The Thames Road Depot is owned by the London Borough of Bexley and is located near to Crayford, on Thames Road. With easy links to the Dartford River crossing and the M25, it is primarily used as the Councils Refuse and Recycling Depot.

Currently, there are several workshop units available for light industrial use and the units range from 110m² to 198m². There are also two office units available of 82m² and 120m². The site has a canteen and communal car parking area and operates CCTV and a site security system. The units are offered on 5 year contracted out leases.

The building efficiency - EPC rating D.

Further details are available from our management team at Thames Road Depot. Please contact darren.retour@countrystylerecycling.co.uk or telephone 07854 959065.

Marketing information

Thames Road Depot is the Councils Waste and Recycling Depot and has various vacant workshops and offices which are available to rent. The units are suitable for light industrial use and one has three-phase electricity. The site is not suitable for businesses that require customer access on a regular basis. There is CCTV and site security and the Depot operates 24 hours a day seven days a week. There is a site canteen facility, shared toilets and a communal car park which operates on a first-come-first-served basis.

Services

All utility costs are included in the rent.

Energy Performance Rating

The Depot carries a D rating.

Lease

The units and offices are available to let on 5 year contracted out leases (such leases exclude the right to a new lease at the end of the term). The lease contains a determination clause allowing either the Council or the tenant to end the lease on the giving of six months’ prior written notice at any time during the term. The ingoing tenant will need to pay the Council’s legal and surveyors fees associated with the grant of the lease.

Units available - Workshop and storage units

WS4 - Light industrial unit.
146m2 gross floor area. Inclusive rent POA (price on application), payable monthly in advance, by direct debit.

WS5- Light industrial unit – with three-phase electricity and hot and cold running water. 107m2 gross floor area. Inclusive rent POA (price on application), payable monthly in advance by direct debit.

WS6 - Light industrial unit. 199m2 gross floor area. Inclusive rent POA (price on application), payable monthly in advance by direct debit.

WS7 - Light industrial unit. 148m2 gross floor area. Inclusive rent POA (price on application), payable monthly in advance by direct debit.

All rents are subject to an RPI increase which takes effect on the 1 April each year.

Planning

The ingoing tenant must satisfy themselves that the accommodation has planning permission for their intended use.

Misrepresentation Act 1967 and Disclaimer clauses

These particulars do not constitute the whole or any part of an offer and all information is supplied entirely without prejudice and is given as a guide and no liability is accepted for any error, omission or misstatement contained or implied in these particulars.

Disclaimer clauses:

1. These particulars do not constitute any part of an offer or contract.
2. These particulars are supplied entirely without prejudice and the Council does not accept responsibility as to the accuracy thereof or otherwise.
3. All prospective lessees must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the suitability or correctness of any statement and the suitability or otherwise of the accommodation for their own purposes.
4. The Council does not make or give, nor does any person in the employment of the Council have any authority to make or give, any representations or warranty in relation to the accommodation or any particulars or information supplied in respect thereof.
5. The Council accepts no responsibility as to the condition/suitability of the units and offices.
6. Any measurements referring to are approximate and given for guidance purposes only. Prospective lessees are requested to rely on their own inspection and measurement of the site.

London Borough of Bexley invite expressions of interest from established and experienced organisations to manage and operate Hurst Community Centre, Hurst Road, Bexley, DA5 3LH.

Hurst Community Centre is a former Georgian/Victorian manor-house which has been serving the local community as a community centre for over 70 years.  The building has a large car-park (+30 plus spaces) to the front and is set in mature grounds extending to almost 3 acres. The building has an area of circa 970 sq m GIA (10,440 sq ft GIA).

The building itself is arranged over 2-storeys with 2 main halls on the ground floor the rest of the space being mainly individual rooms. Current operating hours are Monday to Friday from 8am to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 5pm.

Hurst Community Centre has currently some 41 groups who use the facility, a mix of long-term users and regular and ad-hoc bookings.

Hurst Community Centre is available for new management from December 2023.

For all expressions of interest and further information please email propertyservices@bexley.gov.uk.

All expressions of interest are to be received by the deadline of Monday 15 July 2024.

London Borough of Bexley invite expressions of interest from established and experienced organisations focused on community programmes/activities to manage , maintain and operate the Clubhouse (formerly Erith Rugby Club) and the grass sports pitch floodlights in the public open access recreation ground at this location Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground, Sussex Road, Erith, DA8 1JB.

The Clubhouse has been occupied by Erith Rugby Club for several years and a new occupant is now sought to renovate and activate this site, working with stakeholders to provide a thriving community hub based in the local park.

The changing rooms are attached to the clubhouse via a shared lobby area, and these are currently managed, maintained and operated by the councils Outdoor Recreation Team, along with the grass sports pitches at this location. It would be a requirement for any organisation taking on the lease of the clubhouse to also hire the grass sports pitches at this location. Currently on site are two senior football pitches and one senior rugby pitch. The site can be reconfigured to accommodate more and different sports pitches.

The council would be open to discussions if the new Clubhouse occupant would like to discuss taking on the management , maintenance and operation of the changing rooms, and grass pitches as well.

The Clubhouse building itself comprises of reception/boot room area , function room with bar (approx. capacity 100), separate kitchen with serving area into function room , male and female toilets, and small storage rooms behind the bar. As part of the complex are also defunct public toilets (last used approx. 1980s) which are being used for storage, these would require renovation works to be used for anything other than storage.

Clubhouse previous operating hours were Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am to 10pm. 

The floodlights on the sports pitches can currently only to be operated 8pm till 10pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

There is a dedicated car park for sports users at this location with approx. 60 spaces. This car park is shared by all site sports stakeholder/hirers and is not a public car park.

Northumberland Heath Recreation Ground has an established bowls club consortium, with a self-contained bowls club and green situated within the park . The club has shared access/use of the car park for its member and visiting players.

The Council has recently worked with the Lawn Tennis Association to refurbish the four tennis courts in the park. A tennis operator is being appointed to manage and operate this facility from June 2024.

Within the park is a multi-use games area and a children’s playground which is well used by the local community.

The recreation ground is a popular site with the local community, most users living close by and walking to the facility.

Please note this site and park has suffered from anti-social behaviour issues and the occupant must be able to provide a community programme that would look to address some of these issues and work with stakeholders on this issue.

The Clubhouse is available for new management from July 2024.

For all expressions of interest and further information please email Property Services at propertyservices@bexley.gov.uk for attention of Paul Colvin, Estates Surveyor.