Bogan Green, Coldingham, Berwickshire TD14

Property Details: - Type: Plot - Bedrooms: 0 - Bathrooms: 0

Agent: Edwin Thompson - Berwick upon Tweed Phone: 01289 497989

First class residential development site with<br />outline planning consent for 87 units.<br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>·       <br />13.6 acres (5.5 hectares).</p><br /><br /><p>·       <br />Outline Planning Permission and Section 75<br />Agreement. </p><br /><br /><p>·       <br />Section 75 Agreement payments to be made<br />within agreed sections of phasing.</p><br /><br /><p>·       <br />Affordable housing allocation – 20%.</p><br /><br /><p>·       <br />The site is located at Coldingham, an<br />attractive conservation village.</p><br /><br /><p>·       <br />High quality architectural design.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>For sale as a whole by private treaty.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>SITUATION</p><br /><br /><p>Coldingham (population<br />approximately 700) is a picturesque Berwickshire conservation village with a<br />range of local services including a village store, pub, garage and primary<br />school.  The larger town of Eyemouth is<br />approximately 3 miles away and provides a broader range of facilities including<br />a public swimming pool and the newly constructed Eyemouth High School.  Coldingham is in a rural area with the major<br />local industries being agriculture, tourism and fishing related linked to the<br />harbours in Eyemouth and St Abbs. </p><p>The village<br />is situated close to the English border and in an area of great natural beauty<br />and one steeped in history, shaped by the evolution of Christianity in the<br />United Kingdom and by the ravages of the Anglo-Scottish wars in the Middle<br />Ages.  </p><p> </p><p>Berwick<br />upon Tweed is approximately 9 miles away and has a comprehensive range of<br />shopping facilities as well as a wealth of leisure and recreational<br />opportunities with a modern theatre and arts centre whilst Scotland’s capital<br />city of Edinburgh is within 45 miles.  </p><p> </p><p>The east<br />coast is less than 2 miles away and is famous for its magnificent sandy beaches<br />and steepling cliffs.  Coldingham Bay is<br />within only a few minutes’ drive and has a family friendly beach whilst the<br />fishing village of St Abbs is approximately 2 miles distant and is also a mecca<br />for divers.  There is rich wildlife and<br />birdlife along the Berwickshire coast and this proves popular with enthusiasts<br />travelling to the area to view.  The area<br />has a rich and colourful history with castles, priories and abbeys all within<br />close travelling distance.  The area has<br />a number of excellent golf links and inland courses including those at Eyemouth,<br />Berwick, The Hirsel and Dunbar whilst The Open golf venue of Muirfield is less<br />than an hour’s drive away.  </p><p> </p><p><br /><br /></p><p>Transport<br />links are excellent with the A1 being a short drive to the west and railway<br />stations at Berwick upon Tweed and Dunbar with regular services to Edinburgh<br />and Newcastle upon Tyne and London some 3½ hours to the south.  There is a regular bus service to Berwick,<br />Eyemouth, Haddington and Dunbar.</p><p>THE SITE</p><p>The site<br />extends to approximately 13.6 acres (5.5 hectares) and includes approximately 5.0<br />acres of woodland which are to be maintained as such whilst the developable area<br />is 8.6 acres.  The site is presently<br />agricultural and woodland with the area zoned for housing development presently<br />being grassland fields.  The amenity<br />areas are seen as important not only for the development itself but also for<br />the village at large.  </p><p> </p><p>The sale of<br />this site provides a wonderful opportunity to build a first class residential<br />development in this attractive Berwickshire conservation village.  The development has been designed by the<br />Architects, Bain Swan, who have adopted a vernacular approach seeking to<br />integrate the development as seamlessly as possible with the existing village. The<br />development is made up of a combination of apartments, detached, semi-detached<br />and terraced houses.</p><p> </p><p>WOODLAND<br />AREAS</p><p>Woodland<br />Park is an attractive natural wood which lately has been open to public access<br />with a well-used footpath, picnic area, bird boxes and interpretation boards.  It is proposed to maintain this woodland area<br />as it is, subject to undertaking minor thinning and removal of dead limbs of<br />trees, and the installation of a new footpath on the woodland side of the south<br />side boundary hedge.  </p><p> </p><p><br /><br />Kate’s<br />Hill Plantation is the semi-natural woodland to the north of the site along the<br />Bogangreen Burn.  This area is included in<br />the Inventory of Ancient Woodlands but is now largely denuded of trees and<br />under the planning conditions the aim is to completely regenerate the woodland<br />using indigenous species.  The proposals<br />include re-fencing the woodland to prevent livestock grazing and the installation<br />of a new footpath system. <br /></p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>PLANNING</p><br /><br /><p>Outline<br />planning permission was awarded in principle on 12th May, 2010 and<br />the Section 75 Agreement between the Vendors and Scottish Borders Council is<br />presently being concluded.  The start<br />date for planning purposes will be as of the completion of the Section 75<br />Agreement.  A copy of the Minded to Grant<br />Planning Consent and a full set of approved plans together with a copy of the<br />correspondence from Scottish Borders Council concerning the Section 75<br />Agreement are available for inspection on the CD Information Pack.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>The Consent<br />will be subject to various conditions and reserved matters which include:</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />The<br />development shall be limited to 87 houses.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />There<br />will be a minimum of 20% affordable homes within the development.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />Formal<br />approval is required for the details of the layout, siting, design and external<br />appearance of the buildings, the means of access thereto and the landscaping of<br />the site.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />Any<br />reserved matters should closely follow the principles set out in the design report<br />submitted with the planning application.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />Both a detailed<br />drainage strategy and a waste management strategy are required.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />An<br />archaeological evaluation of the site is a requirement and the development<br />shall not be commenced until it has been agreed in writing by the Planning<br />Authority that all of the conditions of the archaeological strategy have been<br />discharged.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />A<br />strategy for delivery and maintenance of all improved and new public paths and<br />full details of the proposed road layout.</p><br /><br /><p>·     <br />The<br />Section 75 Agreement includes a contribution to playground facilities off site<br />but alternatively it is understood that these could be provided on site in the<br />woodland areas.  </p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>OFFERS &<br />METHOD OF SALE</p><br /><br /><p>The<br />property is offered for sale as a whole with vacant possession by private<br />treaty.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>A<br />closing date for offers may be fixed and all interested parties are advised to<br />register their interest with the Selling Agents.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>The<br />Sellers shall not be bound to accept the highest or indeed any offer.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>Offers<br />should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the Selling Agents.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>VIEWING</p><br /><br /><p>By<br />appointment with the sole Selling Agents.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>SERVICES</p><br /><br /><p>Interested<br />parties will need to make their own enquiries with the relevant bodies<br />concerning services.  Our understanding<br />is that an upgrade is required to the village water supply and pump sewage<br />systems to cater for the whole site development although there is some capacity<br />for part development of the site. </p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>It is also<br />understood that there will need to be a sub-station provided on site to service<br />electric supplies to the properties.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>Further<br />information on service connection and very approximate budget costs are<br />included in the CD Information Pack.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>TENURE</p><br /><br /><p>Freehold.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>LOCAL<br />AUTHORITIES</p><br /><br /><p>1.    Scottish Borders Council, Council<br />Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0SA.  </p><br /><br /><p>2.   Scottish Power, Cathcart Business Park, Spean<br />Street, Glasgow, G44 4BE.  </p><br /><br /><p>3.   Scottish Water, Castle<br />House, 6 Castle Drive, Carnegie Campus, Dunfermline, KY11 8GG.</p><br /><br /><p>4.   SEPA, Burnbrae,<br />Mossilee Road, Galashiels, TD1 1NF.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>RIGHTS, EASEMENTS AND OUTGOINGS</p><br /><br /><p>The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all<br />rights of way, whether public or private, and any existing or proposed<br />wayleaves, easements, servitude rights, restrictions or burdens of whatever<br />kind, whether referred to in these particulars or not.  The Purchaser(s) will be held to have<br />satisfied themselves on all such matters.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p>INFORMATION<br />PACK</p><br /><br /><p>A<br />CD Information Pack will be available to genuine prospective Purchasers<br />including further detailed information.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p>GUIDE<br />TO INTERESTED PARTIES</p><br /><br /><p>Whilst<br />we use our best endeavours to make our sales details accurate and reliable,<br />please contact us if there is any point which you wish to clarify.  We will be pleased to check this information<br />for you, particularly if you are contemplating travelling some distance to view<br />the property.  These particulars were<br />prepared in June, 2016.</p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><br /><br /><p> </p>