Is there any legislation that'd override owner agreement in interest of making building accessible?

spiritualists

We are a spiritualist church in Glasgow.  We comprise 2 townhouses, which are B listed buildings.  For that reason we are unable to adapt the front of the buildings to accommodate disabled access.

To the rear of the buildings, a large extension was built in 1970.  A fire-door takes you on to a private lane.  This would be an ideal location for disabled access.  Unfortunately, the lane is cobbled, with many uneven potholes – so therefore needs to be re-surfaced.  However, any attempts to obtain owner agreement has proved negative.

I would be grateful if anyone could advise if there is any legislation that would over-ride owner agreement in the interest of complying with an organisation/charity’s duty to do everything it can to accommodate people of all abilities – whilst, at the same time, improving the area.

rubin16

Hi welcome to the community,

I don't know much about building law or things so apologies, but is there a way to do temporary access at the front of the building without altering the building itself? i.e like a wooden structure or ramp over steps.

Hopefully others will be able to help more.

spiritualists

The steps at the front have a 30 inch rise.  According to my calculations, this would mean having a temporary ramp with a length of around 7m.  I've just sent an email to The Ramp People regarding feasibility and cost.  So let's see where we go from there.  Many thanks for your help.