The subject property comprises a substantial industrial facility, originally built in the 1950's comprising a substantial office building, large factory building together with various workshops on site including staff welfare facilities and caretakers house. The subjects are accessible via Granitehill Road, via a tarmac road, with car parking available to the East and North of the facility.
The office building located to the front of the subjects provides accommodation over three storeys with an interconnected factory to the rear with associated ancillary buildings. The office is of brick block construction rendered externally under a flat bitumen felt roof.
The inter-connecting factory is constructed of steel portal frame construction with concrete block dado walls, rendered externally and concrete floors. The pitched roofs are clad in profile steel sheeting incorporating translucent panels providing natural lighting. The factory benefits from 3 phase electricity, oil fired industrial blower heaters, with steel roller shutter doors to the North and West elevations of the building. Three externally rendered brick buildings have been annexed to the main factory building, providing further workshop space.
Within the yard, to the North, West and South, are various buildings providing additional workshop space, ancillary office space, canteen facilities and caretakers house all built to various specifications.
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Location
The subjects are located on the west side of Granitehill Road within the Northfield area of Aberdeen, approximately half a mile from North Anderson Drive, one of Aberdeen’s main arterial roads. The area is primarily residential in nature however Aberdeen Transport Hub Museum Centre is located to the South of the subjects, with Granitehill Enterprise Centre located on Quarry Road. A terrace of four industrial units are located to the south-west of the subjects again located on Quarry Road.
Accommodation
10,993 sq.m (118,328 sq.ft) approx
Terms
PLANNING The site has been reallocated in the Local Development Plan 2023 for residential use for approximately 190 units. There is also a cleared site, located on the Southern Boundary of the subject property which is now under the ownership of Aberdeen City Council. This has also subsequently been rezoned in the Local Development Plan 2023 for residential use reflecting a joint development between the City Council and prospective purchaser of the subjects.
RATING The premises are currently entered in the Valuation Roll with a Rateable Value of £299,000 effective from 1 April 2024. The Rate Poundage for 2024/25 is 55.9p.
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC): Each building has a current Energy Performance Certificate of E.
V.A.T All prices, rents and premiums quoted are exclusive of any VAT that may be applicable.
ENTRY Immediate, upon completion of legal formalities.
LEGAL COSTS Each party will bear their own legal costs incurred in the transaction. The ingoing purchaser/tenant will be responsible for any Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Registration Dues, as appropriate.
RENT On application
Specification
• Floor area (GIA): 10,993 sq.m (118,328 sq.ft) approx.
• Substantial office block
• Large factory facility
• Various other workshops on site
• Zoned in Local Development Plan
• Total site area c. (2.319 Ha) 5.732 acres
• Letting in part may be considered’