Ayr Central Conservation Area Character Appraisal - South Ayrshire ...

Ayr Central Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Part One
All the principal historic buildings in and around the
town centre are protected from damaging changes by
statutory listing. The listed buildings of Ayr Burgh were
resurveyed by Historic Scotland in 1999. Nos. 8–10
(even nos.) High Street, the Bus Station frontage to
the Sandgate and the Provost Kennedy monument in
Wellington Square Gardens are not currently listed,
but possibly merit further assessment. Listed building
consent is needed for most works to listed buildings.
A summary of all listed buildings in Ayr Central
Conservation Area is included at Appendix B.
Note: an item can contain more than one
building (e.g. a terrace of houses can be
listed as one item).
The principles of selection for statutory listing are
primarily based on:
• Age and rarity
• Architectural interest
• Close historical associations
Listed buildings are categorised according to their
national, regional, or local importance in the following
categories:
• Category A: buildings of national or international
importance, either architectural of historic, or fine
little-altered examples of some particular period
style or building type;
• Category B: buildings of regional or more than local
importance, or major examples of some particular
period, style or building type;
• Category C(S): buildings of local importance, lesser
examples of any period, style, or building type,
as originally constructed or altered; and simple,
traditional buildings which group well with others.
Queen’s Court House,
39 Sandgate (Category A).
In addition, a system of group categories exists to
highlight the contextual relationship that an individual
listed building may possess in relation to others (e.g.
a planned square). These are A and B Groups. They
are in addition to the individual category. They serve to
flag considerations of setting, function, design, planning
and historic combinations where the individual value is
enhanced by its association with others.
Ayr Town Centre is particularly well endowed with a
wide variety of historic buildings of all periods, including
11 listed at Category A, denoting national significance.
Parts of the Citadel walls are both scheduled (of national
importance by definition) and listed.
Holy Trinity Church,
Fullarton Street (Category A).
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