{"id":36595,"date":"2023-05-26T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36595"},"modified":"2023-05-26T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T17:00:05","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-new-twist-in-battle-to-save-old-sawmill-building-as-owner-appeals-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36595","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: New twist in battle to save old sawmill building as owner appeals listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.historicenvironment.scot\/designation\/LB52614\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36596\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HES_listing_124_Craighall_Rd_Glasgow_LB52614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>The owner of a Victorian industrial building that\u2019s under threat of demolition has appealed against a recent decision to give it listed status, <em>ReGlasgow<\/em> reports.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration HES Listing LB52614<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 we should celebrate our history and our heritage, including our industrial past\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>ReGlasgow<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Weiss Development Co. Ltd submitted a\u00a0planning application for 124 Craighall Road&#8230;. 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&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Now Jonathan Weiss has applied for that decision ton be overturned, arguing that \u201cthere is no historic, design or age significance to be found in 124 Craighall Road to warrant the building to have listing status\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sweeney stated: \u201cThis 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&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City Sawmills at Port Dundas are an outstanding example Glasgow\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is absolutely no justification whatsoever for demolishing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reglasgow.com\/new-twist-in-battle-to-save-old-sawmill-building-as-owner-appeals-against-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more background see <a href=\"http:\/\/portal.historicenvironment.scot\/hes\/web\/f?p=1505:200:::NO:RP:SEARCH_UNDERWAY:1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HES Listing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of a Victorian industrial building that\u2019s under threat of demolition has appealed against a recent decision to give it listed status, ReGlasgow reports. image: for illustration HES Listing LB52614<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36597,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36595\/revisions\/36597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}