Scottish Civic Trust
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The Scottish Civic Trust is a registered charity
. Founded in 1967, and based in the Category A listed Tobacco Merchants House in Glasgow
, the Trust aims to provide "leadership and focus in the protection, enhancement and development of Scotland
's built environment". It often comments on planning applications
.
The Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland is maintained by the Trust on behalf of Historic Scotland
.
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government, with responsibility for the regulation of charities in Scotland...
. Founded in 1967, and based in the Category A listed Tobacco Merchants House in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, the Trust aims to provide "leadership and focus in the protection, enhancement and development of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's built environment". It often comments on planning applications
Planning permission
Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building , but will also need "planning...
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The Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland is maintained by the Trust on behalf of Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.-Role:As its website states:...
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See also
- Cockburn AssociationCockburn AssociationThe Cockburn Association is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is one of the world's oldest architectural conservation and urban planning monitoring organisations....
(Edinburgh Civic Trust) - Doors Open Days ScotlandDoors Open Days ScotlandDoors Open Days provides free access to buildings not normally open to the public. The first Doors Open Day took place in France in 1984, and the concept has spread to other places in Europe , North America, and elsewhere....
- Architectural Heritage Society of ScotlandArchitectural Heritage Society of ScotlandThe Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland is a society dedicated to the protection and study of the built heritage of Scotland. It has around 1100 members and six regional groups responsible for commenting on planning applications in their area together with educational activities...
- Cambusnethan HouseCambusnethan HouseCambusnethan House, or Cambusnethan Priory, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, was designed by James Gillespie Graham and completed in 1820. It is generally regarded as being the best remaining example of a Graham-built country house in the quasi-ecclesiastical style of the Gothic revival...