But the tenant has already had positive discussions with Stirling Council planning officers about fitting out the space. The Maxwell Place unit sits under the local authority’s housing revenue account (HRA), limiting the council’s ability to discount its rates. In April, Stirling Council said Maxwell Place should cost £13,700 a year to rent, but that it had reduced the cost to £13,000, excluding VAT. First aid volunteer charity left out in the coldLocal charity Safebase submitted an expression of interest in a community asset transfer (CAT) of the long-vacant Maxwell Place unit last May. In an email to a colleague, a Stirling Council estates surveyor wrote: “I doubt housing could support their proposal as the full market rent would be required.”