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Dalquharran Castle Stables, Dailly
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- DALQUHARRAN CASTLE, STABLES
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General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Dalquharran Castle Stables
Other Name(s)
Dalquharran House Stables
Address
Dailly
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
3575
Listing Category
A
OS Grid Ref
NS 27009 02181
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
125
Description
Castle style mansion by Robert Adam, circa 1790, designed for Thomas Kennedy of Dunure who married Adam's sister Jean. In front of the main entrance and forming an integral part of the design is a long low stable range connected at either end to the main building by screen walls with gateways. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
circa 1790
Architects
Robert Adam
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
Low
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
24/07/2008, 24/04/2012, 30/9/2014
Development History
July 2008: External inspection finds the buildings to be in a poor condition. There is vegetation growth affecting the stonework. The doors and windows are boarded or covered with metal grills. Rainwater goods have mostly been lost.
September 2009: Local planners report that following the the outline planning application for a hotel and golf course development in 2004, an application (ref:07/00419/REM)was approved in February 2009, granting consent for the construction of the golf course. The Castle and stable block had previously received planning and listed building consent. To date there has been no applications to renew these consents.
March 2012: Local planners report the building remains at risk
24 April 2012: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit. Local planners confirm full planning permission and listed building consent for alterations and extensions to the stables (along with the main house) to form a hotel have now lapsed. The overall site has been the subject of a number of planning applications, of which the most recently renewed was (04/000165) outline permission for a gold course, associated development and housing, Feb 2008 ( 07/01511/OUT). Planning permission for the creation of a golf course was also approved Feb 2009 (07/00419).
26 March 2014: Matters Specified in Condition consent is being sought for a detailed application for 60 dwellings and 5 fractional houses within the grounds of the Castle, agreed in principle ref: 07/1511/OUT, which was renewed Mar 2011. Supporting documents within the application note the continuing intention to convert the Castle itself into a hotel as laid out in the earlier masterplan for the site.
30 September 2014: External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously. External inspection finds the building remains in much the same condition as seen previously. Application for approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission (for a detailed application for 60 dwellings and 5 fractional houses within the grounds of the Castle) 04/00165/OUT was conditionally approved ref: 14/00314/MSCM Jun 2014. Althought the supporting documents note the continuing intention to convert Dalquharron House to a hotel, the applications do not seek permissions for the conversion work.
10 July 2019: Dalquharran House and stables, along with approx 261 acres of pasture and woodland and the ruin of old Dalquharran Castle, are being marketed for sale through appointed agent Rettie's. A guide price has been set for the entire lot at £800,000.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01292 616352
Availability
Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Kezia DCM Ltd
Type of Ownership
Company
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Monumemts Record Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire by A H Millar. Close (1992), p184; Davis (1991), pp234-235; Dean and Miers (1990), p118; Millar (1885); Country Life, 22 August 1974, pp494-495; Royal Society of Arts Journal, (9174), p684.
Online Resources
Classification
Ancillary Buildings
Original Entry Date
13-AUG-08
Date of Last Edit
15/03/2022
