The growing threats to long-running venues

Campaigners have been lobbying for change for years for greater protecttion for music venues following a spate of closures and controversial developments.

The Venue and Studio 24, two long-standing nightspots on Edinburgh’s Calton Road, were forced to close in the face of new flats on their doorstep.

Pub giant Wetherspoon won planning permission to change used of the Picture House on Lothian Road after councillors were told the long-running music venue had sparked noise complaints from neighbours.

In Glasgow, the gentrification of the Gallowgate has sparked concerns about the future of the Barrowland Ballroom.

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, where Oasis were famously discovered, has been battling several property developments in recent years.