About this property
Key Features
Freehold with vacant possession
Popular village location
Currently used as an office, but potential for other uses STP
Former Telephone Exchange building
Description
An opportunity to acquire a former Telephone Exchange in the heart of the popular village of Linton. The property has been most recently used as an office premises, following its original use as a ‘Telephone Repeater Exchange’.
The building is accessed via a private drive off Balsham Road. The property is of brick construction, benefitting from predominantly UPVC windows, under a pitched tile roof. There is an entrance/reception area under a lead sheet flat roof to the front.
The Valuation Office Agency floor areas, quote the net internal area as approximately 633 sq ft (58.81 sq m).
The total site area is approximately 0.12 acres (0.05 hectares), with some apron/garden surrounds but mainly to the right and rear.
Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession
Location
The property is ideally located on Balsham Road, opposite the junction with Back Road, and just a few yards from the High Street. Linton is a popular and bustling village with a wide variety of amenities including the Village College, shops, surgery and bakery, and is less than 10 miles from Cambridge city centre.
VAT
No VAT is payable on the purchase price.
Lot Type
Commercial
Planning
The property sits outside of the conservation area and within the development framework for Linton.
The planning history of the property is available on the South Cambridgeshire District Council planning portal. In 2003, the property gained planning consent for a change of use from a ‘Telephone Repeater Exchange’ to ‘Office Use (class (B1(a))’.
The property could be suitable for alternative commercial uses which comply with Use Class E of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (amended 2020). Similarly, the flexible property may offer potential for alternative uses subject to gaining the necessary consents.
Legal Packs
www.cheffins.co.uk/auctions/property-auctions or Rhodri Rees of Adams Harrison 52a High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8AR
Viewing
Cheffins Commercial Department 01223 213666
Important notes
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