East Ayrshire Council has paid \u00a3410,000 to acquire a Kilmarnock building which houses part of its archive.<\/p>\n
The purchase of the property in Holmquarry Road was among a series of property acquisitions and disposals completed by the council between July 2025 and June this year.<\/p>\n
A report to the Governance and Scrutiny Committee says buying the archive building will secure its long-term use and avoid the council having to continue paying rent.<\/p>\n
The \u00a3410,000 deal was one of the authority\u2019s General Services property transactions during the period.<\/p>\n
At the other end of the scale, the council acquired a derelict former factory at Jamieson Drive in Darvel for just \u00a31.<\/p>\n
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The former Loudoun Valley Manufacturing Company site had suffered significant fire damage and vandalism over a number of years.<\/p>\n
Its acquisition allows the council to carry out demolition of the dangerous building, with the cleared site potentially being transferred to a community organisation for redevelopment.<\/p>\n
The authority also completed a number of property sales.<\/p>\n
The former Galston Primary School was sold for \u00a3102,000, generating income for the council while removing its responsibility for maintaining the property.<\/p>\n
Galston Library was transferred for \u00a314,000 through the council\u2019s community asset transfer process.<\/p>\n
Another property at 77 Townhead Street in Cumnock was sold for \u00a37,500.<\/p>\n
The transactions are examples of the ways\u00a0 the council can\u00a0 dispose of buildings and land it no longer requires as well as acquiring property where there is a strong enough argument to do so.<\/p>\n