Garage Premises, Townfoot, Alston
Description
An exciting opportunity to acquire a versatile site with a range of potential uses. The site currently operates as a commercial garage together with ancillary yard and a variety of storage buildings however is designated for residential housing within the Local Plan of Eden District Council.
LOCATION
The property is located on the A686, Station Road, opposite the Spar & Filling Station and to the front of the Alston Moor Federation Primary & Secondary School.
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DESCRIPTION
The site extends in total to 0.82 acre (0.33ha) and is shown edged red on the attached plan.
This versatile site offers a number of potential uses, predominantly as a site for residential housing as per the Eden District Council Local Plan which confirms that this brownfield site is allocated for housing development with
an indicative phasing development date of between 2019 and 2024 with an estimated 11 units being built on the site with a 30% affordable housing allocation.
Alternatively, the site lends itself for continued use as a commercial garage enterprise or other commercial use, subject to relevant consents. The existing buildings on site briefly comprise of the operational commercial garage workshop and internal storage, detached workshop, 10 lock
up garages, and a residential property. Also on the roadside is a useful brick built former petrol garage store building.
BUILDINGS
Former Petrol Garage
Brick built with slate roof covering. This building is currently used for storage and the estimated internal floor area on each floor is 40m2. Attached is a small single storey brick built store (10m2).
Main Workshop & Lean to
8.95m x 29.70m and 5.95m x 29.70m. Block built with timber frame roof with asphalt felt covering and perspex rooflights, concrete floor with inspection pit. The building benefits from three phase electric and mains water. Within
the building is a porta-cabin which is used for office space and a timber structure providing further office space and male and female WC facilities. Timber single glazed windows and block dividing walls within the lean-to.
Secondary Workshop
6.47m x 17.12m. Block and brick built with corrugated iron roof covering with perspex sheets, roller shutter door.
Lock Up Garages
To the rear of the site are ten brick built lock up garages with asbestos cement roof covering, two blocks of 4 and one block of 2.
EXTERNAL
The external area of the site is a mixture of tarmacadamed and gravelled parking areas and grassland. Please note that within the concrete forecourt to the front of the former filling
station there are three underground fuel tanks which have been decommissioned.
The School and neighouring residential property have the benefit of a right of access over the site.
SERVICES
The site benefits from mains single and three phase electric supplies, mains water and mains sewerage.
RATEABLE VALUE
This property has been derated.
TENURE
The site is assumed to be offered for sale leasehold under the traditional Alston Moor Lease which has 600 years left to run.
VIEWINGS
Viewings are strictly by appointment only. Please contact H&H Land & Estates to book an appointment.
MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS
Prospective Buyers should be aware that in the event that they are successful, they will be required to provide us with documents in relation to Money Laundering Regulations, one
being photographic ID, i.e. driving license or passport and the other being a utility bill showing their address.
Property details
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Energy Performance Certificate
Leasehold Information
- Length of Lease
- 596 years remaining
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
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