The future of the former McCheyne Memorial Church

Further to my article last month about the falling masonry concern at the former McCheyne Memorial Church at the Perth Road/Shepherd’s Loan junction, I have been in contact with council planning officers regarding this.    There has been a degree of activity at the church by representatives of the owner (who is London-based) and the [...]

McCheyne Memorial Church – falling masonry concern

Residents have contacted me following masonry dropping from the steeple area of the former McCheyne Memorial Church building and landing on the area to the front of the church – see right. This occurred on Thursday during the very windy period and residents are concerned that other masonry may be loose. I have contacted City Council [...]

Tidy up at former McCheyne Church on Perth Road

Almost exactly a year ago, I reported the tidy up of the grounds of the former McCheyne Church on Perth Road at the top of Shepherd’s Loan. Over the past year, the grounds have become overgrown again (and rather badly at the front) and I have been in touch with the City Council’s Planning Enforcement [...]

Former McCheyne Church grounds – tidied up

Over the past few months and following residents’ complaints, I have again raised with the City Council the state of the grounds of the former McCheyne Church on Perth Road at Sinderins. The City Council, after writing to the owners without any action on their part, recently served an Amenity Notice on the owners and [...]

Development Quality Committee

Tonight’s Development Quality Committee at the City Council was a brief meeting – and the item on agreeing to direct action to tidy up the grounds of the St Peter McCheyne Memorial Church (on the agenda following my request for enforcement action as a result of residents’ requests to have the grounds tidied up) – [...]

McCheyne Memorial Church – Council to consider Direct Action

As reported in yesterday’s ‘Courier’, a City Council Planning Enforcement Officer has advised me that, following my requests on behalf of residents to get the owner of the McCheyne Church to tidy the badly overgrown grounds : “I have tried repeatedly to contact the owner on the mobile telephone number you gave me and left [...]