Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to set a minimum evidence requirement to prevent unnecessary use of emergency public safety powers to demolish listed buildings.
Petitioner: Lydia Franklin on behalf of SAVE Britain's Heritage
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 06 June 2024
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SPICe Briefing (128KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2024
09 October 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. The Committee also agreed to invite relevant stakeholders to give evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 09 October 2024
04 June 2025: The Committee took evidence from—
The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 04 June 2025
PE2105/A: Scottish Government submission, 8 July 2024 (101KB, pdf) posted 15 July 2024
PE2105/B: Petitioner written submission, 29 August 2024 (69KB, pdf) posted 16 September 2024
PE2105/C: Scottish Government written submission, 18 November 2024 (70KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2024
PE2105/D: Petitioner written submission, 31 January 2025 (68KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2025
PE2105/E: Renfrewshire Council written submission, 28 March 2025 (96KB, pdf) posted 04 April 2025
PE2105/F: The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland written submission, 21 May 2025 (92KB, pdf) posted 28 May 2025
PE2105/G: Built Environment Forum Scotland written submission, 2 June 2025 (96KB, pdf) posted 03 June 2025
PE2105/H: Built Environment Forum Scotland written submission, 5 June 2025 (77KB, pdf) posted 11 June 2025