Aberdeen city councillors have voted to demolish St Nicholas House and put the cleared site on the market.

The motion was proposed by Deputy Council Leader Councillor John Stewart on condition that the Council recognise that the demolition will deliver significant regenerational, economic and environmental benefits to Aberdeen city centre.

Councillor Stewart said it was important for Aberdeen City Council to take the decision to clear the site to ensure the 14-storey former Council headquarters is demolished as soon as possible.


He highlighted the importance of the St Nicholas House site to the future of the city centre and instructed officers to explore options open to the Council to ensure any development of the site is of the highest quality and is sympathetic to Provost Skene's House and Marischal College.

He also suggested the Council develop the site through a joint venture and possibily make use of a design competition tender exercise.

He said removing the building would bring significant economic and environmental benefits, and would deliver a major boost to the regeneration of the east end of the city centre.

(JG/CD)