Draft Lease Received

6 June 2025

Argyll & Bute Council have delivered a draft lease for Helensburgh Pier to The Helensburgh Pier Company Limited. The draft lease is for the wooden section of the Pier.

Bill Purdon, Chairman of the Helensburgh Pier Company said, “We are most grateful to the Council and its officers for drawing up this draft lease. It is currently with our legal advisors for consideration.”

The draft lease is for a 25 year period and includes the four phase development that had previously been agreed with the Council via a Heads of Terms document.

The first Phase is to restore the Pier to such a condition that the closure notice can be lifted. Phase 2 is the positioning of a pontoon in the inner harbour with access to allow access for all. Phase 3 is to build a near-replica of the Victorian waiting room on the Pier, and Phase 4 is to position pontoons into the bay that will allow tenders from cruise ships to call at the town.

Mr Purdon added,

The lease is somewhat complicated but our charity and its legal team are working their way through it. I am confident that we will reach a satisfactory outcome in the near future. This is yet another positive step forward for the charity as we seek to reopen the pier.

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