Estimated Price

£3,899

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In relation to the identified priorities in the Guidance & Essential criteria what will your idea achieve and who will benefit from your project?

Increasing storage space in McCandlish Hall will support the continued sustainability and increased use of McCandlish Hall as a valued Community Hub. Thereby delivering improvements to a public place that will increase usage and footfall and make Straiton a more attractive place to live and work. This project has strong links to the local place plan

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Please describe what you plan to do and what the money will be used for? (i.e., purchase equipment/resources)

Funding is sought to progress architectural design work through to planning permission and building warrant stage for a small side extension to house a purpose-built storage area.  We would contract ARPL Architects who provided a competitive quote for this work.

A lack of storage has been a long-standing issue for the hall, limiting its flexibility and functionality.  Chairs, tables, benches and group-specific equipment are currently stored in shared spaces, making set up and access difficult for users.  The McCandlish Hall committee are seeking to address this issue by increasing storage space to improve the community space for current user groups and remove barriers for potential future community groups.