Public meeting over Rhu Marina masterplan – The Lochside Press

HomeNewsPublic meeting over Rhu Marina masterplan A public meeting is being held next week to discuss the first phase of a masterplan for Rhu Marina. The Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club wants to leave its historic clubhouse, saying it will have to close if its plans (below)  for a new clubhouse at the marina are refused. How the new clubhouse could look The new clubhouse would be the first phase of the marina masterplan – the second phase would see redevelopment of the existing marina facilities while the third phase includes an expansion of the marina by infilling on the foreshore to the west of the existing marina. Yacht clubs have been based at the current Royal Northern and Clyde Yachting Club (RNCYC) clubhouse in Rhu (above) for nearly 80 years – the Royal Northern moved there from Bute in 1937, and it has been headquarters of RNCYC since clubs merged in 1978. But the club has told Argyll and Bute Council planning officials that costs are too prohibitive to continue in its current premises on the Gareloch. The current B-listed clubhouse, which dates back to 1857 and sits in 4.6 acres, was put on the market by Savills
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