Highland Council Asset Transfer Request Approach Asset Transfer Request Form This is an asset transfer request made under Part 5 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. Section 1: Information about the community transfer body (CTB) making the request 1.1 Name of the CTB making the asset transfer request Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust 1.2 CTB address. This should be the registered address, if you have one. Postal address: Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust, The Barn, Drovers Square, Ardgay, Postcode: IV24 3AL 1.3 Contact details. Please provide the name and contact address to which correspondence in relation to this asset transfer request should be sent. Contact name: Valerie Houston Postal address: Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust, The Barn, Drovers Square, Ardgay, Postcode: IV24 3AL Email: Two Emails to be used: a) [email protected] and b) [email protected] Telephone: 01863 766190 (Option 1) or 07507 894775 ☒ We agree that correspondence in relation to this asset transfer request may be sent by email to the email address given above. (Please tick to indicate agreement) You can ask the relevant authority to stop sending correspondence by email, or change the email address, by telling them at any time, as long as 5 working days’ notice is given. 1.4 Please mark an “X” in the relevant box to confirm the type of CTB and its official number, if it has one. X Company, and its company number is …………. SC401019 X Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), SC043587 and its charity number is ……………….. Community Benefit Society (BenCom), and its registered number is ……………………………… Unincorporated organisation (no number) Please attach a copy of the CTB’s constitution, articles of association or registered rules. 1.5 Has the organisation been individually designated as a community transfer body by the Scottish Ministers? No ☒ Yes ☐ Please give the title and date of the designation order: 1.6 Does the organisation fall within a class of bodies which has been designated as community transfer bodies by the Scottish Ministers? No ☐ Yes ☒ If yes what class of bodies does it fall within? Registered Charity Section 2: Information about the asset requested 2.1 Please identify the asset - land or building(s) - which this asset transfer request relates. You should provide a street address or grid reference and any name by which the land or building is known. If you have identified the land on the relevant authority’s register of land, please enter the details listed there. It may be helpful to provide one or more maps or drawings to show the boundaries of the land requested. If you are requesting part of a piece of land, you must attach a map and full description of the boundaries of the area to which your request relates. If you are requesting part of a building, please make clear what area you require. a drawing may be helpful. Asset Transfer: South Bonar Public Toilets (Building) and Picnic Area (Land) Local Authority: The Highland Council Related Documents: 2590-OBE-ZZ-ZZ-M3-A-(1-)101 - Proposed Site Plan (Snapshot provided below) South Bonar Public Toilets Business Unit Name: South Bonar Public Toilets Business Unit Ref: HC 05958 Category: Other Land and Buildings Function: Public Convenience Easting: 260816 Northing: 891463 Address: South Bonar Public Toilets, Bonar Bridge, ARDGAY, IV24 3AN UPRN: 130113331 Building Count: 1 Site Count: 1 Total Building GIA (m2): 23.43 Total Site Area (m2): 64 Business Unit Tenure: Feuhold Picnic Area, Bonar Bridge Business Unit Name: Picnic Area, Bonar Bridge Business Unit Ref: HC 06753 Category: Community Asset Function: Picnic Area Easting: 260857 Northing: 891448 Address: Picnic Area, Bonar Bridge, ARDGAY, IV24 3AQ UPRN: 0 Building Count: 0 Site Count: 1 Total Building GIA (m2): 0 Total Site Area (m2):8553.53 Business Unit Tenure: Feuhold Map 1.1 | Land/Site Boundary (highlighted in red outline) 2.2 Please provide the UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number), if known. This should be given in the relevant authority’s register of land UPRN: 130113331 (South Bonar Public Toilets) Section 3: Type of request, payment and conditions 3.1 Please tick what type of request is being made: ☒ for ownership (under section 79(2)(a)) - go to section 3A for lease (under section 79(2)(b)(i)) – go to section 3B for other rights (section 79(2)(b)(ii)) - go to section 3C 3A – Request for ownership What price are you prepared to pay for the asset requested? : Proposed price: £1 Please refer to document; 201209_Asset Transfer South Bonar_Requested Terms and Conditions Please attach a note setting out any other terms and conditions you wish to apply to the request. 3B – Request for lease What is the length of lease you are requesting? How much rent are you prepared to pay? Please make clear whether this is per year or per month. Proposed rent: £ per Please attach a note setting out any other terms and conditions you wish to be included in the lease, or to apply to the request in any other way. 3C – Request for other rights What are the rights you are requesting? Do you propose to make any payment for these rights? N/A Yes ☐ No ☐ If yes, how much are you prepared to pay? Please make clear what period this would cover, for example per week, per month, per day? Proposed payment: £ per Please attach a note setting out any other terms and conditions you wish to apply to the request. Section 4: Community Proposal 4.1 Please set out the reasons for making the request and how the land or building will be used. This should explain the objectives of your project, why there is a need for it, any development or changes you plan to make to the land or building, and any activities that will take place there. Project Title | Kyle of Sutherland Tourism Infrastructure Project Objectives To develop a sustainable tourism infrastructure across the Kyle of Sutherland reducing visitor pressure points and the impact this has on the environment and local communities. To enhance the economic, social, and environmental landscape of the Kyle of Sutherland via tourism. To initiate and support existing enterprising activity in the Kyle of Sutherland, through private, public and third sector organisations. Infrastructure Overview | The South Bonar Public Toilets and Picnic Area site is planned to be part of the wider Kyle of Sutherland Tourism Infrastructure Project (KoSTI) which will create better facilities for visitors whilst at the same time reducing issues such as increased waste and impacts on parking and pressures on local services. This project aims to develop sustainable tourism in the area around the Kyle of Sutherland by providing facilities for visitors who choose to come to the area in campervans, motorhomes and electric vehicles including e-cyclists and cyclists. It is hoped that this provision can help to ease tourism pressure points across the north Highlands. The route around the Dornoch Firth and the Kyle of Sutherland creates a great spur off the North Coast 500 (NC500) and offers options to head west and north as well as the narrowest crossing of Scotland. National Cycle Route 1 also passes through the area with the Falls of Shin being a key stopping point. The opening of the Dornoch Bridge in 1991 heralded the start of the economic downturn of the area with the lack of passing traffic resulting in the closure of many businesses notably in the tourism sector. Although the area was hit hard, it remains an area of outstanding natural beauty with strong, cultural heritage and, when combined with the success of the NC500, the area has seen a resurgence in visitors but many are now coming by motorhome and using the area as a base to explore rather than seeking serviced accommodation so creating a pressure point. The success of the NC500 has shown the potential for tourism in the Highlands, there is a 26% average rise in visitor numbers to the areas of the Highlands, volume of traffic on the route rose by 10% and accommodation providers and visitor attractions along the NC500 had an average 15-20% increase in trade. However, there is a need to now manage this tourism, in a sustainable manner that will avoid creating some of the problems seen in places such as Isle of Skye and some areas on the NC500. The site at Bonar Bridge is a site currently owned by The Highland Council but has been approved by Highland Council Community Asset Transfer team and in the process of applying for official transfer to the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust (KoSDT). The site will have four electric hook-up points for motor homes and campervans and a new service block that will incorporate a WC, shower, a covered eating area, washing up area and e-bike charging points. Waste disposal facilities (including black and grey waste) will also be available. This would be developed adjacent to the existing public toilet facilities which will be upgraded and improved. The site will be controlled by an entry system so the toilet block will be available free of charge to visitors and the public, but the new facility block will require access through a coded entry system. This will secure the public toilet in community hands whilst also developing income streams for repairs and maintenance. The project is creating an infrastructure by also installing four further electric hook up points for campervans and motorhomes at the Falls of Shin site (owned by KoSDT), where e-bike charging points will also be installed. After the successful completion of this project, it is intended that the infrastructure will expand to incorporate a site at Rosehall.