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Stirling Council's £1.16m windfall after surplus property disposal

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The red brick Wolfcraig office building in Stirling was one of the properties surplus to requirement

Stirling Council received £1.16m last year from the disposal of properties and land it said were surplus to its requirements.

The council's property disposal scheme aims to ensure that eligible buildings are brought back into productive use through sale or lease, or redeveloped to support local communities and economic growth.

The authority received income from the "successful disposal" of the former Beech Gardens care home in Torbex, the former Croftamie Nursery, and the Cowane Centre and Wolfcraig office building in Stirling.

It said there was also progress on several "high-profile regeneration opportunities" including the Viewforth site and land next to Forthside Bridge, both in Stirling.

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Other buildings disposed of by the council include the former Beech Gardens care home in Torbex

It said the preferred bidder for the eight-hectare Viewforth site had a conditional legal agreement that was close to conclusion.

A planning application for the site is expected in the summer.

Councillor Gerry McLaughlan said: "(The scheme) enables us to reduce ongoing costs for maintenance, security, insurance and utilities at these sites, and brings them back into productive use for communities, supporting regeneration efforts.

"It's vital that we keep our property portfolio under constant review so that our assets are delivering best value for the public pound and that our buildings are fit to serve the community and support our employees to deliver services."

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The former Croftamie Nursery was also disposed of by Stirling Council

The council said it was also focusing on the reuse of buildings.

It said leases for the former Balfron local office, the former Cowie community centre, Dunblane Burgh Chambers and East Argyll Centre in the Braehead area of Stirling had been agreed.

McLaughlan added: "This is an important part of the programme as leasing out under-used buildings for other uses can bring considerable community benefits."

He said the 1314 Boxing Club had taken on the lease for the East Argyle Centre.

Other key developments include the former Strathendrick care home in Balfron which has planning permission granted for demolition and the construction of six houses.

The former District Court in Stirling was marketed last year and a final agreement is expected early in the new financial year.

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