Benfield Villa, 157 Durham Road, Blackhill, Consett, Durham, DH8 5TH

Christie & Co are delighted to offer an opportunity to secure a new lease for this development property, c.5,500 sqft property with planning permission to convert to a children's day nursery.

The property has historically traded as a care home. Our clients have secured planning permissions to convert this two-storey property into a children's nursery for a capacity of up to 133 children plus additional space for out-of-school provisions.

The property is located on Durham Road (A691) in Blackhill, Consett, a residential town, c. 30 minutes drive to both Durham and Newcastle City Centre.

• Reception
• Office/Admin
• Conservatory/Children’s dining
• Kitchen
• Kitchen storage
• Parent waiting room
• Manager's office
• Staff kitchen
• Staff WC
• Nappy changing
• 2 x male & female WC
• Accessible WC
• Laundry
• Toilet block with 3 children’s WCs and 2 wash hand basins
• Toilet block with 4 children’s WCs and 2 wash hand basins
• Seven children’s rooms as below:

First Floor
• Office space
• Waiting area
• Arts & Crafts room
• Classroom
• Storage room
• Toilet block with 4 WCs and 4 wash hand basins
• Toilet block with 6 WCs and 4 wash hand basins
• Two children’s rooms as below for after-school facilities:

The original property has a courtyard in the centre of the property which would be perfect for a children's outdoor space.

There is additional space to the front and rear of the property which could be utilised as outdoor space for the children.

The planning permission was approved on 23 August 2017 with minimum works having been started, meaning the planning permission won't expire.

Full plans are available on request.

Our clients are offering a new 25-year lease with an in-going rent of £50,000 per annum, with 5 yearly rent reviews. Full lease terms are to be negotiated.