Council approves deadline for Community Asset Transfer bids

Perth and Kinross Council has approved a May 2023 deadline for Community Asset Transfer applications for Perth’s Rodney Pavilion.

The council has received two expressions of interest in the building formerly used by Live Active Leisure.

The two options proposed for the building which overlooks the Tay are to create a social enterprise cafe and training opportunity and to develop a site for waterborne and other outdoor activities.

Perth and Kinross Council’s property subcommittee was asked yesterday to note the outcome of the review so far, the two expressions of interest and to approve marketing the pavilion should no formal Community Asset Transfer application be received or received but not granted by May 2023.

Perth and Kinross Council has a two-stage process in supporting groups with Community Asset Transfers: the first is an expression of interest where groups are asked to provide basic information on the proposal.

Councillors were told by both the council’s leader and capital programme leader Norman Ballantine both proposals were “constituted and ready to go” to be developed as Community Asset Transfer applications.

The May 2023 deadline allows time for expressions of interest to be developed into Community Asset Transfer applications.

In June, Perth and Kinross Council approved Live Active Leisure’s withdrawal of its gym and fitness service from the Dundee Road building.

The Rodney Pavilion in Perth could be redeveloped.