8 High Street, Galashiels, TD1 1SD

8 High Street benefits from extremely prominent window frontage on to the High Street with double frontage at ground level and large display windows at first floor.
The unit has an extensive floor area and is understood to benefit from Class 3 (Hot Food) consent providing enormous potential for café/restaurant uses with equipped kitchens on both the ground and first floor levels maximising the options.

Location

Centrally positioned within prominent position on High Street in Galashiels town centre.
Galashiels has a population of approximately 14,000 and is generally considered to be one of the principal administrative, retail and social centres for the region, effectively serving a population in excess of 110,000. The town also benefits from a significant student population with the campuses of Heriot Watt University and Borders College within the town.
Galashiels has been subject to considerable investment in recent years and further works are on-going including a town centre improvement scheme and the final phase of the Galashiels Inner Relief Road. Advanced works have also commenced on the reinstatement of the Waverley rail link between Edinburgh and the town.

Accommodation

The property currently comprises:
Ground Floor:
Prominent double frontage to High Street, central door leading to front shop/café with disabled w.c., equipped kitchen to the rear with service access from Overhaugh Street via small external yard.
Half Landing:
Ladies and gents w.c.s and baby changing area.
First Floor:
Spacious retail area with high degree of natural light, frontage to High Street, sub-divided with two offices/stores to the southern side; equipped with wash hand basin (previously occupied as treatment rooms). Café to northern side with equipped kitchen and two separate dining rooms with outlook over the town.
Second Floor:
Extremely useful storage space.
Areas
The areas have been measured in accordance with the RICS Code of Measuring Practice to a net internal floor area of 297.61 sq m (3,203 sq ft).
Ground floor: 67.75 sq m (729 sq ft)
First Floor: 134.07 sq m (1,443 sq ft)
Second Floor: 95.79 sq m (1,031 sq ft)
 

Terms

Available by way of a new repairing and insuring lease. Terms by negotiation.

Specification

• To Let – Centrally positioned retail unit with prominent double frontage and first floor window displays to High Street benefitting from extensive floor area of 297.61 sq m (3,203 sq ft).
• Highly flexible accommodation. Fit out provides for ground or first floor café.
• Class 3 (Hot Food) consent understood to be in place.
• Separate service access via Overhaugh Street.
• Well-appointed throughout.