CALLS for action have been made in the Scottish Parliament following the unauthorised demolition of Carsebridge House.

Keith Brown MSP has raised the issue in Holyrood, lodging a motion expressing his concern that the house was brought down without permission.

Carsebridge House, known locally as the Dolls House, was torn down last Wednesday afternoon, despite not having secured planning permission from Clackmannanshire Council.

The move caused a stir in the local community, with many calling for the owners of the building - Advance Construction- to face consequences after the demolition.

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Now, the SNP politician has raised the issue in the Scottish Parliament, calling for those responsible to be held account.

He said: “Widespread dismay at the recent fire at Carsebridge House, an historic B-listed property of significant importance to our local built heritage, has been replaced by a lot of really understandable anger following its unauthorised demolition.

“I have lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to highlight my concern at the issue and to give my fellow MSPs the opportunity to register their distaste at the manner in which the owner of the property not only appears to have carried out the demolition without authorisation but has done so despite apparently being instructed to stop by the local authority.

“It is encouraging to note that, in the 24 hours since my motion was circulated, it has already secured cross-party support.

“This historic building should never have been pulled down before it could be properly assessed, and I want to see those responsible being held to account.”

Carsebridge House, located just off Carsebridge Road, went on fire on August 29, destroying most of the roof and inner wall structures.

Owners Advance Construction, who have not commented since the demolition, put in a planning application to request its demolition, based on an engineers report they attached.

The application had still not been decided on by Clackmannanshire Council, but the building was torn down last week regardless.

The council confirmed to the Advertiser that they had instructed Advance Construction to stop with the demolition, but they were ignored.

A spokesperson for Clacks Council said: “We were alerted to activity on the site on Wednesday to stop this unauthorised work.

“However, Advance continued to demolish the building in its entirety over the course of that day.

“The council is now considering next steps.”