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Moss-side Cottage, off A709, Lochmaben
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Moss-side Cottage
Other Name(s)
Address
off A709, Lochmaben
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
5277
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NY 09705 81439
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
9955
Description
Altered. Single storey cottages. 5 (1 + 3 + 1) bays with central door (doors
originally in 2nd and 4th bays), square windows, the outer ones mullioned. Rubble built ashlar dressings and painted margins. Corniced stacks; piended slate roof. Modern addition to rear and to W flank. (Historic Scotland)
originally in 2nd and 4th bays), square windows, the outer ones mullioned. Rubble built ashlar dressings and painted margins. Corniced stacks; piended slate roof. Modern addition to rear and to W flank. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Circa 1840
Architects
Walter Newall
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Very Poor
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
11/6/2014
Development History
18 April 2012: Nominated by a member of the public for the Register. Desk based assessment finds the building disused with some window openings boarded over. The building is particularly close to the roadside. Set to For Investigation.
11 June 2014: External inspection finds the building in very poor condition - there are many missing/ dislodged roof slates, the rear of the property appears to be open to the elements and there many no longer be any internal partitions left. The property is understood to have been marketed for sale and posisbly sold during 2013. Moved to At Risk.
11 November 2014: Full Planning Permission and Certificate of Lawfulness of use as dwellinghouse was lodged, but withdrawn Jun 2014 ref: 14/P/4/0032 & 14/P/4/0034. Listed Building Consent for alteration and extension of the property is currently under consideration ref: 14/P/4/0493.
17 November 2017: Listed Building Consent for restoration of the dwelling, with demolition of the side extension, is being sought ref: 17/1877/LBC.
26 July 2024: Consent for repair and alteration of the property was conditionally approved (17/1877/LBC) in 2018. A Dangerous Building Notice (21/00013/DB) was served following a partial roof collapse at the property in October 2021.
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Cottages and Lodges
Original Entry Date
18-APR-12
Date of Last Edit
16/03/2015
