Minute of Special Meeting of Perth Common Good Fund Committee of 22 June 2026 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 7 September 2026
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Perth Common Good Fund Committee Minute of special hybrid meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee held in the Council Chamber, 2 High Street, Perth on Monday 22 June 2026 at 9.30am. Present: Depute Provost A Parrott; Bailie C Ahern; Councillors L Barrett, P Barrett, A Chan, E Drysdale, I Macpherson, C Mair, I Massie, S McCole and J Rebbeck. In Attendance: S Merone, Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning; J Janes, A Peace (both Economy, Development and Planning); C MacLeod, P Mair, J Guild, E Ferguson and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Apology: Councillor S Donaldson. Depute Provost A Parrott, Convener, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies The Convener welcomed all those present to the meeting and apologies for absence were noted as above. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no Declaration of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct 3. Disposal – Part of the Navigate Building, George Inn Lane, Perth There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (26/180) seeking the Committee’s approval for disposing of a vacant part of the Navigate building, George Inn Lane, Perth, a Common Good property that is partly vacant and partly in operational use. Motion by Depute Provost A Parrott and Councillor E Drysdale To agree to the sale of the subjects to Lock Terrace Ltd or their nominees on the terms set out in Report 26/180, or otherwise on terms to be agreed by the Strategic Leads for Economy, Development & Planning and Legal & Governance. Amendment by Councillor A Chan and Bailie C Ahern To defer the sale of the subjects and instead proceed with sale on the open market to ensure best value is obtained in accordance with Section 74 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. (There followed a brief recess and the meeting reconvened at 10.07am). Following advice from officers, the Convener ruled that the amendment was incompetent due to issues of access rights to the subjects. The Legal Adviser
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explained that the amendment was incompetent as access cannot be freely facilitated by the Council to a potential third party. The Council have previously undertaken to sell the wider 1-5 High Street subjects to Lock Terrace Ltd, and therefore, it would not be competent for us to dispose of this part of the Navigate Building, as any sale would have to be agreed in conjunction with Lock Terrace Ltd. As it is not within the Council’s gift to dispose of this part of the Navigate Building to a third party, it is not competent for the Property to be placed on the open market. In addition, it was considered Best Value had been met. Resolved: In accordance with the Motion. In terms of Standing Order 22.1, Bailie C Ahern requested that his dissent to the above decision be recorded. ~~~~~~~~