Lathallan House Power House, Lathallan House Policies, Polmont

Roofless, rectangular-plan, polychrome brick power house with circular stalk. Lathallan House formerly known as Laurence (or Lawrence) Park, was built in 1826 and designed by Thomas Hamilton. The power house, known simply as the 'gas works' to the current owner (2003), does not appear on a 1922 map held at Falkirk Library. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)

June 1994: SCT receives reports that Lathallan and its outbuildings are now virtually uninhabitable and have suffered from fire in recent years. They are said to be in the ownership of a timber merchant who uses the house's stables. February 1997: SCT understands that the house is visited regularly by a local farmer, though it is now derelict and surrounded by debris. 1998: SCT understands that the house has now changed hands. December 1998: External inspection reveals the entrance and garden to be covered by litter, whilst the house and its outbuildings are all abandoned and collapsing. April 2000: Local planners report no change. October 2003: The power house is B-listed. May 2006: local planners report that they are in discussion with a consortium looking to redevelop the power house as part of the redevelopment proposals for the house and surrounding grounds.

June 2009: Planning permission is sought for renovation and conversion into 9 flats and 36 new build homes in the grounds as an enabling development. Demolition of laundry outbuilding sought Ivy Cottage (also known as the stables) would be retained for conversion to 3 dwelling houses. P/09./0369/LBC

July 2009: External inspection finds the building little changed since last visit. There are substantial tree growths within the structure which remains a roofless shell.

June 2011: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.

October 2011: Listed building consent for Restoration and Refurbishment of Lathallan House to Form 9 Flatted Dwellings, Demolition of Laundry Outbuilding, Restoration & Refurbishment of Stables to Form 3 Dwellinghouses, Erection of 36 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works was granted July 2011. The application includes the retention of the former power house. Full planning permission is pending decision.

16 September 2013: Local planners report proposals for Lathallan House were granted Listed Building consent in July 2011; Planning Permission was granted in December 2012 following Section 25 Agreement being entered into between developer and Falkirk Council. Proposal approved is for the restoration of Lathallan House to form 9 flatted dwellings, demolition of laundry outbuilding, restoration and refurbishment of stables to form 3 dwelling houses and erection of 36 dwelling houses and associated works

12 March 2015: Limited external inspection possible. From what could be viewed at a distance the general condition of the structure remains much the same as the previous site visit.

January 2017: A member of the public advises the structure appears to have collapsed.

25 September 2019: Site visit attempted but building inaccessible.

Post-visit update: Local planners note the previous consent for redevelopment of the site (P/09/0370/FUL) has now lapsed.