The owner of a Victorian industrial building that’s under threat of demolition has appealed against a recent decision to give it listed status, ReGlasgow reports.
image: for illustration HES Listing LB52614
… we should celebrate our history and our heritage, including our industrial past…
ReGlasgow writes:
Weiss Development Co. Ltd submitted a planning application for 124 Craighall Road…. just north of Glasgow city centre last year proposing to knock the premises down in favour of 60 rental apartments in a five/six storey block….
Glasgow MSP Paul Sweeney MSP applied to Historic Environment Scotland to have the building listed and, after assessment, they agreed, giving it a C-listing.
Now Jonathan Weiss has applied for that decision ton be overturned, arguing that “there is no historic, design or age significance to be found in 124 Craighall Road to warrant the building to have listing status”.
Mr Sweeney stated: “This latest attempt by the developer to defy the weight of professional opinion from elected representatives and built heritage experts that the building is unwelcome and I trust that the listing will be upheld by Scottish Ministers….
“The City Sawmills at Port Dundas are an outstanding example Glasgow’s industrial past, of which we should be incredibly proud. As a city and as a population, we should celebrate our history and our heritage, including our industrial past.
“There is absolutely no justification whatsoever for demolishing it.”
For more background see HES Listing
