Buildings at Risk Register - Saving Scotland's Historic Buildings

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

2. 21 The Square, Cumnock

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 21 The Square, Cumnock

7. 22 The Square, Cumnock

8. Ochiltree Mill

9. 12-16 Glaisnock Street, Cumnock

10. 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

11. Saved/Restored Buildings

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. BARR – Some Facts and Figures • (Cat-A) • 2482 At Risk (417) • 381 Demolished (15) • 1265 Saved (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

16. Demolished/Lost Buildings

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

18. Long term buildings at risk

19. Long term buildings at risk

20. 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!

21. The Challenge of ‘Useless’ Buildings

22. Glasgow Necropolis

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

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

25. 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.

26. Castlemilk Stables - BEFORE

27. Castlemilk Stables - AFTER

28. GARTNAVEL HOSPITAL CHAPEL BEFORE

29. Gartnavel Hospital Chapel after GGARTNEVAARTNEVAL HOSPITAL CHAPEL AFTER

30. www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk

34. Work In Progress Rannoch Lodge, 1990

35. Rannoch Lodge, 2011

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

37. 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 A-listed buildings on the Buildings at Risk Register.”

38. 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

39. 22 Years of Buildings at Risk At Risk 2478 412 Cat A Demolished 389 18 Cat A Saved 1281 166 Cat A Restoration In Progress 169 36 Cat A For every 1 building lost, 3 are saved