Bertha Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8

Land and Building to the East of Bertha Street available to the market for use as a personal garage for vehicular maintenance and parking (subject to planning). Site extends to approximately 0.05 acres (0.02 hectares).
Gross Internal Area: 39.19 m2.
The property has a site area of 197.16m2 (0.05 acres/0.02 hectares) approx.
Offers Invited
Closing Date 4.00pm Monday 5th August 2024

Durham County Council ('D C C') offers for sale by informal tender the land and building to the east of Bertha Street, Consett. The site, in total, extends to approximately 0.05 acres (0.02 hectares).

Location
The subject site is located on Bertha Street, Consett. It is approximately 0.5 miles of Consett Town Centre. Consett is situated 13 miles to the north west of Durham City and 15 miles south west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The town offers a range of facilities and amenities including (but not limited to) a range of convenience and D I Y stores, opticians, bars, restaurants in addition to a primary and secondary school.
The site itself is predominantly surrounded by terraced residential properties and is less than 50m from Newmarket Street which provides a variety of commercial and retail offers.

Description
The site is positioned at the northern end of a row of terraced residential properties. The site for sale includes a flat roof, single-story brick-built garage to the south of the site and a hardcore parcel of land extending to approximately 96 sq.m. to the north. The topography of the site is fairly level with a slight slope to the northern section adjoining Prospect Street.

Access

Road - Access is available from three site boundaries, which abut the adopted highway. This includes Bertha Street to the west of the site, Prospect Place south west of the site and Prospect Street to the North of the site. Bertha Street links to the main road known as Durham Road nearby to the North of the site. The site offers excellent links to the A 6 9 1 and A 6 9 2.

Rail - The nearest railway stations are Stocksfield Train Station located approximately 7.2 miles away and Prudhoe Train Station located approximately 7.8 miles away. Durham Train Station is located approximately 13.3 miles south east and Newcastle train station is located approximately 15 miles North East.

Air - The nearest airport is Newcastle Airport located approximately 18 miles North.

Tenure and Possession
The Council owns the freehold (title absolute) of the site being offered for sale. It is registered with the Land Registry under title number: D U 2 8 5 7 7 1.
Vacant Possession will be provided upon completion.

Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements
The sale is subject to all rights of support, public and private rights of way, water, light drainage, and other easements, all or any other like rights, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
The site will be sold subject to all and any existing covenants, easements, restrictions, wayleaves, rights of way, etc. affecting the land. The purchaser must satisfy themselves in relation to any covenants or other matters affecting the property.

Planning
The Local Planning Authority have suggested that the site would be suitable for B 2/B 8 - use as a personal garage for vehicular maintenance and parking.
All interested parties should make their own enquiries to the Local Planning Authority.

Method of Sale
The council are offering the freehold for sale by Informal Tender, with vacant possession on completion.
Guide price: £10,000
Offers invited.
Offers are invited on an unconditional basis.

VAT
All interested parties should make their own enquiries of H M R C.

Services
It is understood that all major services are present within or close to the edge of the site. It is the responsibility of prospective purchasers to confirm the extent of the services, their availability and suitability, with the relevant utility service providers.

Local Government Act
The purchaser should be aware that under Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972, Local Authorities are obliged to dispose of surplus property for the best price reasonably obtainable. Offers for the property are made and accepted subject to contract and until such time contracts are exchanged, prospective purchasers should note that the County Council is obliged to give consideration to any new offers which might be forthcoming and any surveys/planning applications are undertaken at the purchasers risk.

Information Pack
Supporting information held on the site is available upon request.

Viewings
All viewings are strictly by appointment.

Additional Information
Submitting Your Bid
Offers are invited by completing the offer form and using the label which should be affixed to the front of an envelope. The offer form and label can be provided by the agent. Offers should be made no later than the date and time stipulated on the sales particulars.
It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure that the bid has been completed accurately. All of the information presented will be taken at face value and the council reserves the right to request further clarification. All offers should have regard to the informal advice provided and make the due allowance in their bid. Interested parties are expected to have spoken to the Department Management team regarding their individual scheme.

Costs
The purchaser will be responsible for the council's Surveyor Fees based on 3% of the purchase price (to a minimum of £1,000) in addition the purchaser will be responsible for the Council's reasonable legal fees.

Submission of Offers
The submission should clearly state the sum being offered to the Council for the site. The Council is not bound to accept the highest offer made, or any offer, and will accept no responsibility for any costs incurred by any party in connection with their submission of an offer whether successful or not.
The sum offered should reflect any conditions attached and these should be clearly stated.
Offers will be reported to the council at the closing date. Interested parties will be notified of the council's decision as soon as possible after that time.
Submissions (including any part thereof) received after the stated deadline will not be accepted. It is entirely the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their bid is received within the stated deadline and time.

Supporting Information
Details of the person(s) or company that is offering to purchase the freehold interest. Any company should include details of the full company name, registration number, registered address and contact details for the individual submitting the offer. For individuals, you should include details of your name, address and contact details.
The applicant must provide detailed information to confirm their funding arrangements for the acquisition.

Health and Safety Policy
Our Health and Safety policy requires all interested parties undertaking viewings of this site to be accompanied by a member of our staff. They must wear their own Personal Protection Equipment (P P E). If interested parties do not adhere to our policy and view the site unaccompanied or without P P E then they do so at their own risk and we/the seller cannot be held liable for any personal injury or associated claim for compensation.