BUILDINGS AT RISK REGISTER Simon Green ww buildingsatrisk

BUILDINGS AT RISK REGISTER Simon Green ww. buildingsatrisk. org. uk

21 The Square, Cumnock

What is a Building at Risk? • Vacant with no identified new use • Suffering from structural problems • Threatened with demolition

Hierarchy • Category A-listed buildings • Category B-listed buildings • Category C(s)-listed buildings • Unlisted historic buildings in Conservation Areas • Significant unlisted buildings out with Conservation Areas

Hierarchy • Category A-listed buildings • Category B-listed buildings • Category C(s)-listed buildings • Unlisted historic buildings in Conservation Areas • Significant unlisted buildings out with Conservation Areas • No scheduled monuments

21 The Square, Cumnock

22 The Square, Cumnock

Ochiltree Mill

12 -16 Glaisnock Street, Cumnock

Buildings At Risk Register • The Register was created in 1990 • Funded by Historic Scotland • Run by the Scottish Civic Trust 1990 -2011 • Transferred to RCAHMS April 2011 • Now an in-house function of Historic Environment Scotland • Online since 2004

Saved/Restored Buildings

BARR – Aims of BAR Register • To identify At Risk buildings • To record the major threats and faults • Demolition Application • Roof • Gutters/Downpipes • Walls • Windows • Doors

BARR – Aims of BAR Register • To identify At Risk buildings • To record the major threats and faults • To raise the profile of the buildings with: • Local Authority • The general public • To encourage the reuse of the buildings

BARR Misconceptions • • • It has No legal status or standing We have no statutory powers We cannot serve notices We do not have any grants to offer We cannot sell you a castle

BARR – Some Facts and Figures (Cat-A) • 2482 At Risk • 381 Demolished • 1265 Saved (417) (15) (166) • 155 Restoration In Progress (33) • 5132 Recorded in 21 years (773) For every building lost, 3. 3 are saved For every ‘A’ lost, 11 are saved

Demolished/Lost Buildings

Why Do Buildings Become At Risk? • Short Term Cases • Economic Issues: • Development pressure • Recession • Long Term Cases • Structural issues • Change

Long term buildings at risk

What we are not The Register is entirely non-statutory – no prevention, no obligation We have no powers of enforcement We have no grant programme for the Register We are not a pressure group We are not an estate agent, and cannot sell you a castle, a lighthouse or a Greek Thomson Church!

The Challenge of ‘Useless’ Buildings

Glasgow Necropolis

Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire Measured Mile Marker Pole Mc. Gregor Monument Doune Cox’s Stack, Dundee

‘Useless’ Buildings • No direct economic benefit in maintaining them • Potential to be positive • Innovative approach needed • Keep options open

Now the Good News! • For every building on the Register that is demolished, 3. 3 are saved. • For listed buildings the ratio is nearly 5: 1.

Castlemilk Stables - BEFORE

Castlemilk Stables - AFTER

GARTNAVEL HOSPITAL CHAPEL BEFORE

Gartnavel Hospital Chapel after GGARTNEVAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL AFTER

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Work In Progress Rannoch Lodge, 1990

Rannoch Lodge, 2011

Buildings at Risk Simon Green www. buildingsatrisk. org. uk

National Performance Framework • A National Indicator has been established: “To improve the state of Scotland’s historic buildings, monuments and environment” • The measure chosen for this indicator is: “to decrease the percentage of Category Alisted buildings on the Buildings at Risk Register. ”

Buildings At Risk Register What is a building at risk? A listed building or a building in a Conservation Area which is: • Vacant with no identified new use • Suffering from structural problems • Threatened with demolition

22 Years of Buildings at Risk At Risk Demolished Saved Restoration In Progress 2478 412 Cat A 389 18 Cat A 1281 166 Cat A 169 36 Cat A For every 1 building lost, 3 are saved