For Sale
Selsea Fish & Lobster,
Kingsway,
Selsey,
Chichester,
West Sussex,
PO20 0SY
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Industrial and Warehouse, Development, Suis Generis
11,099 Sq Ft (1,031.1 Sq M)
- Total buildings size 11,099 sq ft on a site area of approximately 0.38 acres
- Purpose-built, detached lobster and shellfish processing facility, complete with integrated cold storage
- Controlled sea water tanks with underground reservoirs
- Cold storage facilities
- Ability to pump seawater direct into the underground tanks
- Adjoining storage buildings and containers
- Two/three bedroom cottage Total size 858 sq ft - currently occupied but will be sold with vacant possession
- Alternative uses may suitable (STP)
- Of interest to Owner Occupiers or Developers
- Freehold interest - Guide price: £825,000
Location
Selsey is a small town situated eight miles from the historic cathedral city of Chichester and seven miles west of Bognor Regis. The town is well connected by roads with the B2145 giving direct access to Chichester and from there the A27 provides quick access to the east and west.
Just off Kingsway, the Selsea Fish & Lobster coastal site is accessed via a slip road shared with a few fishermen's huts. It occupies a rare stretch of foreshore land, lying between Kingsway itself, the reinforced sea defence wall, and the expansive shingle beach just beyond.
Description
This coastal property features a purpose-built, detached lobster and shellfish processing facility, complete with integrated cold storage and a mezzanine level within the roof space, currently utilised as a staff area and additional storage.
Positioned on the southwest side of the site are five external storage units/shipping containers, offering further operational flexibility.
Adjacent to the main facility is Lagoon Cottage, a residential dwelling comprising six rooms across two floors. The ground floor includes a WC, kitchen, living room, lounge, and bedroom, while the upper level features an additional bedroom and generous low-eaves storage. The cottage is currently tenanted but will be offered with vacant possesion on completion of a sale.
The main building underwent significant extension and internal reconfiguration in 1996. More recently, it has benefited from the installation of a new pitched roof and approximately 245 solar PV panels, enhancing energy efficiency.
At ground level, the facility primarily consists of cold storage areas complemented by administrative office space. Beneath the building are shellfish holding tanks, supplied with fresh seawater via a dedicated pipeline extending approximately 100 metres offshore.
Accommodation
Description Sq m Sq ft
Main Building Ground Floor 582.04 6,265
Mezzanine Floor 320.46 3,449
Sub Total 902.50 9,715
Outside Storage 48.97 527
Plus, Containers x 3
Cottage 79.70 858
Total GIA 1,031.16 11,099
FACILITY SPECS:
The facility has SALSA quality control accreditation
The factory has capacity to hold up to 25,000 kgs of Canadian lobsters, 20,000kgs of Native Blue lobsters and 10,000 kgs of Brown Crab
There is a purification system for bivalves with output to process about 3,000kgs a day
There is a fully refrigerated processing area of some 200sq metres and a blast freezer set at -35C
Live Holding System - Titanium Chiller barrels; 3x Bio Filters; Protein Skimmers; Mechanical Filters; Custom built Oxygen generator producing
98% dissolved oxygen for all four live systems, all controlled by a central system
The factory has 245 Solar Panels as a part of a planned sustainability program
The factory has a small cooking area and produces blanched and whole cooked lobsters chilled (with a 7-day shelf-life) and frozen
Energy Performance Rating
To be assessed
Planning
Interested parties should make their own planning enquiries and satisfy themselves in this regard.
Taxation
Industrial: The property is exempt from business rates due to its use albeit interested parties should verify this for themselves.
Residential: Council Tax band of A.
Terms
We have been instructed to market the freehold interest at a guide of £825,000.
VAT
Rents and prices are quoted exclusive of, but may be subject to VAT.
Legal Fees
Each party to bear their own legal costs incurred.
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2017
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2017 Due to Government legislation we are legally obliged to undertake Anti-Money Laundering checks on prospective purchasers on transactions which involve a capital value of 15,000 euros or more. We are also required to request proof of funds.
Further information available on request.
Flude Property Consultants for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that: i) these particulars are set out in good faith and are believed to be correct but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed and they do not form any part of any contract; ii) no person in the employment of Flude Property Consultants has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.
Please note that whilst we endeavour to confirm the prevailing approved planning use for properties we market, we can offer no guarantees in this regard. Planning information is stated to the best of our knowledge. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries to satisfy themselves in respect of planning issues.
We advise interested parties to make their own enquiries to the local authority to verify the above and the level of business rates payable in view of possible transitional arrangements and any reliefs.