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135-139, High Street, Elgin
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved. © Copyright and database right 2025. Public Sector Viewing Terms
Useful Links
- Canmore:
- ELGIN, 137-139 HIGH STREET
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 30750
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Other Name(s)
Address
135-139, High Street, Elgin
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
1829
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NJ 21560 62874
Location Type
Urban
HS Reference No
30750
Description
3 storeys, 3 bays. Modern shop front flanked by narrow entrances to pend and upper floors; ashlar facade: roll moulding to windows; shallow corbelling below 2nd floor cills. Crowsteps; coped end stacks; slate roof. Pend to rear comprising 3, 2, and single storey range of buildings; rubble with tooled dressings. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Late 19th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Ground floor retail unit is not at risk
Field Visits
August 2000, January 2005, 16/06/2008, 12/7/2012, 14/7/2015
Development History
August 2000: External inspection reveals the upper floors to be vacant and unmaintained. January 2005: External inspection reveals that the upper floors appear in use with the property in good condition. The shop at the ground floor remains vacant. Moved to SAVED.
June 2008: External inspection finds the upper floors of the property to be vacant with a window boarded up. Moved back to At Risk.
September 2011: Scottish Civic Trust report the upper floors of the building remain vacant with one window boarded over.
12 July 2012: External inspection finds the upper floors remain vacant. The rear elevation is in especially poor condition. Listed Building Consent for full demolition of pend buildings (137 High Street) and facade retention of 139 High Street to create a new access point to the St Giles shopping centre (to the rear of the building) is currently being sought ref: 12/00390/LBC.
14 July 2015: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously. Gutters are chocked with vegetation. Full Planning Permission for the facade retention of 139 High Street and demolition of rear pend buildings to create a access point for an extended St Giles Shopping Ctr was conditionally approved Oct 2013 rear: 12/00389/APP.
4 March 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the upper floors remain disused.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Elgin High Street
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01343 563270
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Part
Occupancy Type
Unknown
Present/Former Uses
BARR original text : Shop to Offices, Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Offices
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Offices
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
Tenements and Low Flats
Original Entry Date
29-SEP-00
Date of Last Edit
29/12/2015
