§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many buildings listed as of historical importance were cleared of such listing and demolished in each of the past 10 years in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many buildings of historical importance were renovated and at what cost in each of the past five years in (a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole; how many of these were industrial buildings; and if he will make a statement;
(3) how many buildings listed as being of special architectural or historical importance are located in (a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole; how many of these have been or are the subject of grant aid from Historic Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 October 1994]: The subjects of the questions relate to matters undertaken by Historic Scotland. I have asked its director and chief executive, Mr Graeme Munro, to write to the hon. Member.
The reply will appear in the Official Report and a copy will be deposited in the Library of the House.
Letter from Graeme N. Munro to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 20 October 1994
You have tabled four Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland for written answer on 18 October. Three of your Questions relate to operational matters undertaken by Historic Scotland and I have been asked to provide the information you are seeking. The terms of this letter will be reproduced in the Official Report and a copy of it will also be deposited in the Library of the House.I shall answer each Question in the order in which it appears on the Order paper.Question: How many buildings listed as of historical importance were cleared of such listing and demolished in each of the past 10 years in (a) Inverclyde, (b)Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole?The decision by the Secretary of State to list a building is a recognition by him that the building satisfies the criteria for listing as being of special architectural or historic interest. A building does not lose the architectural or historic qualities which justified listing in the first place because someone wishes to alter or demolish it. Once a building is listed, formal consideration of works affecting its character, including demolition, is subject to listed building control 343W requirements established by the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972. Government policy on the demolition of listed buildings makes plain the practical considerations involved for a planning authority (and the Secretary of State) in assessing the case made by an applicant for the demolition of a listed building.Planning authorities are required to notify to Historic Scotland, prior to the issue of consent, all non-delegated listed building and conservation area consent applications which they have resolved to approve, including all demolitions of listed buildings and of unlisted buildings within conservation areas. However, information is not readily available in the form in which you have requested it. Annex
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 3 3 5 1 4 10 6 8 8 5 of which the number of demolition applications granted consent were:
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2 — — — — 3 1 1 1 1
In that period no demolition applications in Inverclyde District were called in for the Secretary of State's decision. However, it is more than likely that of the 140 notified cases in Inverclyde some were for demolition.Deletions from statutory lists do occur as part of the maintenance of the lists. Deletions are required for a number of reasons, for example, fire, loss of original character for whatever reason, and demolition for public safety reasons.Over the last 5 years, 3 deletions were required from the Inverclyde District list, 53 from the Strathclyde lists and 172 across Scotland.Question: How many buildings of historical importance were renovated and at what cost in each of the past five years in (a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole; how many of these were industrial buildings?Question: How many buildings listed as being of special architectural or historical importance are located in (a) Inverclyde,
Listed Building Consent Statistics 1984–1993—annex A 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Total Inverclyde 10 12 20 15 21 11 17 11 8 15 140 Strathclyde 560 621 433 456 494 586 636 627 640 572 5,625 Scotland 1,724 1,925 1,800 2,022 1,782 1,943 1,989 1,995 2,092 2,189 19,461
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Annex B Inverclyde Strathclyde Scotland 1989–90 Number of buildings which have been the subject of grant 2 37 165 Value of grants awarded £10,000 £2,719,550 £8,800,482 Number of the buildings that were industrial buildings NIL 1 2 1990–91 Number of buildings which have been the subject of grant NIL 55 165 Value of grants awarded NIL £4,451,900 £11,349,704 Number of the buildings that were industrial buildings NIL 1 4 1991–92 Number of buildings which have been the subject of grant NIL 38 149 Value of grants awarded NIL £4,440,734 £12,308,216 Number of the buildings that were industrial buildings NIL NIL 6 1992–93 Number of buildings which have been the subject of grant 1 46 158 Value of grants awarded £39,100 £3,142,127 £9,825,848 Number of the buildings that were industrial buildings NIL NIL 2 345W
A shows—for Scotland, for Strathclyde and for Inverclyde—the annual totals of all categories of notified applications.What the annual figures do not reveal is what happened to the notified applications. Historic Scotland aims to clear 95 per cent. of all notified applications within the statutory initial 28 day period for consideration. Of the remaining 5 per cent. extended for further consideration, most are cleared through negotiation and agreement. Only a small number of cases each year are called in for the Secretary of State's own decision, and of these a number over the 10 year period have been in respect of demolition. The number of cases called in for decision over the period was:(b) Strathclyde and (c) as a whole; how many of these have been or are the subject of grant aid from Historic Scotland?Again, we cannot answer these Questions precisely as asked but there are currently a total of 236 buildings in Inverclyde listed as being of special architectural or historic interest, 7,610 in Strathclyde and 40,654 in Scotland as a whole. We do not record particular types of listed buildings.Annex B shows for each of the last five financial years the number of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest (or buildings in outstanding conservation areas) which have received grant for repairs under the historic buildings repair grant scheme administered by Historic Scotland. The Annex provides this information for Inverclyde, Strathclyde and Scotland; it shows the value of the grants awarded and the number of buildings which can be categorised as industrial.I hope this information is helpful.
Annex B Inverclyde Strathclyde Scotland 1993–94 Number of buildings which have been the subject of grant 4 61 202 Value of grants awarded £399,100 £6,587,564 £14,613,653 Number of the buildings that were industrial buildings NIL 2 5