Issue - meetings

That the Council:

(1)           Notes with concern that the “A” Listed Building Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, latterly known as Woolmanhill Hospital, has fallen into a state of disuse; and

(2)           Instructs the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to:-

(a)   identify the current owners;

(b)   contact the owners to seek assurances in respect of making the buildings safe, secure, and watertight in the first instance;

(c)   ascertain what are the owners’ plans and timescales for the redevelopment of the site in a manner compatible with its “A” listed status;

(d)   identify the enforcement powers available to the Council should the owners fail to co-operate;

(e)   seek the support and advice of Historic Environment Scotland, the Scottish Government and the King’s Trust in relation to the restoration of what is a building of national importance; and

(f)    report to the relevant committee(s) in relation to the instructions within no more than two meeting cycles.”