The premises comprise an entrance hall with access to kitchen & cloakroom facilities, leading to the main hall with a stage at one end + access to a disabled compliant cloakroom facility. Behind the stage is a room with access to cloakrooms + a door to the stage.
Location
Meeching Hall is situated at the junction of Fort Road, South Road and Hillside being only a short distance from Newhaven town centre. OS Maps from 1874 show buildings in this area of Newhaven were known as Court House Farm. An 1899 OS map shows the original buildings with Meeching Hall named and shown as an institute. The Hall was in the ownership of a Masonic Lodge circa 1900. For many years it has been used as a community hall/meeting place and has a stage on the ground floor.
Accommodation
Main hall 38’6” x 23’3” (11.7m x 7.1m) 895 sq ft (83.1 sq m)
Wood block flooring.
Stage 24’6” x 11’9” (7.5m x 3.6m) 288 sq ft (26.7 sq m)
Behind the stage is:
Cloakroom
Disabled compliant.
Dressing/green room
7’6” x 17’6” (2.3m x 5.3m) 131 sq ft (12.2 sq m)
Entrance hall Door to car park, meter cupboard + radiators.
Access to main hall and to:
Cloakrooms Male & female facilities.
Cupboard New boiler supplying central heating & hot water.
Kitchen 14’3” x 12’ (4.3m x 3.7m) 142 sq ft (13.2 sq m)
Lobby with steps to main hall, sink unit a various base units, further lobby with 2 lockable cupboards.
Stairs to:
1st Floor
Front room
18’3” x 20’3” (5.6m x 6.2m) + 4’ x 7’(1.2m x 2.1m) 398 sq ft (37.0 sq m)
Feature windows & skylights.
Door to:
Rear room
12’ x 22’ (3.7m x 6.7m) 264 sq ft (24.5 sq m)
L-shaped kitchen area with base units.
Usable ground floor area 1,037 sq ft (96.3 sq m)
Total 1st floor area 662 sq ft (61.5 sq m)
Total Overall 1,699 sq ft (157.8 sq m)
Outside To the front and side of the building is a tarmaced area providing useful car parking.
Terms
N.b. New haven Town Council have listed the hall as an asset of community value. They have implemented a regulatory moratorium of 6 months to enable interested community groups to develop their own purchase offers. This will end on 30th Sept 2026.
PLANNING - Currently the hall would be considered to be under Class F1 in the 2020 Use Class categories which includes libraries, public halls, places of worship. For alternative uses planning consent would be required i.e.for example change of use to offices.
PRICE - Offers invited in excess of £200,000. Proof of funding will be required with any proposal.
RATES - Local Authority: Lewes SBR(26/27): 43.2p
Rateable value : £4,900
N.b. Eligible businesses occupying a property with a rateable value of less than £15,000 may be entitled to small business rate relief with properties having a rateable value of £12,000 or less paying no rates. Further details may be found at www.gov.uk/apply-forbusiness-rate-relief.
VAT - Under the Finance Act 1989 VAT may be chargeable on the price. It is recommended that a prospective purchaser should make their own enquiries to establish whether or not VAT is chargeable prior to entering into an agreement.
SERVICES - The mention of any appliances and/or services in these details does not imply they are in full and efficient working order.
EPC - The Vendor has been advised that an energy performance certificate is required.