New security measures at an historic Aberdeen industrial site, which was the repeated target for fire raisers and vandals, has stopped intruders from trespassing on the property.
Dating back to 1808, Broadford Works houses the largest collection of at-risk listed buildings in Scotland.
Demolition is currently being carried out on the site with a plan for 890 homes from Firness Investment Holdings currently under review with a revised planning application expected to be revealed this month.
Council chiefs served the owner, Ian Suttie, with a dangerous building notice last June.
But, in a report to be presented to councillors next Wednesday, it has emerged the introduction of enhanced security has kept the site secure.
The document states: “Early in 2015, a number of incidences of fire raising and unauthorised entry to the derelict site had been reported.
“As a result, a perimeter and internal inspection of the site was completed by Building Standards staff which resulted in the serving of a Dangerous Building Notice on the owner.
“The Notice highlighted a number of requirements relating to perimeter security and protection of dangers within the site.
“Significantly, a requirement for 24 hour site security was included.
“By the end of July, the Notice was duly complied with and in the intervening period, there have been no reports of fire raising and only minor cases of unauthorised entry recorded by the security system. ”
Last night planning convener Ramsay Milne welcomed the findings.
He said: “I think this report vindicates the measures taken by the council These were listed buildings, which were being put at risk.”