Page 6 - Shepherd Commercial Auctions - Catalogue 04/05/2023
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Lot 1 Former Telephone Exchange Strathore Road, Thornton, Fife KY1 4DF Small site and building within Thornton
Features
• Former Telephone Exchange
• Suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning • Site approx. 130 sq. m. (0.03 acres)
Description
The subjects comprise a detached building which was formerly in use as a telephone exchange. The building is of brick construction with pitched slate roof over.
Location
Fife is a coastal area of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. Fife has got the third largest local authority area by population with a resident population of just under 360,000 and is dominated by the 3 principal towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy
and Glenrothes.
Thornton is situated approximately 3 miles to the south of Glenrothes just to the west of the A92 trunk road which gives easy access to the M90 Edinburgh to Perth motorway and the national motorway network. Thornton is situated strategically between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes and is a popular commuter town for both these. There are excellent vehicular communications and the town is also situated on the rail network.
Thornton is approximately 30 miles to Edinburgh, 20 miles to Perth and 20 miles to the Forth Road Bridge.
The subjects are located on Strathore Road a mixed residential and commercial location a short distance from the main thoroughfare and adjacent to Oak Tree Avenue a modern residential development.
Planning
The subjects would suit a variety of potential uses or provide a development opportunity subject to planning.
Tenure
Freehold
*Guide Price £10,000 (plus fees if applicable)
6 * Please see Buyer’s Terms for definition of guide price and auction fees
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).
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