Leythorne Nurseries, Vinnetrow Road, Runcton, Chichester | Property for sale | Savills
Guide price £1,500,000($3,248,052)

Leythorne NurseriesVinnetrow Road, Runcton, Chichester

  • Sold
  • Sole agency
  • Freehold
Other commercial

Key features

  • Modern glasshouses with LED lighting and double screens
  • Currently set up for deep flow hydroponic system
  • Unit 1 constructed in 1988 and extends to 9,064 sq. m (97,564 sq. ft.) GEA
  • Unit 2 - 18,073 sq.m glasshouse, loading bay, cold store & ancillary space
  • Site extending to approximately 3.33 hectares (8.22 acres)

Commercial glasshouse business equipped with hydroponic growing system enhanced by LED lighting & served by storage, loading, office & ancillary accommodation

About this property

  • The business has operated from the Leythorne Nurseries at Vinnetrow Road since the early 1980’s and has been growing lettuces for supply to supermarkets since 1995. Since 2015, the business has been operated from two glasshouses (Unit 1 and Unit 2) primarily growing lettuces but previously also growing basil, production of which has currently paused. The nursery is the sole supplier of curly leaf lettuce to two of the UK’s largest supermarkets.

Energy performance

Ancillary Offices – E Canteen Building - D Reception Offices - E