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Building Standards contact information
Published:
23 Jun 2016
Contacts and telephone numbers for both local authorities' building standards divisions and the Scottish Government's Building Standards division.
Local authorities' building standards
Building Standards in Scotland is essentially a local function. The Building Standards office in your local area should be your first point of contact for all Building Standards enquiries.
| Local Authority | Telephone Number |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 01224 523470 |
| Aberdeenshire | 03456 08 12 04 |
| Angus | 01307 473234 |
| Argyll and Bute | 01546 605518 |
| Clackmannanshire | 01259 450000 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 01387 260199 |
| Dundee | 01382 433102 |
| East Ayrshire | 01563 576790 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 0300 1234510 |
| East Lothian | 01620 827216 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0141 577 3001 |
| Edinburgh | 0131 529 7826 |
| Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 01851 822 692 |
| Falkirk | 01324 504985 |
| Fife | 03451 55 11 22 |
| Glasgow | 0141 287 8555 |
| Highland | 01349 886608 |
| Inverclyde | 01475 712406 |
| Midlothian | 0131 271 3350 |
| Moray | 0300 123 4561 |
| North Ayrshire | 01294 324348 |
| North Lanarkshire | 01236 812440 |
| Orkney Islands | 01856 873535 |
| Perth and Kinross | 01738 475300 |
| Renfrewshire | 0300 300 0144 |
| Scottish Borders | 0300 100 1800 |
| Shetland Islands | 01595 744293 |
| South Ayrshire | 01292 616253 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0303 123 1015 |
| Stirling | 01786 233600 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 0141 951 7930 |
| West Lothian | 01506 280000 |
Scottish Government's building standards division
| Subject | Contact | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Building Standards division | Stephen Garvin | 0131 244 6533 |
| Head of Strategy Unit | Gavin Peart | 0131 244 6556 |
| Head of Practice Unit | Jonathan Astwood | 0131 244 6573 |
| Ministerial views | Ken Craig | 0131 244 6574 |
| Certification | Colin Hird | 0131 244 6536 |
| Relaxations and type relaxations | Ken Craig | 0131 244 6574 |
| Crown buildings | Linda Stewart | 0131 244 6584 |
| Verifiers | Linda Stewart | 0131 244 6584 |
| Accessibility Issues | Thomson Dyer | 0131 244 6563 |
| Energy Performance on Buildings Directive | Anne-Marie Hughes | 0131 244 6561 |
| Research | Colette Templeton | 0131 244 6537 |
| Procedural handbook and procedural enquiries | Ken Craig | 0131 244 6574 |
| Compliance | Ken Craig | 0131 244 6574 |
| Technical handbook, section 0 (general) | Ken Craig | 0131 244 6574 |
| Technical handbook, section 1 | Cheryl Dewar | 0131 244 6534 |
| Technical handbook, section 2 | Clyde Ashby | 0131 244 6535 |
| John MacGregor | 0131 244 6570 | |
| Technical handbook, section 3 | Clyde Ashby | 0131 244 6535 |
| Technical handbook, section 4 | Thomson Dyer | 0131 244 6563 |
| Technical handbook, section 5 | Thomson Dyer | 0131 244 6563 |
| Technical handbook, section 6 (non-domestic) | Craig Donnelly | 0131 244 6538 |
| Technical handbook, section 6 (domestic) | Craig Donnelly | 0131 244 6538 |
| Technical handbook, section 7 | Craig Donnelly | 0131 244 6639 |
Contact
E-mail: buildingstandards@gov.scot
Telephone: 0131 244 6511
Post:
Scottish Government Building Standards Division
Almondvale Business Park
Denholm House
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6GA