Land belonging to Falkirk Council is to be sold to the owners of Braes Golf Centre in Maddiston to create more parking, if councillors give their approval tomorrow (Tuesday).
Members of Falkirk Council's executive are being asked to approve the disposal of two areas of land next to the golf centre, which are "surplus to operational requirements".
In total, 2,871 sq m of land sale of land will be sold to the golf centre for £21,000 on condition that the land will only be used for parking or landscaping.
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The report to councillors says that any future redevelopment of the land will include suitable pedestrian access for the public over both areas of ground.
The sale will be to Ordhead Ltd, the parent company of Braes Golf Centre, which took over Polmont Golf Club in 2019 after the club went out of business.
The report states that since the takeover, the club has become better used as a community facility and more parking is now necessary. The overall site includes two areas, both of which are now covered in rough grass. The largest of the sites was once used as a domestic garage site, but was cleared a number of years ago.
The sites were independently valued by the District Valuer, who gave his opinion that the sale price should be £21,000 and this has been agreed, in principle, with the purchaser.
If the sale goes ahead, the money generated will go to the council's Housing Revenue Account, while getting rid of the land will also reduce maintenance costs for the council.
