Plan to secure long term future of building linked to Robert Burns is approved

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The green light has been given for conservation work to a historic Ayrshire building with links to National Bard Robert Burns.Ayrshire Live previously revealed how the Burns Bachelors’ Club, in Tarbolton, needed significant works carried out in order for it to continue to function as a museum.Now council planners have approved the project to help preserve the building’s long-term future.The Burns Batchelors’ Club is a small two-storey thatched cottage and thought to originate from the 17th century.

It is where Scots poet Robert Burns established his renowned debating society in 1780.The building is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland who said the roof needs re-thatched and a new ridge installed.The organisation sought Listed Building consent from South Ayrshire Council to carry out the works and lodged an application.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Agents in the proposals were Laidlaw Associates Building Surveying Ltd, who said in a supporting statement: “The property was acquired by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) in 1938 and since then, it has been accessible to visitors as a museum.

It is considered to be of high national significance given its links to Burns and as a fine example of Scottish rural vernacular architecture.“It is listed at category A by Historic Environment Scotland and is one of only a very few thatched buildings surviving in