A GREENOCK Scout group has drawn up £500,000 proposals to renovate its building and turn it into a community hub.
The 32nd Greenock and District Group was awarded money from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund to carry out major improvements to its premises in Bank Street, Greenock.
The property was formerly a residential care building but was taken over by the Scouts through a community asset transfer agreement in 2020 which saw the site of their former Mearns Street headquarters transferred to Inverclyde Council.
The Government funding of £515,000 was agreed in May and the Scout group has now submitted a planning application.
It is proposing to build a two-storey garage extension behind the building. It will be big enough to house minibuses.
Other work includes installation of replacement windows, doors, cladding and roof tiles, and formation of a new entrance area.
The application is pending assessment by Inverclyde planning department.
