Parking/garage to let

Drake Road, Newton Abbot TQ12

Introduction
Teignbridge District Council invites tenders from parties interested in renting one of four secure garages. The rights will be contained in a six-year excluded lease.
Location

Drake Road is located on the outskirts of Newton Abbot approximately 2 miles from the town centre.

The easy commuting distance to both Exeter and Plymouth makes Newton Abbot a popular place to live, and the A380 leading toward the regional city of Exeter and M5, or South Devon highway into Torbay.

Description
Block built, walls rendered & painted. The garage was refurbished in 2022 with each garage benefitting from a newly fitted roof and new door.

Approx. Minimum Dimensions
Internal Width – 2.5m
Internal Depth – 5.3m

Tenure
The garage is available by way of a 6 year contracted out lease with break options for both the landlord and tenant subject to notice. The garages cannot be used for business use and will be for storage use only.

Tenants are expected to keep their garage secure at all times. Please note the Council are unable to guarantee the garages to be watertight or free from damp. Lease Heads of terms are available on demand.

Tender Procedure
If you are interested in applying for a garage, please fill out the attached tender form below. Offers from interested parties are sought by 2pm on Tuesday 17 November 2026.

If you are unsuccessful, you will be added to the waiting list. Once a suitable garage becomes available, someone will get in contact with you.

Assessment of Tenders
Please note that the Council is not duty bound to accept the highest or indeed any offer.

Services
Please note the garages do not have any electricity or water supplies to them.

Business Rates
The garages are not currently subject to a rating assessment. At such time as the use of the garages commences, they will be assessed for rating purposes by the Valuation Office Agency and the Tenant would be responsible for any rates payable.

Tenants may be eligible for Small Business Rate Relief and interested parties should make enquiries of Teignbridge District Council Business Rates department to ascertain the exact rates payable.
VAT

All outgoings are exclusive of VAT which is chargeable.

Parking for loading and unloading
There is no additional dedicated parking. Tenants will be allowed to temporarily park on the Landlord’s Neighbouring Property whilst putting in or taking out a car / motorbike from the garage.

Insurance
The Landlord shall keep the Block of garages insured against loss or damage by the Insured risks for the sum which the Landlord considers to be its full reinstatement cost (taking inflation of build costs into account). The Tenant is responsible for arranging insurance for contents.

The Tenant shall not store any material or substances of a combustible, inflammable or dangerous nature other than fuel contained in the fuel tanks of any vehicles stored or parked in the garage.

Legal Costs
The Tenant shall be responsible for paying Teignbridge District Council’s reasonable legal fees incurred in granting this lease to the sum of £200.