Oncore House, Longlands Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23

An opportunity to occupy a strategically located, self-contained and modern retail trade counter unit arranged over ground and first floor. The flexible accommodation provides a gross internal area of approximately 3,508 sq ft and benefits from front car parking areas, secure loading yard and prominent frontage.

LOCATION

The subject property is situated on Longlands Road, at the top aspect of Bowness-on-Windermere and adjacent to the A5074 Lake Road, the main road connecting with Windermere. Bowness-on-Windermere is known as Cumbria's most popular tourist destination and is effectively one large settlement with Windermere having a resident population of circa 12,000 (2011 Census).

Bowness-on-Windermere is situated in the Lake District National Park which was designated in 1951 and is the largest National Park in England. It covers 2,292 square kilometres and makes up a third of the total area of Cumbria with its boundaries extending across parts of Eden, Allerdale, South Lakeland and Copeland. The National Park has a population of 41,100 and Cumbria Tourism estimated that in 2016, Cumbria and the Lake District National Park received almost 40 million visitors, made up of 34.2 million day trippers and 5.4 million overnight visitors. These visitors brought in £2.2 billion to the region's economy with a large amount focused on the sprawling lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere the hub of the lakes tourism trade.

Longlands Road has a good mix of commercial trade users including Jewsons, Oakden Plumbing & Heating, High Spirits Leisure and is immediately adjacent to the northern aspect of Bowness-on-Windermere retail core.

The attached plan shows the location of the premises (for identification purposes only).

DESCRIPTION

The property provides a modern warehouse and trade counter premises which incorporates part new-build sections having undergone a complete refurbishment and development project in
recent years.

The ground floor is arranged as an open plan retail area with suspended ceiling and LED lighting, a side warehouse and loading area with concrete flooring, mezzanine loading point, electric roller shutter door with a double height ceiling and a rear stockroom that links around to the central lobby and secondary entrance point.

The lobby incorporates disabled toilets providing high specification flooring, fixtures and fittings and modern toilet facilities, and a bespoke steel and concrete tread staircase with oak handrails and oak panel walls providing access to the first floor accommodation.

The first floor provides a large open plan retail showroom, office, kitchen, WC with shower room, side stockroom and rear additional stockroom/office.

Externally, the car parking, front forecourt and site is laid with block and tarmac as well as an electric chain security barrier, light sensor, timer wall lights and signage column.

The property is at the final stages of the full conversion/refurbishment programme and will be shortly ready for occupation.

ACCOMMODATION

It is understood that the premises provide the following approximate gross internal measurements:

Ground Floor 161.96m² (1,743 sq ft)
First Floor 163.96m² (1,765 sq ft)

Total approximate Gross Internal Areas 325.92m² (3,508 sq ft)

SERVICES

The property is connected to mains electricity (three phase), gas, water and the mains drainage/ sewage system.

Prospective occupiers should make their own enquiries as to the services available for future use.

PROPOSAL

The land and property is available by way of a new Full Repairing & Insuring lease for a number of years to be agreed and at a commencing rental of £48,000 per annum exclusive.

VAT

All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT where applicable.

RATEABLE VALUE

According to the Valuation Office Agency Website, it is understood that the property has a rateable value of £7,500 described as warehouse and premises.

The property has undergone a full development project and will therefore need to be re-assessed
for business rate purposes upon occupation.

Prospective tenants should check the exact rates payable with Westmorland & Furness Council.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE

The properties EPC is available upon request.

LEGAL COSTS

Each party is to bear their own legal costs in the preparation and settlement of the lease documentation together with any VAT thereon.

VIEWING

The property is available to view by prior appointment with the Windermere office of Edwin
Thompson LLP. Contact:

Joe Ellis - at our Windermere office.
Amelia Todd - at our Windermere office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Edwin Thompson for themselves and for the Vendor of this property, whose Agents they are, give notice that:
1. The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, plans, reference to condition and necessary conditions for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their correctness.
3. No person in the employment of Edwin Thompson has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Agents, nor into any contract on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for loss or expense incurred in viewing the property or in any other way in the event of the property being sold or withdrawn.
5. These particulars were prepared in May 2024