Superb opportunity to purchase a former care home offering development potential for conversion into substantial family home.
The property is an attractive detached sandstone Victorian villa close to Dunbar town centre and benefiting from an elevated position offering stunning views over the sea. The property is formed over three floors, currently comprising 11 bedrooms of which 9 are en-suite, kitchen, dining room, drawing room, 2 cloakrooms, and laundry room, with a further sitting room, and kitchen/dining room at second floor level. The property also benefits from gas central heating and double glazing.
Kirklands benefits from a private gated entrance from Station Road, with small driveway providing space for approximately 4 cars. The property is enclosed by Victorian stone walls, with an attractive well-kept garden surrounding the house.
The property has until recently been in use as a residential care home for the elderly, and is now in need of modernisation. Having originally been built as a dwelling house, we are advised that a change of use back to residential should be relatively straightforward, subject to planning permission, thus offering the opportunity to redevelop the existing accommodation to a large family home. The total Gross Internal Area of the building extends to approximately 399 sq.m (4,295 sq.ft) with the demise extending to 0.1 ha (0.247 acres).
Location
Dunbar is a historic seafront harbour town which is situated approximately 30 miles to the south east of Edinburgh. The town is located in the highly sought after region of East Lothian and, as well as serving as a strong commuter town to Edinburgh, it offers a wide array of amenities including a vibrant high street, primary and secondary schooling, and is also well-known among golfers, with Dunbar and Winterfield Golf Clubs providing excellent links golf.
The town has a population of approximately 6,300 people and is situated off the A1, which acts as the main arterial route leading both North and South for the east coast. Commuter links to Dunbar are excellent, with the town benefitting from its own railway station proving a direct service to Edinburgh’s Waverley Station with a journey time of approximately 25 minutes.
'Kirklands benefits from a prominent position on the corner of Station Road at its junction with Countess Road. The property is very well located for a lot of the town’s primary amenities given its position approximately 200 metres from Dunbar Train Station, with Dunbar Medical Centre and the High Street also being in close proximity.
Terms
Planning
The current use class of the building is Class 8 Residential Institution, however the building offers potential to be converted back to a residential home, subject to the necessary consents.
Specification
EPC Rating E