St Peters-Section 12 Appendices - Historic Scotland

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CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT - VOLUME 1: ST PETER’S SEMINARY FEBRUARY 2008 315 Final Issue
1. Detailed comments on particular items in the buildings or estate
grounds
2. Statements regarding the relative validity of the Options
considered
3. Comments on the determination of the current Planning
Application and Enabling Development
4. Comments on the reporting of recommendations and actions that
should be taken in the immediate future.
The following summarizes the feedback received, any comments in
immediate response to these, and the actions taken in respect of the fi nal
report edit.
World Monuments Fund in Britain
Feedback
St Peter’s Seminary is one of Scotland most important 20th Century
buildings.
WMF welcomes the extensive report as a very positive step towards giving
the entire site a new future.
Notes WMF’s 2006 initiative ‘Modernism at Risk’ and the addition of St
Peter’s Seminary to the World Monuments Fund Watch List following
selection by an independent international jury.
Endorses Twentieth Century Society’s response, and underlines four
principal concerns.
1. Complex requires immediate protection from climate and vandalism
2. Site security measures to be put in place immediately to protect
buildings and public
3. Whole site should be widely marketed to seek widest interest in its
future
4. Further funds should made available to carry out a full Conservation
Plan with positive recommendations to save the buildings and re-use
them.
Current planning application should be shelved pending exploration of
every possible solution that retains the buildings
Finds proposals by ACAVA to be worthy of further examination.
WMF supportive of efforts to plan for a good future for the site.
Avanti Architects Response/Actions
Include synopsis of WMF feedback in Appendix.
Supplement Executive Summary to summarize recommendations for
immediate future action.