For Sale - Humberts Leisure

GVA Humberts Leisure
For Sale
Hawkswick
Cote Park
Arncliffe, Skipton,
North Yorkshire, BD23 5PX
July 2011
• R
ural picturesque location in the heart of the
Yorkshire Dales National Park
• C
onsent for 92 holiday static, 20 seasonal
touring and 42 touring/tenting pitches. 12 month
holiday use
• Currently 80 owners and 6 hire fleet units sited
For further information or an
appointment to view please
contact:
John Anderson BSc(Hons) FRICS
john.anderson@humberts-leisure.com
Peter Smith BSc(Hons) MRICS
peter.smith@humberts-leisure.com
• Attractive traditional manager’s 3 bedroom house
• Freehold
• 15 Hectares (37 acres)
• Guide Price £2.75 million
08449 02 03 04
gva.co.uk/humbertsleisure
Description
The property is accessed off a minor rural road between Arncliffe
and the B6160 (Grassington to Kettlewell Road) with a splayed
entrance and tarmacadam access drive leading into the park
towards the reception.
The property, which extends to approximately 15 hectares (37 acres)
in total, is set out on a gently sloping site with a mature landscape
throughout including dry stone walling, planting and lawned areas.
The Holiday Park
Location
Hawkswick Cote is well located in a rural picturesque setting at
the lower end of Littondale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales
National Park. The Park enjoys a semi elevated position providing
panoramic views of the Dale over the River Skirfare. Hawkswick
Cote is within easy access of the popular market town of Skipton
and the A59 together with many quintessential Dales settlements
including Kettlewell and Grassington.
The Yorkshire Dales encompasses a significant area of natural
beauty in the heart of England, a large part of which is designated
as a National Park. It is renowned for its outstanding scenery, range
of wildlife habitats and rich cultural heritage which draws a significant
number of holiday makers and tourists to the area.
Drive times
Hawkswick Cote Caravan Park comprises a high quality
development of predominantly modern caravan holiday homes
together with areas for seasonal tourers, touring and camping
developed in separate sections with their own distinctive feel.
There are a total of 92 developed holiday static pitches, with
currently 80 owner-occupied and 6 hire fleet units sited. In
addition there are 20 seasonal touring pitches and a further 42
touring/tenting pitches, plus 28 day tenting areas.
The table below provides a breakdown of pitches by type on the
park to date (subject to alteration):
Type
Number
Owner Occupied
Lodges
Caravans
-
80
Vacant Pitches
Developed
Undeveloped
6
-
6 single
-
-
Skipton
40 mins (23km)
Harrogate
1 hr 6 mins (52km)
Hire Fleet
Lodges Twin / Single
Caravan Twin / Single
Staff
Kirkby Lonsdale/M6
1 hr 20 mins (54km)
Seasonal Touring
20
Leeds
1 hr 20 mins (65km)
Touring and Tenting
42
A1
1 hr 18 mins (62km)
The park has been well laid out and is serviced by a tarmacadam
through route with individual pitches provided with car parking
spaces, an area of grass and/or further landscaping between each
unit. There is lighting around the Park together with modern fire points.
All units are sited on gravel bases with the exception of some general
touring areas. There is also a separate camping field.
Manager’s detached house
Towards the centre of the Park is an attractive detached Yorkshire
stone building with a pitched stone roof providing the following
accommodation:• Reception area
• Living room
• Kitchen
• 3 bedrooms
• Bathroom/wc
To the rear of this building is a detached double garage which
is used for general maintenance together with general yard
storage.
Reception/shop
Opposite the main reception is a single storey former barn that
has been converted to provide:• Park general store
• Sales office
Shower/toilet block
Towards the centre of the park is a single storey toilet block of
rendered finish with a pitched stone roof providing male and
female WC and shower facilities, together with a wash up area
and laundry, with adjacent chemical waste disposal point.
Detailed Profit and Loss Accounts for the Years ending September
2008, 2009 and 2010 together with a 3 year forecast are included
in the supplementary information pack.
Headline figures are as follows:
The park also benefits from a fenced off bin/recycling area.
There is also a modern purpose built children’s play area adjacent
to the camping field.
Additional land
Services
We have been advised that the following services are available to
the property:-
There is additional amenity / pasture land extending to
approximately 10.5 hectares (25.8 acres) adjacent to the current
park layout to the south west section of the freehold, that may be
suitable for further development (subject to planning).
Electricity – 3 phase mains electricity supply providing 16 amp
hook ups to holiday, seasonal and touring pitches.
Trading information
Drainage – to a private treatment plant.
Principal income is generated on the park through the sale of
caravan holiday homes, the hire fleet, and pitch fees, together
with some ancillary income from other park activities.
Water – spring fed water supply with UV and filter treatment plant
onsite.
Gas/heating – all pitches require connection to bottled gas
supplies. The touring block has a bottle fed gas boiler providing
hot water only and the Manager’s house / reception benefits from
an oil fired central heating system.
Pitch Fees on the Park for 2011 are as follows:
Holiday Home
£2,140 (2010 £1,995)
Seasonal
£1,495 (2010 £1,390)
(Inclusive of rates and VAT)
Hawkswick Cote
Planning and site licence
The site licence provides for a maximum of 152 caravans and
tents with no more than 62 standings to be used for touring
caravans and tents (Yorkshire Dales National Park Planning
Authority ref 21/99 dated 27th July 2007)
Year Ending September
2008
2009
2010
2011
(15 Month Actual)
(Actual)
(Actual)
(Forecast)
Sales
£64,345
£323,004
£297,514
£360,000
Hire Fleet
£0
£0
£32,220
£11,277
Pitch Fees and other site income
£327,590
£275,964
£254,539
£280,715
Total
£391,935
£598,968
£584,273
£651,992
Gross Profit
£305,010
£374,192
£380,958
£381,423
Overheads
£131,754
£152,523
£166,932
£161,713
Net Operating Income (pre head office)
£173,256
£221,669
£214,026
£219,709
Income:
Planning permission C/39/10M specifies the occupation of the
site, with use permitted between 1st April and 31st October in any
one year. A Section 106 agreement attached to this permission
restricts the maximum number of units to 152, comprising no
more than 90 statics, 37 tourers and 25 tents.
An extension of the season was granted in August 2010 allowing
occupation between 1st January and 31st December (C/39/10R)
The park also benefits from an Off Premises Licence (PL0125)
Copies of the relevant planning documents and licences for the
property are included in our supplementary information pack.
Details of the Planning and Policy Framework can be obtained
from the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Planning and
Development) www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 3EL
Tel: 0300 4560030
Rateable value
The property is listed in the 2010 rating list as follows:-
Description
Caravan Park and premises RV: £35,500
Charity Van RV: £900
Effective Date 01 April 2010
HAWKSWICK COTE CARAVAN PARK
Arncliffe, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5PX
Site Location Plan
In the current council tax valuation list, on the VOA website, the
following properties are listed:
Manager’s House
Band D
Special notice
Please refer to the Promap site plan for specific site boundaries.
Company Website:
www.northdales.co.uk
Terms of sale
The property is owned freehold and is for sale as an operational
entity including land and buildings, fixtures and fittings,
equipment and goodwill. Lodge and holiday caravan stock
along with fuel, accessories and other stock is available by
negotiation or at valuation upon completion.
Further information and viewing
The viewing of the property is strictly by appointment only through
the sole selling agents.
A further information pack is available to seriously interested
parties only.
John Anderson BSc(Hons) FRICS
john.anderson@humberts-leisure.com
Peter Smith BSc(Hons) MRICS
peter.smith@humberts-leisure.com
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