“Hedgehogs Nursery”, Crompton Rd, Southfield, Glenrothes KY6 2SF

Hedgehogs Nursery lies in a rural location to the south west of Glenrothes. It benefits from excellent road links. This garden centre comes with a four bedroom bungalow, four large sheds (716sqm) an office + WC and two large greenhouses. The site extends out to a total of 4.20ac (1.7ha).

Glenrothes 4m, Kirkcaldy 8m, Leven 10m, Dunfermline 15m, Perth 25m, Dundee 27m, Edinburgh 32m.                                                                                           

Lot 1 - Detached Bungalow (203sqm) and 0.62 acres                           Offers Over

• Open plan kitchen/dining room/lounge, 3 bedrooms

(one master with En suite), study/fourth bedroom,            

cloakroom, utility room, main bathroom, double garage,

solar panels attached to the roof.                                                                   £325,000

Lot 2 – 0.28ac

• 0.28ac Zoned for industrial use@ £32,142/ac                                             £9,000

Lot 3 – 0.43ac

• 0.43ac Zoned for industrial use@ £32,558/ac                                           £14,000

Lot 4 – 0.79 acres @ £60,000/ac  = £47,000                                              £348,000
Four Portal Framed Sheds, Office + WC + Services + Roads

27.4m x 8.22m, 12.8m x 22m, 10m x 14.6m, 15.5m x 5.9m

Irrigation Tank. Solar panels attached to the roof.                                                

• Offices – 7.3m x 3.47m with a toilet and vestibule.                                 £135,000

Lot 5 – 1.04 acres @ £50,000/ac = £52,000

• 1.04 acres bare land zoned for industrial use.

(We have a good offer for this lot already but the seller

wants offers for all lots before any offers will be accepted)                      £52,000

Lot 6A – 0.44 acres @ £60,000/ac = £26,000
Greenhouses and associated Offices – 352 sqm

• 11m x 2.74m, 21m x 9.1m, 3.66m x 2.7m, 15.5m x 10m
• Decking 4.6m x 4.6m                                                                           £45,000

Lot 6B – 0.23 acres

• 0.23 acres which may have title issues but is landscaped to mark

the entrance                                                     

                                                                                              AS A WHOLE   £580,000      

Option to purchase:

Option 1 – Online Nursery Business
£600,000 turnover for last 2 years

Option 2 – Nursery equipment

Local industrial land has been making £70,000/ac

HOUSE ACCOMMODATION
Lot 1
Attractive 4 bedroom bungalow (built in 2006). It has double glazing, oil fired central heating, a wood pallet burner stove and solar panels. It is right at the east end of the property in a quiet location.

Entrance Vestibule (W) 2.22m x 3.16m
Partly glazed storm door, tiled floor.

Cloakroom 1.3m x 3.16m
Tiled floor.

Lounge/Kitchen/Dining Room (E,S,S) 7.8m x 9.3m max
Oak floor and “extreme” pine wood burner. Fully fitted wall/floor units,  cooker with 6 hobs and 3 ovens. Space for freezer. Wonderful bright and airy room with 2 sets of patio doors and 4 windows (E) and 2 windows (S). Two wall cupboards.

Utility Room (S + N) 3.53m x 2.75m
Plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Partially glazed door and window to the south.

Garage/bedroom 5 (S + N) 5.4m x 6.13m
Double garage door (N) and over door. Potential to convert the garage into a public room or a fifth bedroom.

Hallway 5.53m x 1.2m
Wall cupboard.

Bedroom 4 (W) 2.20m x 2.66m
Attractive outlook to the west.

Family Bathroom (W) 2.61m x 3.16m
Bath, WC, wash hand basin and shower cubicle.

Bedroom 2 (W, W) 4.05m x 3.16m
Two fitted cupboards. Attractive outlook to the west.

Bedroom 1 (N + E) 3.55m x 4.50m
Ensuite shower, WC + wash hand basin. Fitted walk in cupboard with shelves and hanging space.

Bedroom 3 (E) 3.34m x 2.46m

The Garden Area
The garden area extends right round the house and includes a circular gravel driveway and parking areas. There are security fences to the north, east and south of the house.

Front south garden with a greenhouse and shed (0.11ac) with sides (22.2m x 18.5m) and Orchard to the north (0.1ac) with triangular sides (34m, 26m, 29m). Large patio with garden area to west (0.13ac) (37m x 17m), gazebo and fencing to the east (0.1ac) with sides (38.3m, 22.1m, 20.8m).

The house has a large pond to the east. The house is sheltered by  trees to the north, south and to the west. Other land uses will likely not be granted consent adjacent to the house because of the existing trees and pond area. There is an attractive circular gravel driveway and car parking areas.

Services
Mains water, electric and sewage. There are solar panels on the roof which supply hot water and about £900 a year in income. The house used to have a section 75 planning restriction house condition but this has been removed.

EPC
D(50)

Council Tax Band F

Lot 2, 3, 5 – 1.75 acres
This land is zoned for industrial use. Purchasers would likely secure planning consent for portal frame sheds which could be used for storage & distribution purposes or even a horse riding ménage. The land is presently used for the nursery. Its sheltered by trees along the south and west and has a good access road which extends along the north edge of the land. Lot 3 has a poly tunnel 16m x 7m.

Lot 4 – 0.79 acres
This land is zoned for storage and distribution or light industrial use as per Lot 2, 3 & 4. Four modern steel portal frame sheds with one of the sheds having a 7m x 6m overhang. The eaves height of each shed is approximately 4m and they have manual roller doors and concrete floor. The sheds were built in a 6-7 year period 2008-2012. There is an irrigation tank. The steel portal framed sheds and tank have concrete floors and are clad in single skin profile metal sheeting. (The sheds total is 800 sqm x £180/sqm = £144,000 plus generous concrete aprons, gravel roads, a tarred entrance road and security fencing. Drainage and services would make the cost of establishment very expensive).

The sheds are detached but close together with doors aligned.   

•  28m x 8.28m x 4m to eaves with concrete block wall 1.5m high
• 22m x 12.88m x 4m to eaves
• 14.7m x 10.12m x 4m to eaves
• 15.6m x 5.98m x 4m to eaves

There is also a timber built office and toilet block, 11m x 2.74m + entrance vestibule all with vinyl and tile furnish. There is a suspended timber and plasterboard ceiling and dry lined and painted internal walls. There are solar panels on the roof of one of the sheds yielding £900/annum. Some of the sheds have concrete aprons and there is a type 1 road right around the buildings with a type 1 yard which could secure consent for another shed.

Valuation Roll at rateable value of £13,900. The small business bonus scheme gives reliefs of up to 100% liability for properties inactive use with a rateable value of £18,000 or less.

Lot 6A – 0.44 acres
Greenhouses and offices set up for a plant nursery or perfect for turning into a wedding venue and/or car boot sale venue. Aluminium framed and glazed greenhouse style structure which also incorporates a small office and toilet facilities. There are concrete aprons 36m x 18m and 27m x 4m outside and pathways inside with a wooden gazebo. There is perimeter fencing and a gate.

Option to purchase - 1
The online nursery business.

Option to purchase - 2
List of machinery and moveable items like the irrigation tank, tractors etc.

If the property is sold in Lots
All owners will have a key to the two gates. It will be up to the sellers to install mains water, electricity and drainage (and pay for the required meters so that electricity and water bills can be apportioned). Potential purchasers must confirm exactly what their proposed usage will be then McCrae & McCrae Ltd can apply for estimates for installations.

Purchasers will have to fence off areas on a 50/50 basis and pay 50% for future external maintenance. Maintenance of roads and fences will be on a user basis.

As a Whole
There is a security fence right around the site and an electric gate and an external gate. This site is certified with a contamination survey. As you can see there is a large suds pond to the east of the house and extensive wood managed by the woodland trust. Because these lands are all forested they will stand little or no chance of securing planning consent for anything other than trees.

Directions
From Queensferry Crossing
Proceed up the M90 and take the Kirkcaldy exit along the A92, at Kirkcaldy North West corner turn left on the B981 through Cluny and the B922 towards Kinglassie. Turn right at the T-junction and then onto the B921 for a mile. Take the 2nd left and immediately turn right and proceed into Southfield Industrial Estate. The property is 2nd on the left on the South edge of the Southfield Industrial Estate signposted Hedgehog Nursery.

From Dundee
Take the A92 through Freuchie and down the East side of Glenrothes. Turn right at the 2nd roundabout along the B921 go straight through the first two roundabouts and turn next left having gone under an overbridge. At the T-junction turn right and then turn 2nd left at the Hedgehog Nursery sign.

Amenities
There is a woodland trust forestry area around and to the east and west of the property with right of way paths.

Lochore Meadows Country Park (10 miles) has walking and biking trails, adventure playground, loch with watersports, visitor centre, golf course and a café. Glenrothes is served by two railway stations – at Glenrothes with Thornton and at Markinch – which are on the Fife Circle and offer easy commuting to Edinburgh, Dundee and Perth.  Glenrothes has excellent shopping, sporting and social facilities and Kirkcaldy also lies nearby.

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Viewing and registering an interest
Viewing is strictly by appointment only. To arrange a viewing please contact McCrae & McCrae Ltd, 12 Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PD. [use Contact Agent Button]. Out of office hours please contact Rod McCrae on[use Contact Agent Button].       

Closing Date
It is likely that a closing date for offers will be set and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest in the property to ensure that they are given notice of any closing date. Failure to register interest may result in the property being sold without notice.

Property Misdescription
These particulars do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. All measures are given as a guide and no liability can be accepted for any errors arising therefrom. No responsibility is taken for any other error, omission or mis-statement in the particulars, during negotiations or otherwise, any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property.

Offers
Offers must be submitted in Scottish legal terms to the Selling Agents, McCrae & McCrae Ltd at 12 Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PD. A closing date for offers may be fixed and prospective purchasers are advised to register their interest with the Selling Agents.

Satellite Navigation
For the benefit of those with satellite navigation the property’s postcode is KY6 2SF

Entry & Possession
Entry and vacant possession will be by mutual agreement and arrangement.

Fixtures and Fittings
Any fitted carpets are included in the sale. No other items are included unless specifically mentioned in the particulars. The shipping container is not included.

Council Tax Band
Council Tax Band F

Energy Performance Certificate
..\ZWS EEBS Hedgehogs Nursery Limited MDR 1.0.pdf

Home Report
The property is a business and so does not require a home report to be prepared for it.

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
The sellers do not hold any BPS entitlements and as such, there are no entitlements available to purchase.

Solicitors
Thornton Law, Kinburn Castle, St Andrews, KY16 9DR. Contact: Audrey Dishington. [use Contact Agent Button]

Service Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.

Particulars and Plans
These particulars and plan are believed to be correct, but they are in no way guaranteed. Any error, omission or misstatement shall not annul the sale or entitle any party to compensation nor in any circumstances give grounds for action at law.

Misrepresentations

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