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Lot 17
139 Irish Street, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire DG1 2QE
Office/Redevelopment Opportunity
Features
• Linked four-storey building with large private garden
• Accessible town centre position with rear outlook forward River Nith
• Disabled access via secure pend
• Scope for alternative commercial use and residential conversion (stc)
• Total NIA 439.75 sq. m. (4,733 sq. ft.)
Description
The subjects comprise a substantial Category B listed townhouse, arranged over four
floors, together with large garden grounds at the rear.
Accommodation
The building is of sandstone construction, with a painted ashlar / pointed external finish,
surmounted in the main by pitched and slated roofs.
We understand the main roof(s) have recently been renewed.
A ground floor extension has been added at the rear which is of cavity brick construction
under a flat roof clad with fibreglass.
Entry to the property from the public footpath is provided by external steps covered by a
stone portico. Disabled access is also available into the rear extension via a secure pend
and external ramp.
Location
The property occupies an accessible town centre position within an established mixed-
use district benefitting from ongoing regeneration projects.
Dumfries, with a population of around 33,000, is the largest town in Dumfries & Galloway
as is therefore southwest Scotland’s main shopping and administrative centre.
The town lies approximately 75 miles south of Glasgow and 34 miles northwest of
Carlisle, occupying a strategic location at the intersection of the A75, A76, and A701
trunk roads.
Site Area
From reference to online mapping software, we estimate the total site area extends to
circa 0.089 Ha (0.22 Ac) or thereby.
Energy Performance Rating To be confirmed.
Planning
We assume the property is currently registered for Class 1A (Shops,
Financial, Professional and Other Services) and Class 4 (Business) use, all
in terms of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order
1997.
The building is however well suited to a variety of commercial uses and
residential conversion, subject to Local Authority consents.
Rateable Value
The property has a rateable value of £21,500.
Auction Type
Unconditional Sale - The buyers fee is 2.4 inc VAT(2% plus VAT) subject to
a minimum of £2,400 inc VAT(£2,000 plus VAT).
*Guide Price £175,000 (plus fees if applicable)
* Please see Buyer’s Terms for definition of guide price
and auction fees
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