Former Station Masters cottage with class 2 office consent
Exceptional potential for alternative uses – including residential
Large front south facing garden/car park
Highly desirable area
Location
Lanark Road West is one of the principal roads into Edinburgh from the West and is the main commuter route serving Juniper Green, Currie and Balerno.
Balerno is a highly desirable residential area lying approximately 5 miles to the South West of Edinburgh city centre. There are a number of transport links and is close to the City Bypass giving ease to the motorway network further afield.
The property comprises a detached former Station Masters house which is of stone construction and which lies under a pitched and slated roof. There is a single storey extension to the rear which is of brick/block construction surmounted by a flat felt covered roof.
Internally, the property is currently arranged at ground floor level to provide a series of individual office rooms, kitchen and WC compartments.
A timber framed staircase provides access to the attic accommodation where a further two office rooms are located under a combed attic space with roof lights providing natural lighting.
Externally the site is accessed directly from Lanark Road West and a newly/recently formed access road provides the entrance to the site, where a large car park is formed in front of the property.
Accommodation
The accommodation has been measured in accordance with RICS Code of Measuring Practice - 6th Edition and the gross internal floor areas have been calculated as being approximately as follows:
Ground Floor: 185.4 m² (1,996 ft²)
Attic: 39.4 m² (424 ft²)
The property sits on a site which extends to a total of circa 0.177 acres (0.072 hectares) or thereby.
Terms
Offers over £175,000 exclusive of VAT are invited for the purchase of our Client’s heritable interest in the subjects.
There is currently a tenant in situ and Vacant Possession can be granted end November 2014. There may be the possibility of early entry dependant on terms.
Specification
The property currently has planning consent for the erection of a new, large 4 bed house under planning reference 09/00475/FUL of the Edinburgh City planning portal. This was granted as part of a larger scheme of 5 units and therefore any enquiries as to future residential use/development of the property and site as a single unit, should be directed to Edinburgh City planning department.