The subjects of sale is a designated 2.88 hectare (7.11 acre) green-field residential development site known locally as Kirkton North 10B (KN10B) and identified in the adopted West Lothian Local Plan as site H-LV9. The site is essentially level and rectangular in shape. Mature tree-belts along the north and eastern site boundaries provide seclusion and the designated vehicular access route along a stopped-up section of Cousland Road provides for an attractive leafy boulevard approach into the development site.
Location
The subjects of sale are located in Livingston, West Lothian’s largest town with a growing population in excess of 56,000 people. Livingston lies approximately 16 miles west of Edinburgh and 32 miles east of Glasgow and as a place to live and work, Livingston could scarcely be better positioned ,sitting at the heart of the M8 corridor with direct access off Junction 3 and with established mainline railway stations. Indeed, 63% of Scotland’s population is within a one hour drive of Livingston. Within the town itself, the site is well positioned off the Toll Roundabout in the desirable Kirkton area of the town. Located towards the settlement’s attractive south-western boundary, the neighbouring countryside belt and agricultural land provide a distinctive rural feel, yet the many amenities of Livingston’s modern town centre are only minutes away.
Accommodation
Entry
Entry will be provided as soon as possible after the closing date subject to Council Executive approval and the conclusion of conveyancing work.
Viewing
The subjects are accessed by the public off Toll Roundabout and can inspected on foot without prior appointment. Parties are asked to be sensitive to neighbouring occupiers whilst viewing the development site.
Drainage & Services:
There is development including residential dwellings within close proximity of the site and prospective purchasers are required to satisfy themselves that connections can be brought into the site.
Terms
Guide Price
The council are inviting offers over £1.1 million for the disposal of the site.
*Clawback
The guide price has been set based upon the Local Development Plan’s allocation of 45 residential units. Should the successful purchaser be successful in securing planning permission for more than 45 units, the council will seek to be appropriately remunerated for the increase in the sites value. This would be done via a clawback agreement to be included within the missives.
Specification
Planning Permission and
Development Potential - The site is allocated for residential use within the West
Lothian Local Development Plan (LDP 1), referenced as site H-LV9. A planning brief has also been prepared for the site and refreshed in August 2019 in order to assist prospective developers whilst designing their proposals. All interested parties are therefore expressly advised to contact West Lothian Council’s Development Planning Service for specific information relating to planning permission and the development potential of this site. There is understood to be an existing gas pipeline running close the eastern boundary of this site and interested parties are advised to satisfy themselves as to the potential impact of that pipeline.
Conditions of Sale
The site is available for residential development as outlined in the planning brief and for no other uses. The proposed development must be consistent with the finalised planning brief for the site (see attached) please note that developer contributions may vary from those stated in the brief due to the passage of time. 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. A planning application for the development of the site will required to be submitted within two months of the date of conclusion of the missives. Each party will bear their own legal costs and that the purchaser will be responsible for the payment of any Stamp Duty Land Tax. The Council reserves the right to charge VAT on the purchase price if applicable.
Community Asset Transfer
The Council will consider offers for Community Asset Transfer in accordance with the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and West Lothian Council’s approved policies and practices. Community Asset Transfer is available to community bodies who are interested in taking over public land and property and council officers will provide assistance to any community group seeking to explore this avenue. Successful asset transfer requests typically provide evidence of significant preparatory work having been undertaken at the pre-application stage and would include evidence of community engagement that establishes need and community buy-in for the proposed project, a detailed business plan that demonstrates financial viability and sustainability, along with evidence that the community body has the capacity and skillsets necessary to deliver and sustain the project going forward. Groups interested in community asset transfer are asked to contact Rachel Donald (Property Modernisation and Community Empowerment Officer, West Lothian Council) at Rachel.Donald2@westlothian.gov.uk