Rare Opportunity to Buy Cliff-Top Café

Location

Blueberry’s sits in a highly accessible location, close to a Council-owned Car Park and well placed to capture the passing trade along the popular Cliff Path between Shanklin and Sandown, on the South Coast of the island. Adjacent to Winchester House Car Park off the A3055 Sandown Road, the Café has the rare appeal of being accessible to both walkers, and to those travelling by car or coach. The Sandown, Shanklin, Lake conurbation has a significant resident population and is also a highly popular resort area during the ever-extending Summer season, with visitors flocking to enjoy the sandy beaches and many leisure facilities the area has to offer.

Description

Detached building, currently running to circa 60m² (645ft²), supported by a covered outside space and further seating on the grass towards the clifftop. Currently, the licenced café is laid out for 16 covers inside plus a further 14 covers under the covered area, and up to 66 covers on the grassed area to the front. Around half of the outdoor area can be covered thanks to some heavy-duty, fully water-proof umbrellas which can be used on inclement days, provided that the winds are not extreme. The grassed area is rented from the Council. The property is supported by kitchen and servery, plus a store-room to the rear. There are also Male & Female toilet facilities for customers. To the rear of the café there is parking for up to 2 cars, with access across the council car park.

Planning Permission

Planning Permission under application number 22/02208/FUL to demolish the current building, and replace it with a new café on the ground floor and, two-bedroom flat over which would benefit from a substantial balcony to the front. Please see this link for further information about the planning application. The proposed new café is slightly larger than the existing one, and has been designed so that the internal walls can be moved to create a larger internal seating area, and reduce the size of the kitchen if desired. The flat over could be used as owners’ accommodation, or could likely be successfully let as holiday accommodation which could increase the already substantial income generated by the café.

The Business

Long-established business, showing a strong turnover. Full accounts are available to bona fide applicants after viewing the premises.

Terms

Offers are invited in the region of £325,000 for the Freehold, Business, Goodwill, Fixtures and Fittings.

Uniform Business Rate

Rateable Value: £4,600

2024/2025: £0.512p without small business relief. Interested parties should make their own enquiries of the Isle of Wight Council to confirm any rate liability or rate concession that may be applicable by telephoning Business Rates on 01983 821000

Viewing

Strictly by appointment with sole agents Gully Howard Commercial Property, Suite 11 Salisbury Gardens, Dudley Road, Ventnor PO38 1EJ. Call Gavin Chambers or Morgan Williams on 01983 301434. E: gchambers@gullyhoward.com or mwilliams@gullyhoward.com

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANY DIRECT APPROACH BE MADE AS THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO ASSIST