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Auchterless Free Church (Former), Auchterless
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Auchterless Free Church (Former)
Other Name(s)
Address
Auchterless
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
2589
Listing Category
Unlisted
OS Grid Ref
NJ 70752 40819
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
Description
Rectangular plan church with bellcote. Gothic arch windows and Norman arch door. Harled rubble with dressed red sandstone margins.
Building Dates
Unknown
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Very Poor
Category of Risk
Critical
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
September 1997, November 2000, 12/02/2008, 16/10/2013
Development History
September 1997: Local planners report that the church has been vacant for some time. It has been marketed with its manse, which is not at risk, via Stewart and Watson of Turriff. November 2000: External inspection reveals that the church probably remains vacant.
February 2008: External inspection finds the church to be in poor condition, vacant and unsecured. Planning permission for change of use from church to dwelling house was granted Feb 2004(APP/2003/0462).
16 October 2013: External inspection finds the church has been stripped of all floors, fittings etc. and is effectively a shell. A building warrant for demolition of church was approved Mar 2011 ref: DW/2011/1079. Risk level raised to Critical.
11 April 2014: The former church is currently being marketed for sale as part of a wider plot which includes the former manse and steading building through the Mortgage + Property Centre at offesr over £310,000.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01467 620981
Availability
Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Church/Convent/Monastery
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Church/Convent/Monastery
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Churches and Chapels
Original Entry Date
01-SEP-97
Date of Last Edit
04/06/2021
