Folks might quickly be paying to spend an evening within the cells after plans to show Crieff ’s former cop store into vacation lodging have been revealed.
Native property developer William Body purchased the previous police station in King Avenue as he stated he didn't wish to see one other iconic Crieff constructing be allowed to decay.
Mr Body plans to ask Perth and Kinross Council for permission to create six one-bedroom rental residences within the giant three-storey constructing.
And the unique police cells could be became bunkhouse lodging, retaining their unique options.
Mr Body stated: “Folks can come and keep within the jail home. It could be an genuine expertise. We will likely be leaving the cells as they're however placing in three bathe rooms and an outdoor decking space.
“The station was properly in-built 1901 and is in fairly good situation.
“We will likely be fairly intelligent with our inside design and create good one-bedroom flats.
“The bunkhouse will likely be for cyclists, motorbikers, hillwalkers or teams of folks that come right here.”
Mr Body says it's a undertaking that may profit Crieff and convey extra enterprise into city. He's additionally utilizing native tradesmen.
He continued: “A city’s future displays the power of the individuals. A city, metropolis, household – it’s all the identical – the top result's the power you set in to it.
“In Crieff we see examples of buildings which can be falling in to utter disrepair and find yourself being demolished and, to me, that's simply horrific and a mirrored image of gross mismanagement on behalf of the earlier house owners who didn’t spend any cash, didn’t reinvest their earnings again into the constructing.
“You take care of your automotive, you take care of your own home, it's best to take care of your industrial properties.”
Mr Body continued: “We are able to all play our half in getting Crieff tidied up and in flip create a robust and vibrant native economic system.
“For instance, 20 years in the past you couldn’t get a good cappuccino in Crieff – now we've a Michelin star restaurant main the cost amidst some glorious eateries in Crieff, Comrie and Muthill.
“The realm has come a great distance and big quantities may be achieved going forward.”