217-223 Sutton Road
Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9BJ

Property Details

DETACHED WAREHOUSE BUILDING WITH SELF-CONTAINED REAR YARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT

The property comprises a detached two bay industrial unit with a rendered concrete block front elevation and a corrugated asbestos cement roof supported by steel trusses and incorporating roof light panels. The side and rear walls are predominantly clad with asbestos cement sheeting, with the exception of two small sections of brick wall immediately adjacent to the roller shutter door on the rear elevation.

The property provides predominantly open-plan warehouse space with a concrete floor and a central dividing concrete block work wall. To the front of the unit there is a self-contained retail area at ground floor level with ancillary offices and an adjoining workshop which links to the warehouse via an internal roller shutter door. Above the retail space there is a mezzanine area, currently used for storage, and a small staff room.

At the front of the property there is a forecourt with parking for 11 cars. To the rear, accessed through the main building, there is a sizeable open yard area of approximately 0.65 of an acre surfaced with tarmac and surrounded by a secure concrete panel wall of approximately 2 metres on height. The southern perimeter of the rear yard is bounded by large Norway Maple trees that are subject to Tree Preservation Orders.

Location

The property is located on the Sutton Road (A274), the main arterial road heading southeast out of Maidstone town centre towards Sutton Valence, Headcorn and Tenterden. The property is primarily surrounded by residential housing, and directly opposite the Kent Police Headquarters, there is also a good mix of commercial within a few hundred meters including Morrisons supermarket, KFC,
veterinary clinic. The site is also within 1 mile of Bircholt Road which is effectively Maidstone Industrial Estate. The property benefits from excellent road frontage.

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Accommodation

The property comprises a detached, double bay industrial unit. currently used as storage with Trade Counter. The two bays vary slightly in height with bay 1 having 4.35m eaves and bay 2 having 4.8m eaves. The property benefits for 3 Phase electricity and gas central heating to the office/trade counter areas. Externally, the rear yard is access through the warehouse and there is also customer parking to the front forecourt. The property has been measured on a Gross Internal Area basis as follows:

Warehouse - 1,598.21 sq m = 17,203 sq ft
First Floor Office - 21.50 sq m = 231 sq ft
Total GIA - 1,619.71 sq m = 17,435 sq ft