Extension plans lodged to transform historic rural church into community hub

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Extension plans have been lodged for the historic Killin and Ardeonaig Parish Church.Phil Simpson has submitted an application for a single storey extension to the side of the B-listed building along with external alterations, including replacement windows and alterations to windows and the installation of PV panels.Documents submitted with the application by LDN Architects say the church, originally built in 1744, is now in need of repair and upgrading.They added: “Its active congregation have prepared an exciting vision for its future.“A design team lead by LDN Architects carried out a feasibility study during December 2020.

This was in response to the Forward in Faith 2020 paper and described as ‘an attempt to prompt thinking, decision making and action to consolidate the growth of the Killin and Ardeonaig Parish Church’.“The key objective was to improve flexibility, in line with the anticipated evolution of the building as a key community and cultural hub for the parish.”The congregation’s brief to the architects was said to include: improvements to the welcome area; provision of an arrival meeting place for the congregation to interact and to encourage new visitors to the building; and a new location for a salvaged Tiffany window.Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.The original direction of worship (south) was also to be reinstated.Describing the brief further, the documents added: “The restrictive size of current door creates a bottleneck with no shelter from the elements on arrival.

The existing access area creates draughts within an already cold building. A new insulated entrance lobby would improve insulation and reduce the environmental impact of the space.“Improve visual connection of the