The site is irregularly shaped and situated close to the corner of Youngs Road and Clifton View with frontage to both. The site is gently sloping with the exception of the north west corner which is more pronounced.
Location
East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn is ideally located for access to the M8 and the west side of Edinburgh. Occupiers on the estate include Gordon Bow Limited, Northgate Vehicle Hire, Volvo, Broxburn Bottlers and Field & Lawn.
Terms
· The property will be sold as possessed by West Lothian Council and subject to all conditions and/or restrictions affecting it, whether or not contained in the Title Deeds. Any conveyance by the Council shall contain such reservations, burdens and conditions, as the Council’s solicitor may consider necessary for the protection of its interests.
· Offers conditional upon the granting of planning and other consents will be considered, but preference will be given to unconditional offers, other factors such as price being equal. In the case of offers conditional on the grant of planning consent, the planning application for development of the site would require to be submitted within one month of the date of conclusion of missives.
· A planning application for the development of the site or sites will required to be submitted within three months of the date of conclusion of the missives.
· Each party will bear their own legal costs and all stamp duty land tax
The Council reserves the right to charge VAT on the purchase price if applicable.
Submitting an Offer
The following procedure will apply:
· All offers must be made on the standard application form and submitted n an A4 envelope clearly labelled “OFFER OF LEASE FOR LAND AT EAST MAINS INDUSTRIAL ESTATEBROXBURN .The offerer must write his/her name and address on the back of the envelope.
· Any offers received after 12 noon on the closing date will be returned unopened and will not be taken into consideration by the Council.
· All offers must be sent to:-
The Corporate Estates Manager
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre
Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
· Offers received by fax or email will not be accepted.
· The Council does not bind itself to accept the highest or any other offer. However, West Lothian Council has a legal obligation to obtain the best price legally obtainable.
· Offers must be submitted in accordance with the above instructions. Failure to comply with these instructions will result in the offer being declared void.
· Since the leasing of any property is a serious undertaking, you are strongly recommended to take appropriate professional advice.
Specification
Planning Permission
Informal discussion with the Planning Department suggests that the site is allocated for employment land in both the Adopted West Lothian Local Plan 2009 and the West Lothian Local Development Plan Proposed Plan 2015.
Suitable land uses would include Class 4 business, Class 5 general industry and/or Class 6 storage and distribution uses.