We have been busy preparing and submitting a number of interesting projects for Planning and Listed Building Consent. Awaiting Consent at present are applications for several new houses in the West Lothian and Falkirk areas, alterations to properties in East Lothian and Clackmannan and a Listed Building Consent application for extensive repairs to the stunning Crown of Thorns at St. Michael’s Parish Church, Linlithgow.

Amongst several domestic and conservation projects completed in Summer 2022 we have also been working on an unusual project to design a series of new grilles to offer protection, when needed, to the Pictish carvings in the Wemyss caves in Fife. The grilles incorporate unique designs based on the carvings themselves. The work was commissioned by the Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society with funding support from HES and FET. Legge Steel, Kirkcaldy were responsible for the manufacture and installation.

Congratulations to our Senior Architectural Technologist, James Grieve, who has been approved as an Energy Design Certifier by the RIAS. This allows us to self-Certify the Energy section of the Building Standards and further improves our ability to design and advise on energy use and efficiency in both new build and conversion projects.