Notice is hereby given that Midlothian Council, incorporated under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, having its principal office at Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith served three repairs notices in terms of Section 43 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 on 14 February 2025 relating to the listed building known as Mavisbank House, Polton Road, Lasswade EH18 1HY, Midlothian, Scotland ("the Building"), which specify works which Midlothian Council considers reasonably necessary for the proper preservation of the Building.

The repairs notices may have serious legal consequences, which may include the compulsory acquisition of the Building if reasonable steps are not taken for its proper preservation. Midlothian Council may ask the Scottish Ministers to authorise it to acquire compulsorily the Building if the repairs notices are not withdrawn by two months after the date of service of the repairs notices.

If you have a legal interest in the building as owner or otherwise, you should contact Emma Hay at Midlothian Council without delay and in any event by the 14th of April 2025 (by email: conservation@midlothian.gov.uk or by post: Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, Scotland, EH22 1DN).