271 winchester road southampton so16 6tp - Wilkinson Williams

6
WICKES 271 WINCHESTER ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON
Description
The subject property comprises a modern purpose built retail
warehouse unit with garden centre extending to a gross internal area
of 47,587 sq ft. The unit has an attractive modern appearance, having
been extensively refurbished in 2007.
Access to the properly is by way of an ‘allways’ traffic light controlled
junction directly off Winchester Road.
The building is of steel frame construction with the main elevations
being clad with attractive masonry below ‘microrib’ cladding panels.
Internally the property is fitted to the tenants specification with the
main floor area being dedicated to retail sales and providing access to
an external display compound. The unit benefits from having a clear
eaves height of approximately 6 meters allowing for the instillation of
a mezzanine floor, subject to the necessary planning consents. There
is currently a first floor amenity area totalling 2,652 sq ft providing
offices and ancillary accomodation, which was constructed by the
tenant.
Accommodation
The property has the following approximate gross internal areas:
Ground floor
First floor
Total
* Minimum area assumed in lease at rent review.
** Tenant’s improvement.
Planning
47,587 sq ft
2,652 sq ft
49,828 49,828 sq sq ft ft
The unit is subject to a wide bulky goods planning permission which
allows the sale of DIY and building supplies, garden centres, boat
warehouses selling bulky leisure goods, car parts centres, carpet,
ready assembled and self-assembly furniture centres and domestic
appliances.
*
**
The unit is served by a demised open tarmacadam surfaced car park
which provides 140 spaces, giving a car parking ratio of 1:337 sq ft.
A dedicated service yard is situated at the side of the unit. There are
pedestrian stairs linking from the car park to the adjacent Halfords
unit.
We calculate the site area extends to approximately 3.03 acres (1.23
hectares) giving a low site cover of 36%.