DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERTY SALES Tel: (01463)

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1 50514 DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERTY SALES Tel: (01463) F O FOR SALE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FORMER NEWHALL SCHOOL & SCHOOL HOUSE R S A L E NEWHALL BALBLAIR, IV7 8LT OFFERS OVER 120,000 INVITED For further information and viewing arrangements - Development and Infrastructure, HQ, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX - Telephone:

2 LOCATION: The former Newhall School and Schools House is situated within the small settlement of Newhall which is located on the Ross and Cromarty s Black Isle. Local amenities and facilities can be found in the nearby villages of the Black Isle whilst the nearest village of Cromarty lies approximately 6.5 miles east. The City of Inverness lies approximately 22 miles south. The property is located on the outskirts of Newhall and predominantly bound by woodland and agricultural fields. LOCATION PLAN: (SUBJECTS INDICATIVELY CIRCLED IN BLUE) Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. The Highland Council 1997 LA09036L. DESCRIPTION: The subjects for sale offer a rare opportunity to purchase a former school and school house with multiple single storey extensions. The property is predominantly of stone construction with a pitched and hipped slate clad roof. The extensions are of a more modern block construction with mineral felt clad flat roofs and mono-pitched corrugated clad roofing. The original property can be dated back to around the turn of the nineteenth century. The former schoolhouse and school are linked integrally. The original school section is single storey though readily the height of the traditional one and a half storey dwelling whilst the former school house itself is over the same height and provides accommodation over two levels. In recent years the school house accommodation formed part of the school forming additional office space and staff rooms. The site for sale extends to 0.23 Hectares / 0.57 Acres or thereby. The grounds extend over the former playground which is part laid to grass whilst the remainder is of tarmacadam construction. The subject s perimeter is bound by stone dyking and post and wire fencing. Located within the grounds are multiple lean to timber outbuilding. Internally the school accommodation comprises the former classrooms x3 (WHB in 2 rooms), staff room with sink, storerooms, male and female children toilets and a staff toilet and various rooms from the former school house. Heating is provided by electric storage heating system and the windows are of a single glazed timber construction. In the school section, the subjects internal ceiling height is in the circa of 4 metres and benefit from complimentary tall windows.

3 ACCOMMODATION: SCHOOL & SCHOOL HOUSE Former Accommodation Ground floor First Floor School Ground floor The main accommodation may be summarised as follow with sizes being approximate and thereby and for indicative purposes only. ROOM M M Area (Sqm) Kitchen (Open to Lounge) 3.30 x Lounge 3.63 x Entrance Hallway 2.06 x Bathroom 1.97 x Bed Room x Bed Room x Bed Room x Single storey (Extension) Hallway 3.25 x Class Room x Hallway 1.91 x Class Room x Hallway 1.91 x Toilets (Male) 2.91 x Toilets (Female) 2.76 x Class Room x Former Staff Room / Store 3.07 x WC 3.07 x Boiler Room 1.69 X STREET PLAN: (SUBJECTS INDICATIVELY OUTLINED IN BOLD RED AND CIRCLED IN BLUE) Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. The Highland Council 1997 LA0903

4 GENERAL: The subjects as a whole may lend itself to many alternative uses. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves in this regard with the local Planning Department. It would be in the prospective parties interested to satisfy their use prior to making their offer. For advice on Planning please contact eplanning, eplanning Centre, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX. Telephone: The Highland Council have retained the former playing field to the west of the subjects and will be reserving utility rights of passage through the former school property to facilitate connection to main utility supplies. Proposed routing highlighted in the below plan: Plan Illustrating Current Utilities and illustrated with purple linage. A right of access is to be made available, if required, over the Highland Councils ground (As Shaded in Green on the above Street Plan ) for the sole benefit of the property for sale. The seller can give no warranty as to the condition of the subjects offered for sale or services contained therein. Interested parties are advised that a comprehensive survey has not been carried out to determine the presence or otherwise, of hazardous materials. Therefore, anyone wishing to disturb the site for inspection purposes should seek prior permission to do so from The Highland Council and, if necessary, conduct a risk assessment using competent personnel in order to satisfy themselves in this regard.. Any damage caused as a result of survey will require to be reinstated and made safe at the inspecting party s own expense. The property will be sold in its present condition. COUNCIL TAX BAND / RATEABLE VALUE: SERVICES: The subjects are currently entered in the Valuation Roll as a primary school with a rateable value of 5,500. For further details in this regard please contact: The Assessor, The Highland and Western Isles Valuation Joint Board, Telephone: (01463) or e- mail: assessor@highland.gov.uk Mains water and electricity. Drainage is to a private septic tank and soak away which is un-regularised. A mains sewer drain runs close to the site and prospective purchasers wishing to connect to the public sewer are urged to satisfy themselves by directly contacting Scottish Waters. Scottish Water have indicated there is capacity available though pendant on first come first served basis along with their acceptance of the development sought and anticipated capacity. For advice on Water and Sewerage connections please contact Scottish Water direct on or customer.service@scottishwater.co.uk individualconnections@scottishwater.co.uk. For advice on Electricity connections please contact Scottish Hydro Electric direct on or customerservice@hydro.co.uk

5 PLAN ILLUSTRATING CURRENT UTILTIES: with provisional indicative wayleave rights of passage indicated in purple. For indicative purposes only. PRICE: DATE OF ENTRY: VIEWING AND GENERL INFORAMTION: OFFERS: Offers over 130,000 are invited. Entry to the subjects will be given on conclusion of the transaction. Strictly by appointment. (Monday to Friday between Council office hours.) Please contact Frank Scott Tel A closing date has been set for Monday 19 th October 2015 at noon. Offers in proper Scottish Legal form should be addressed as Private & Confidential to the Frank Scott, Development & Infrastructure Services, Highland Council, Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX and clearly marked OFFER NEWHALL, BLACK ISLE Faxed or offers will not be accepted The Highland Council does not bind itself to accept the highest or any offer and, notwithstanding the above reserves the right to take a suitable offer at any time. The information contained in these particulars does not form part of any offer or contract. Descriptive details including plans are indicative only and are not guaranteed. Prospective purchasers are invited to seek verification of material facts as appropriate. Whilst these particulars are believed to be correct, it should be noted that they are for the guidance of prospective purchasers only. The accuracy of information is not warranted or guaranteed and intending purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection or by consultation with a Professional Advisor. No member of staff of Housing & Property Services, Highland Council has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in connection with this property. FRS 28 July 2016