Neil Grieve

BSc (hons) Town and Country Planning

I am a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation. I am a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Since 1991 I have been the Chief Executive of Tayside Building Preservation Trust, from 1991, I have been a director of the Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust. From 1991 I have been a Member of Advisory Committee to Historic Scotland’s Conservation Bureau.

I am a member of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, The National Trust for Scotland and The Scotish Vernacular Buildings Working Group.

I first worked for Midlothian County Council as a planning assistant from 1969-1971. Following graduation in 1974 I worked as a planner with Perth and Kinross Council until 1980 when I joined Dundee City Council as a senior planner. I came to the Planning School to lecture full time in September 1971.

During these almost twenty years spent in local authorities, I always worked in the field of urban conservation. Workloads ranged through conservation area designation, listed building survey, processing and advising on listed building applications; serving Building Preservation and Repairs Notices, administration of grant programmes, and numerous special projects ranging from community involvement in building restoration to architectural salvage.

• Books and chapters

  "The Urban Conservation Glossary". An internet publication ISBN 900070 16 2, continually updated since first published July 1997

  "The Language of Urban Conservation" (Forthcoming June 2005) Spon Press

  A Review of the Literature on British Vernacular Architecture with Charles McKean for the Readers Guide to British History, 2003 CRC Press

  "Scottish Slate : A Practioner’s Guide" due for publication June 2005

• Refereed Journals

  Tayside Building Preservation Trust, in Tayplus Tay Annual Review 2 December 1997

  Crone BA, Grieve N, Moore K, Perry D, Investigations into an Early Timber Roof in Brechin. TAFAC October 2004

• Research Reports

  "Gardyne’s Land Feasibility Study" : A major study of an important late medieval building at risk, for Tayside Building Preservation Trust (TBPT) funded by Historic Scotland, The Architectural Heritage Fund and Scottish Enterprise Tayside. September 1997

  "A Conservation Plan for the Historic Wet Dock Areas of the Port of Dundee" One of first conservation plans in Britain prepared to inform a development as opposed to those prepared to support Heritage Lottery Fund Applications. Finalised and adopted by stakeholders July 1999.

  "Mdina ; An Appraisal of the Character of the Ancient Capital of Malta" A study undertaken for the Maltese Planning Authority. Finalised May 2000 Published by MPA 2001

  A Feasibility Study of the Merchant’s House at 68-74 High Street Brechin. Undertaken for TBPT funded by Angus Environmental Trust September 2002

  Gardyne's Land Business Plan undertaken for TBPT completed November 2002

  "Stage 1 Townscape Heritage Initiative Bid for Nethergate, Dundee" (unsuccessful) submitted by Tayside Building Preservation Trust/CCUS as lead partner for consortium of City Council, SET and Community Council

  A Feasibility Study of the Seamen’s Chapel Dundee Undertaken for TBPT Funded by Scottish Enterprise Tayside and the Architectural Heritage Fund.

• Professional Journals

  Financial Aid for Historic Buildings, The Building Conservation Directory 2003

  Patrick Geddes A thinker and A Dooer, The Scottish Planner September 2004

• Conference Papers

  What is the Range of Traditional Materials in Scotland? In Historic Scotland’s Traditional Buildings Materials Conference, Edinburgh, September 1997 ISBN 1900168 48 0

  The Impact of the Lack of Availability of Scottish Slate on our Roofscapes. In Historic Scotland’s Traditional Roofing. Stirling, October 2000 ISBN 903570 17 4