Community asset transfer

Reference CAT/24/0001

Coulter Village Hall is one of the buildings South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture plans to withdraw from following their budget meeting in February of this year.

We've set up a community fightback fund with the intention to support local residents and community groups to take on the leases of these properties to operate them on behalf of their local community and save them from closure.

Interested parties were invited to submit expressions of interest for these buildings detailing their intentions and ability to continue their operation in the short term through a short-term lease, if they were successful.

Multiple groups expressed an interest in operating these properties and it was agreed that a process would be put in place to let local residents express support for the group they thought would be best suited to manage the property. This information would be used as part of the consideration.

Three groups have expressed an interest in short-term leasing Coulter Village Hall to see if their plans are viable for the long term. The three interested parties are as follows:

Biggar Young Farmers – operate activities for young farmers and offer local community groups continued access

1st Biggar Scout Group – operate local scout group and offer local community groups continued access

Coulter Village Group – community ownership and commitment to continue to service existing lets

The documents relating to these requests can be viewed by emailing CommunityAssets@southlanarkshire.gov.uk or online on the planning portal - choose Simple Search and use the words “coulter hall” or reference number “CAT/24/0001” in the keyword search box.

Anyone is entitled to make representations to us about these requests. Representations must be in writing and include the name and address of the person making it. This information will in turn be used to formulate a report which will be presented to a future meeting of the Housing and Technical Committee where a final decision will be made by elected members on which applicant will be entitled to progress.

Representations must be made by 5pm on Thursday 6 June 2024. They should be made via the planning portal, emailed to CommunityAssets@southlanarkshire.gov.uk or sent to the following address: