Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 09 October 2024
09 Oct 2024 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
Listed Buildings (Demolition) (PE2105)
I agree that there is quite a lot in this matter. For decades, perhaps, many of our buildings have been unnecessarily demolished, in my view, across the whole of Scotland. Initially, we should write to the Scottish Government to ask how it can be confident that existing powers contained in the building standards legislation and supporting guidance are sufficient to protect listed buildings from unnecessary demolition. Furthermore, we should ask it how local authorities should determine whether partial or total demolition is the only appropriate solution to address a safety risk in cases that are considered to be urgent. In addition, we should ask it what level of community engagement might be appropriate for local authorities and whether it has considered producing additional guidance to set out the minimum structural evidence required and the provision of appropriate expertise in cases where a listed building is being assessed against the Building (Scotland) Act 2003.
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The Convener
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Lab
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The Convener
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The Convener
Con
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The Convener
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