A New Future for the Old Social Work Building?

Previous attempts to bring the OSWB back into use for some community purpose have not been successful. Following very helpful discussions with the Ward Manager and The Nairnshire Area Committee , the Committee agreed on 8th March to allocate £5,000 to NICE as a contribution towards the cost of an engineer’s report and then feasibility study. The relevant section of that Committee report is below for ease of reference: 6.3.3 Nairnshire visitor & experience centre and Regeneration Hub – Old Social Work Office – Nairn Improvement Community Enterprise (NICE)
This proposal seeks a contribution towards costs for an engineer’s survey report on the condition building which if positive would be followed by a feasibility study into the proposal above for a Nairnshire visitor & experience centre and Regeneration Hub. It is also proposed that previous surveys carried out on the condition of the building by the Council in 2016 will be shared to inform this work. It is proposed to allocate £5,000 towards the work proposed by NICE to obtain an updated engineers survey report followed by a feasibility study into this proposal. This award would be subject to the Council’s normal grant conditions.