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Building Standards

Contact Us

Building Standards Division

General Enquiries

  • Tel: 01292 616253
  • Fax: 01292 616263

Department of Development and Environment

  • Mervyn Toshner, Building Standards Manager
    (01292) 616166
  • Engineers and Technicians
  • Richard Cairns, Engineering (Public Safety) Team Leader
    (01292) 616159
  • Hugh Talbot, Civil Engineer
    (01292) 616278

Technicians

  • Jean Barr (01292) 616274
  • Philippa Cochrane (01292) 616153
  • Gary Roche (01292) 616670

Ayr North Team

  • Gordon Parris, Team Leader
    (01292) 616176
  • Colin O'Neill, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616221
  • Andrew Richmond, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616081
  • Stephen Farroll, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616269
  • Roy Festorazzi, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616276
  • Paul Thomson, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616279

Ayr South Team

  • John Donnelly, Team Leader
    (01292) 616264
  • David McLeman, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616223
  • William Smith, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616223
  • Colin Waddell, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616221
  • Colin Smith, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616108
  • John Duncan, Building Standards Surveyor
    (01292) 616111

Other Useful Contacts

South Ayrshire Council is not responsible for the content of external websites.

  • Scottish Executive Development Department
    Victoria Quay
    Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
    Tel: (0131) 556 8400
  • Scottish Water
    Ayr South District
    35 Glenburn Road,
    Prestwick, KA9 2NS
    Tel: (01292) 671090
    Fax: (01292) 677503

    Emergencies outside office hours 0345 700 800

  • Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
    31 Miller Road, Ayr
    KA7 2AX
    Tel: 01292 294000
    Fax: 01292 611130
  • Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board
    9 Wellington Square,
    AYR KA7 1DS
    Tel: (01292) 612000
    Fax: (01292) 612673
  • Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
    West Command,
    3 Station Road,
    AYR, KA8 0ES.
    Tel: (01292) 267471
    Fax: 01292 607455
  • British Telecom
    "Dial before you dig" Dial 100 request freephone service.
    BT Plant information
    Tel: (0141) 554 1312
  • Scottish Power Ayrshire District Office
    Greenholm Street,
    Kilmarnock KA1 1DR
    Tel: 0845 272 7111 (General Enquiries)
  • British Gas
    Western District,
    131 Renfrew Road,
    Paisley PA3 4EJ
    Tel: (01563) 571925

    Emergencies outside office hours
    Tel: 0345 581794 or 0800 111 999

  • SUSIEPHONE / MOLESEYE
    For information on all underground services in the immediate vicinity of a site SUSIEPHONE is a free, one-call, information service. 0800 800 333 (Freephone)
  • Access Panel
    Miss Rosemary Ash,
    Correspondence Secretary,
    4 Longlands Park,
    AYR, KA7 4RJ
    Tel: (01292) 443765

South Ayrshire Council is not responsible for the content of external websites.

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