Property for rent - Site 5C Wick Industrial Estate, Wick

Please note this is a site (i.e. bare land) ready for development by the successful applicant.

There are no buildings or structures erected on this site - this will be the tenant's responsibility.

Please click here to download further information

Please click here to request an application pack.  We will send one to you and set a closing date for its return.

The site is offered for lease on 99 year development terms.

Highland Council is offering its standard development site lease which allows for the rent to be reviewed every five years.

You can view further information on lease terms and conditions and tenants’ rights and responsibilities in our Guide for Industrial & Commercial Tenants.

You will pay the first three months’ rent before taking entry to the property and thereafter you will pay monthly in advance by direct debit.

You will be responsible for meeting the legal costs of preparing the lease.  You will also be liable for any LBTT, Registration Dues and VAT thereon.

Suitable uses would fall within Use Classes 4 (Business), 5 (General Industrial) and 6 (Storage & Distribution). 

There is a general presumption against the following uses:

• Scrap yards.
• Waste transfer or waste processing facilities.
• Auto salvage facilities (unless such uses do not require any external storage).
• Concrete processing.
• Builders' merchants or similar with requirement for external storage of materials.

Your proposed use will require the Council’s consent both as landlord of the property and as Planning Authority.

If your application is successful and the Council, acting as landlord, offers you a lease of the property, this does not negate your responsibility to obtain any permissions or warrants that may also be required from the Council acting separately as Planning or Building Control Authority. 

If you are uncertain of any planning matter, we advise that you contact the local Planning & Building Standards office to discuss your proposed use and to seek advice on any planning permissions or consents that may be required.

Phone: (01349) 886608 or please click here for contact details.

You will be responsible for paying the Non Domestic Rates, which are calculated by multiplying the Rateable Value by the Annual Business Rate.

Further details regarding the Business Rate,  including any discount available via the Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS) can be obtained from Non Domestic Rates, Highland Council:

Telephone: (01463) 702984    Email: nondomesticrates@highland.gov.uk

Any queries regarding the Rateable Value should be pursued with the Assessor to the Highlands & Islands Joint Board.

Telephone: (01463) 703311    Email: assessor@highland.gov.uk

As this site has not been developed, currently it has no rateable value.  The Assessor will set a rateable value once a tenant has taken entry.  If you have any questions, please contact the Assessor's Office direct.

Contact details can be found here.

All enquiries to Property Letting on telephone 01463 785128  or email property.letting@highland.gov.uk.

If you are seeking business or property advice:

• Business Gateway - Choose the Right Premises for Your Business (external link)
• Business Gateway - Renting Business Premises (external link)
• Business Gateway - Highland (external link)
• Scottish Government - Business Information & Advice (external link)
• Scottish Government - Funding & Grants (external link)

If you need to contact another Council office for advice or information:

• Highland Council - contact details for North Area Planning Offices
• Highland Council - contact details for South Area Planning Offices
• Highland Council - Property for Sale
• Highland Council - Council Housing

If you need information on Non Domestic Rates or this property's Rateable Value:

• Highland Council - Non Domestic Rates
• Business Rates Guidance & Calculator (external link)
• Scottish Assessors' Association (external link)

If you cannot find a suitable industrial or commercial property on the Council's website:

• Showcase (external link)
• Novaloca (external link)
• Highland Solicitors' Property Centre