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The premises at 1 Kerse Road is earmarked to come down in the near future and be used as a site for “further development” by the council.

Meanwhile, organisations and businesses which use the block have been involved talks with the local authority to find premises to relocate to so the demolition can then take place.

Grangemouth Citizens Advice Bureau, which currently uses space within the building, are planning to move to a vacant premises in York Arcade on the corner with York Square, further into the middle of the town centre.

Grangemouth CAB office will be moving to new premises later in the years as the building they currently use in Kerse Road is to be demolished

Bill Palombo, CAB manager, said: “We are indeed moving into York Square. We do not have a date to move as yet, but for forward planning purposes obviously the sooner the better – and ideally by the end of September.

“We are having to move into two adjacent units to get the space we need, and the planning and surveys required to merge the two units mean things are taking a bit longer.

“With regards the existing premises being demolished, we presume this is what will then happen.”

The CAB is just one of the tenants of the building the council has been talking to.

The former customs and excise building in Kerse Road, Grangemouth is scheduled to be demolished later in the year

A Falkirk Council spokesman said: “Following community consultations in Grangemouth, and as part of reported allocation of Scottish Government Town Centre Capital Programme Funds allocated to Falkirk Council, the council agreed it would allocate funds to explore opportunities to reconfigure Grangemouth town centre and address longstanding vacant buildings.

“The former Kerse Road offices were identified as a priority and we met with business owners and organisation representatives based there, including CAB, to set out our vision for the town centre and seek their approval to proceed with relocation planning, where all businesses gave their support to the proposal.

“Since then we have been gathering information from each business on their requirements and in collaboration with each have been matching these needs to vacant property in the heart of the town centre.

“This sensitive work involves various degrees of communication, design and renovation work to prepare the new premises for smooth relocation and business continuity, ensuring important local independent traders are kept and moved within the heart of the town centre.

“The council’s priority is to continue with this until we have successfully relocated all businesses. Once this work is concluded, the council will be able to finalise tender and building warrant applications to demolish the former Kerse Road offices creating a cleared site for further development consideration by the council. Further information on this will come forward as the project progresses.

Grangemouth CAB to relocate as office block is scheduled for demolition