LOCALITY

Located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills between Wells and Weston Super Mare, Cheddar Village and Cheddar Gorge today provides both shopping and leisure opportunities. Cheddar Village, linked by Cheddar Gorge to the Mendip Hills, is an ideal centre for a holiday. Not only are there many things to do and see in the surrounding area but also many things of interest both in the village and nearby.
For the active visitor the Cheddar village has a leisure centre, riding stables, fishing, golf driving range, and sailing activities are available nearby. Climbing, potholing and caving are also popular local pastimes.


CHELMS COMBE QUARRY

The Ford family ceased working the quarry in the 1950's and by the 1980's the site had a new lease of life as a Tower Testing Station operated by the CEGB and employing a 100 or so people. Up until 1990 the site was used for testing canisters to contain radioactive materials and was most recently occupied by a company specialising in acoustic materials.

SITE STRATEGY

The site was bought by the existing owners in 2008 with a view to exploiting the sites obvious natural attributes as a potential extreme sports centre, catering for climbers cavers potholers abseilers and all other adrenaline charged activities. The lower part of the site includes a range of former light industrial buildings that are effectively self contained and are thus being offered to let on flexible lease terms to uses that will not compromise the owners vision for the balance of the site.

BUILDING 3 19.30m(63'4'') (ave) x 18.26m(59'11'')

Essentially an open fronted covered yard of steeel framed construction with asbestos clad elevations & roof with profiled rooflights and concrete flooring. Providing over 352m2 (3792 sqft) of covered space that also provides access to further accommodation to each side and rear.

BUILDING 3A 9.79m(32'1'') x 13.78m(45'3'')

135m2 (1451 sqft) High bay workshop located to the rear of the covered yard, with concrete floors and high level windows to side and rear. Sliding door (4.38h x 4.86w) access from covered yard. Minimum internal clearance 4.38m.

BUILDING 3B 9.23m(30'3'') x 18.19m(59'8'')

167.9m2 (1807 sqft) Located to the side of the covered yard with sliding door access. Miminum internal clearance 3.72m. Door and windows overlooking covered yard.

BUILDING 3C 6.05m(19'10'') gross x 19.20m(63'0'') gross

116m2 (1250 sqft) Concrete pre-fabricated single storey structure located to the opposite side of the covered yard with sliding door access to numerous internal partitions to create offices and laboratories. Doors and windows overlooking covered yard.

BUILDING 4 13.64m(44'9'') x 6.56m(21'6'')

89.5m2 (962sqft) Modern steel portal frame construction with profiled steel clad elevations and roof. Concrete Floor. UPVC Double glazed entrance doorway (1.94m x 1.94m) providing access from elevated delivery platform with steps to one side. Fire Exit to side. Minimum internal clearance 5.28m.

USE

Light Industrial although our clients are prepared to consider letting the premises to a wide range of alternative uses (subject to planning) but will retain absolute control over a change of use so as not to prejudice the proposed uses for other parts of the quarry for leisure uses.

TERMS

The individual buildings are available to let on a new FRI leases on flexible lease terms.

LEGAL COSTS

Each Party to bear their own

RATES

To be assessed

VAT

Any reference to price, premium or rent is deemed to be exclusive of VAT unless expressly stated otherwise. Any offers receive will be assumed to be net of VAT unless stated otherwise.

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

All fixtures and fittings are specifically excluded unless mentioned in these particulars. No tests have been carried out on any appliances or services at the premises and neither the vendors or their agents give any warranty as to their condition. Prospective occupiers should make their own investigations.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE

An energy performance certificate exists for this property and is available for inspection upon request.

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS

By appointment with the Sole Agents Tel 01749 676023 or sales@paul-knight.co.uk

Please note that nothing in these particulars constitute part or all of any contract, and no contract will exist, or be deemed to exist until formal documentation in writing has been completed by both parties and approved by our clients solicitor.
Prospective tenants must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any details given to them either verbally, or within this, or any other document provided; and neither the Owners, nor their Agents, shall be liable for any inaccuracies.