Building at Blackstoun Road, Paisley, PA3 1NB - Report
Renfrewshire Council · 28 October 2025
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PUBLIC ___________________________________________________________________ To: Communities and Housing Policy Board On: 28 October 2025 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Chief Executive ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Building at Blackstoun Road, Paisley, PA3 1NB ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek authority to declare that the building at Blackstoun Road, Paisley, as shown on the attached plan E3669 is surplus to requirements. The building has been marketed for sale and offers have been received. In order to consider these offers, the Council must first formally declare the building as surplus. ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations It is recommended that the Board: 2.1 declare the former community centre building at Blackstoun Road as surplus to operational requirements. 2.2 authorises that the Head of Economy and Development and head of Corporate Governance progress the disposal of the property in order to obtain a capital receipt. _________________________________________________________ 3. Background 3.1 The property was constructed in 1993 in the grounds of St Fergus’ Primary School on Blackstoun Road and was let in that year to C.A.R.I.N.G. project charity and used as a community centre. 3.2 In 2015, a new St Fergus’ primary school was to be constructed. A surplus site on Bankfoot Road, held by the HRA, was the preferred location.
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PUBLIC To facilitate this, the Housing and Community Safety Board approved an exchange between the HRA and General Fund of the St Fergus Primary School site on Blackstoun Road for the site on Bankfoot Road. 3.3 HRA acquired the Blackstoun Road site including the building in question, which was by then vacant. The school building was demolished, and new housing was developed on the site, completed in 2023. The former community centre was retained during the build in order to provide welfare facilities for the construction workers on site. 3.4 The building has been vacant since the completion of the housing. There is no requirement for HRA to retain the building and no possibility of it being redeveloped into the new housing scheme. There are no Council operational requirements for the building and early community interest did not produce any formal interest. 3.5 The building was therefore marketed for sale in July 2025 with a closing date being set at the end of August 2025. Several offers were received however before progressing with any of these, confirmation is required that the building is to be confirmed as surplus. 3.6 Approval is sought, therefore, to declare the building surplus to housing requirements. 3.7 Due to the level of offers received any decision on whether any of the current offers are to be accepted will be made under the Scheme of Delegated Functions. ___________________________________________________________________ Implications of the Report 1. Financial – A capital receipt is expected when the building is sold. 2. HR & Organisational Development. – None 3. Community/Council Planning – Not applicable. 4. Legal – Conveyancing of the land required. 5. Property/Assets – As per report. 6. Information Technology – None. 7. Equality & Human Rights (a) The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report.
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PUBLIC If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health & Safety – Not applicable. 9. Procurement – Not applicable. 10. Risk – None. 11. Privacy Impact – None. 12. Climate Risk – None. 13. Children’s Rights – Not applicable. 14. Cosla Policy Position – Not applicable. _______________________________________________________ List of Background Papers – None. ___________________________________________________________________ Author: Aileen Johnston, Estates Lead. Email – aileen.johnston@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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I Faithers Club, Blackstoun Road, Paisley Report / Disposal Plan Ref. E3669 Notes: Date: 16/09/2025User: howardhaughj2 Scale: 1:1,250 Legend Area to be sold extends to 1682 sqm or thereby © Crown copyright and database rights 2025 OS 100023417