 miles)
• Sleaford (25miles)
• Grantham (30 miles)
• Stamford (25 miles)
• Peterborough (25 miles)
• Newark (40 miles)

(all mileages quoted are approximate)

DESCRIPTION
The site is accessed via metal security gates, and the whole site is fenced and has a Tree bank and bund to the A17 to provide screening, with the site being broadly triangular in shape. The site extends by approximately 1m beyond the chain link fence on the northern boundary, where drainage to the portacabin runs.

There are extensive areas of concrete/tarmac, providing areas for parking, plus circulation space. There is a further area for staff car parking in front of the Portacabin offices.

The offices are within a portacabin building near to the main Factory. They are 6 offices, together with store room, and all are either carpeted or have vinyl tiles. All have fluorescent lighting, and there are also kitchen and toilet facilities.

The Factory building was constructed in 1995, following purchase of the site which was formerly an LCC Highways depot. The building is of modern steel portal framed construction with white walls and ceilings fitted withing the frames of the steel bays. The roof of the factory building is also of metal composite sheet roofing. The floors are concrete with some resin coated areas. Fluorescent lighting is throughout. There is no refrigeration equipment remaining in the factory, and most areas are unheated, except the canteen and changing rooms and washing up rooms, which have electric wall panel heating.

The factory building has 3 external roller shutter doors. There is also an external compressor room, however all refrigeration equipment has been removed. The building has Fire and Burglar alarm systems, however these are in need to re-commissioning.

ACCOMMODATION
SCHEDULE OF ACCOMMODATION/AREAS

Sq.Mtrs. Sq.Ft.

A MAIN FACTORY: 25.9m x 15.25m
plus ancillary facilities areas 10.3m x 1.35m 410.58 4,419

B PORTACABIN CANTEEN/STORE: 19m x 7.19m 136.6 1,470

C GARAGE AND STORE 19.2 207

NOTE: All measurements / areas are approximately and gross internal.


NOTE: All measurements / areas are approximately and gross internal.

EXTERNALLY

The site is fenced to all sides. There are tarmac and concreted areas to the front of the Main factory building and offices, providing ample access and good manoeuvring areas for HGVs. There are further large areas of concrete/tarmaced yard.

In the middle of the site there is a concrete hard standing area for washing down. We are advised this wash down facility has interceptor chambers between the wash down and the drain and this has been constructed in accordance with Anglian Water’s requirements. There is a further concrete garage and timber shed in the northern part of the site.

INTERNALLY

The main factory facility is with white walls and ceiling, with various areas divided off by corridors separating High and Low care areas. The front of the building provides ancillary canteen, changing and toilet facilities. All areas of the interior of the factory building are in extremely good order, and in very clean condition.

SERVICES
We understand that mains electricity (single and three phase) and water are connected to the property. There factory drainage system is direct to the main sewer in the road, and another private drainage system exists serving the offices.

OUTGOINGS
Rateable Value: £17,250 (2017 Rating List)
Interested parties are advised to contact South Holland District Council regarding the
precise amount of Business Rates payable on[use Contact Agent Button].

VAT
VAT is NOT applicable.

PLANNING
Planning Ref: H09-0043-95 dated 10/03/1995.

Other uses may also be considered, subject to seeking formal Planning Consent, but the proposed use of the property will be subject to the purchaser making his own enquiries with the Local Planning Authority.

Hours of operating restrictions apply, together with operating noise level restrictions.

The vendors reserve a 50% share of any uplift in value above commercial use value, for the development of the site for a residential use, for a period of 20 years.

VIEWING
Strictly by appointment only.