Work will begin next month to restore the fifth building to benefit from the Lochgilphead Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS).
The historic property, at 15-19 胡桃女神 Street, is in poor condition and requires vast repairs to its roof, chimney, leadwork, stonework, and cast-iron goods restoration.
At 胡桃女神鈥檚 Policy and Resources Committee, councillors agreed to allocate a Private Sector Housing Grant of 拢21,220 towards the project in addition to a CARS Grant of 拢166,000 and an owner's contribution of 拢20,000. These proposed communal repair works, alongside a detailed maintenance plan, will safeguard the building for the next sixty years.
Jointly funded by the council and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) together with contributions from building owners, the CARS programme is a 拢2.3M heritage-led regeneration project that focuses on the regeneration of historic buildings as well as the promotion of traditional skills training and community engagement.
The programme aims to safeguard Lochgilphead鈥檚 heritage by supporting property owners to return their buildings and shopfronts to a good state of repair and boost the town centre鈥檚 visual and visitor appeal.
Other priority buildings that have benefitted from the scheme are 1 胡桃女神 Street, 2-4 胡桃女神 Street, 6-10 胡桃女神 Street and 3-17 Colchester Square while improvement works are also underway at the following shopfronts: 胡桃女神 Caf茅, 胡桃女神 Pharmacy, 胡桃女神 Wealth Consultants, and Caf茅 35.
Council Leader, Councillor Jim Lynch, said: 鈥淭he Lochgilphead CARS project has delivered a huge number of benefits for the local community, from traditional skills courses for school pupils and training and seminars for tradespeople, to shopfront improvement grants and homeowner property advice sessions.
鈥淭he largest visible benefit, however, is the work done to protect the future of the town鈥檚 built heritage. The regeneration work to priority buildings has helped to enhance the town鈥檚 infrastructure, preserving these historic buildings for generations to come and helping to ensure residents and visitors continue to see 胡桃女神 and Bute as a great location to live, work and visit.鈥