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Building Briefs – June 27

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Andy_MurrayDate set for public inquiry into Murray sports academy

A public inquiry into plans for a multi-million pound tennis and golf academy, backed by Andy Murray’s mother Judy and former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, is to be held in September.

The proposals, for a £40 million centre at Park of Keir, between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan were rejected by Stirling Castle last year.

The plans include a four-star hotel, visitor centre, museum, parkland and luxury housing, and are supported by Judy’s sons Andy and Jamie, as well as football legend Sir Alex Ferguson.

 

Argyll and Bute Council’s £2million improvement scheme around Oban Bay set for completion in mid-July

The £2million improvement programme of works around Oban Bay is on course for completion in mid-July, Argyll and Bute Council has confirmed.

Revealeing the progress, Councillor Roddy McCuish, Chair of the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee, said: “We have taken the opportunity to add a few things into the scheme. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity; we have to make the most of it.”

By Tuesday 5th July Queen’s Park Place will be completed, back to two-way traffic and the bus stops on both sides of the road will be fully operational. In addition to this the paving around the whole site will be complete and all bus shelters will be completed.

The additional work is set to be complete by mid-July.

Some of the big additions to the scheme include:

  • three extra bus shelters, to Station Square

  • enhanced street lighting scheme

  • additional seating along the low wall next to the Whisky Shop on Stafford Street as well as paving over the planting area on the upper terrace, which was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain

  • widening and extending the dropped kerbs to disabled parking bays

  • extending the paving into Argyll Street

  • additional strengthening work to the lighting columns along the sea wall

  • Real Time Information (RTI) displayboards in all five bus shelters to Station Square

  • Foundation and infrastructure for large, Totem Style RTI board to be located on Station Square and will provide real time information for train, ferry and bus services.

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    Wheatley unveils £100M plan for its communities - and almost 200 new jobs

    Wheatley Group announced today it will invest more than £100 million over the next five years in maintaining and improving communities across central Scotland.

    The huge investment will coincide with, and complement, an overhaul of the Group’s environmental teams - with a recruitment drive under way for almost 200 jobs, apprenticeships and training places.

    Wheatley Group director of housing, Olga Clayton, said: “This is a massive statement of intent in our mission to make homes and lives better for our 200,000 customers across central Scotland.”

    Almost half of the opportunities are ring-fenced for customers of Wheatley’s subsidiaries and their families, some of whom live in the most disadvantaged communities in Scotland.

    Wheatley - Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management group – is recruiting for a number of posts including:

    • 91 full-time environmental staff jobs;

    • 45 environmental apprenticeships; and

    • 45 environmental trainee opportunities.

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      £4.75m Carnoustie golf centre plans go to charity regulator

      Carnoustie Golf Links Management Committee’s £4.75m extension project is to go before Scotland’s charity regulator.

      Town councillor Bill Bowles is seeking a meeting with the independent regulator and registrar over the plans and has also written to the audit commission to look at the way Angus Council meetings are run after his failed attempts to overturn last month’s decision to grant landlord’s consent for a £2.95m CGLMC loan.

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