Land for sale

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13.6 acres (5.5 hectares).

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Outline Planning Permission and Section 75
Agreement.

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Section 75 Agreement payments to be made
within agreed sections of phasing.

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Affordable housing allocation – 20%.

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The site is located at Coldingham, an
attractive conservation village.

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High quality architectural design.

For sale as a whole by private treaty.

SITUATION

Coldingham (population
approximately 700) is a picturesque Berwickshire conservation village with a
range of local services including a village store, pub, garage and primary
school.  The larger town of Eyemouth is
approximately 3 miles away and provides a broader range of facilities including
a public swimming pool and the newly constructed Eyemouth High School.  Coldingham is in a rural area with the major
local industries being agriculture, tourism and fishing related linked to the
harbours in Eyemouth and St Abbs. 

The village
is situated close to the English border and in an area of great natural beauty
and one steeped in history, shaped by the evolution of Christianity in the
United Kingdom and by the ravages of the Anglo-Scottish wars in the Middle
Ages. 

Berwick
upon Tweed is approximately 9 miles away and has a comprehensive range of
shopping facilities as well as a wealth of leisure and recreational
opportunities with a modern theatre and arts centre whilst Scotland’s capital
city of Edinburgh is within 45 miles. 

The east
coast is less than 2 miles away and is famous for its magnificent sandy beaches
and steepling cliffs.  Coldingham Bay is
within only a few minutes’ drive and has a family friendly beach whilst the
fishing village of St Abbs is approximately 2 miles distant and is also a mecca
for divers.  There is rich wildlife and
birdlife along the Berwickshire coast and this proves popular with enthusiasts
travelling to the area to view.  The area
has a rich and colourful history with castles, priories and abbeys all within
close travelling distance.  The area has
a number of excellent golf links and inland courses including those at Eyemouth,
Berwick, The Hirsel and Dunbar whilst The Open golf venue of Muirfield is less
than an hour’s drive away. 

Transport
links are excellent with the A1 being a short drive to the west and railway
stations at Berwick upon Tweed and Dunbar with regular services to Edinburgh
and Newcastle upon Tyne and London some 3½ hours to the south.  There is a regular bus service to Berwick,
Eyemouth, Haddington and Dunbar.

THE SITE

The site
extends to approximately 13.6 acres (5.5 hectares) and includes approximately 5.0
acres of woodland which are to be maintained as such whilst the developable area
is 8.6 acres.  The site is presently
agricultural and woodland with the area zoned for housing development presently
being grassland fields.  The amenity
areas are seen as important not only for the development itself but also for
the village at large. 

The sale of
this site provides a wonderful opportunity to build a first class residential
development in this attractive Berwickshire conservation village.  The development has been designed by the
Architects, Bain Swan, who have adopted a vernacular approach seeking to
integrate the development as seamlessly as possible with the existing village. The
development is made up of a combination of apartments, detached, semi-detached
and terraced houses.

WOODLAND
AREAS

Woodland
Park is an attractive natural wood which lately has been open to public access
with a well-used footpath, picnic area, bird boxes and interpretation boards.  It is proposed to maintain this woodland area
as it is, subject to undertaking minor thinning and removal of dead limbs of
trees, and the installation of a new footpath on the woodland side of the south
side boundary hedge. 

Kate’s
Hill Plantation is the semi-natural woodland to the north of the site along the
Bogangreen Burn.  This area is included in
the Inventory of Ancient Woodlands but is now largely denuded of trees and
under the planning conditions the aim is to completely regenerate the woodland
using indigenous species.  The proposals
include re-fencing the woodland to prevent livestock grazing and the installation
of a new footpath system. 

PLANNING

Outline
planning permission was awarded in principle on 12th May, 2010 and
the Section 75 Agreement between the Vendors and Scottish Borders Council is
presently being concluded.  The start
date for planning purposes will be as of the completion of the Section 75
Agreement.  A copy of the Minded to Grant
Planning Consent and a full set of approved plans together with a copy of the
correspondence from Scottish Borders Council concerning the Section 75
Agreement are available for inspection on the CD Information Pack.

The Consent
will be subject to various conditions and reserved matters which include:

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The
development shall be limited to 87 houses.

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There
will be a minimum of 20% affordable homes within the development.

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Formal
approval is required for the details of the layout, siting, design and external
appearance of the buildings, the means of access thereto and the landscaping of
the site.

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Any
reserved matters should closely follow the principles set out in the design report
submitted with the planning application.

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Both a detailed
drainage strategy and a waste management strategy are required.

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An
archaeological evaluation of the site is a requirement and the development
shall not be commenced until it has been agreed in writing by the Planning
Authority that all of the conditions of the archaeological strategy have been
discharged.

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A
strategy for delivery and maintenance of all improved and new public paths and
full details of the proposed road layout.

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The
Section 75 Agreement includes a contribution to playground facilities off site
but alternatively it is understood that these could be provided on site in the
woodland areas. 

OFFERS &
METHOD OF SALE

The
property is offered for sale as a whole with vacant possession by private
treaty.

A
closing date for offers may be fixed and all interested parties are advised to
register their interest with the Selling Agents.

The
Sellers shall not be bound to accept the highest or indeed any offer.

Offers
should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the Selling Agents.

VIEWING

By
appointment with the sole Selling Agents.

SERVICES

Interested
parties will need to make their own enquiries with the relevant bodies
concerning services.  Our understanding
is that an upgrade is required to the village water supply and pump sewage
systems to cater for the whole site development although there is some capacity
for part development of the site.

It is also
understood that there will need to be a sub-station provided on site to service
electric supplies to the properties.

Further
information on service connection and very approximate budget costs are
included in the CD Information Pack.

TENURE

Freehold.

LOCAL
AUTHORITIES

1.    Scottish Borders Council, Council
Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA. 

2.   Scottish Power, Cathcart Business Park, Spean
Street, Glasgow, G44 4BE. 

3.   Scottish Water, Castle
House, 6 Castle Drive, Carnegie Campus, Dunfermline, KY11 8GG.

4.   SEPA, Burnbrae,
Mossilee Road, Galashiels, TD1 1NF.

RIGHTS, EASEMENTS AND OUTGOINGS

The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all
rights of way, whether public or private, and any existing or proposed
wayleaves, easements, servitude rights, restrictions or burdens of whatever
kind, whether referred to in these particulars or not.  The Purchaser(s) will be held to have
satisfied themselves on all such matters.

INFORMATION
PACK

A
CD Information Pack will be available to genuine prospective Purchasers
including further detailed information.

GUIDE
TO INTERESTED PARTIES

Whilst
we use our best endeavours to make our sales details accurate and reliable,
please contact us if there is any point which you wish to clarify.  We will be pleased to check this information
for you, particularly if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view
the property.  These particulars were
prepared in June, 2016.