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Update and analysis of new documents

If you put in an objection to the Craighouse development, you should have received an email from planning. This email informs you that there is more information that has been submitted by the developer after the planners wrote to them … Continue reading

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Woodland Consultation and Links for you to Put your View (Deadline Sun 31st March)

The Council are running a consultation on the possibilities of Community or Council ownership of some parts of the Craighouse Site. As we have stated before, concerns have been voiced to us about the map and the areas outlined and … Continue reading

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Politicians’ Objections to Craighouse Application (Part 1)

Craighouse is proving to be one of the most unpopular proposed developments the planning department has had to deal with. With 1300 individual comments – nearly 1200  being objections – and a petition of nearly 6000 signatures to preserve the … Continue reading

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Update: estimated over 1000 Individual Objections to Craighouse Plans! Plus Info on Council Consultation

It is estimated that over 1000 individual letters of objection have been submitted to the planning department. The planning department have been putting them onto the portal over the last few weeks so the final number is yet to be … Continue reading

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Sledging and Enjoying the Snow at Craighouse

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How to Object – Do it Now – Deadline extended to the 24th December

NEW DEADLINE: 24th December Breaking News: MSP Jim Eadie expresses dismay at the “cavalier” treatment of the planning process by The Craighouse Partnership and says the lack of care taken by The Craighouse Partnership over preparing this application has “been … Continue reading

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How to Object – Less Than a Week to Go!

DEADLINE: 21st December It’s not hard to object – the easiest is probably to just drop a quick email to Emma Wilson: Email planner Emma Wilson at: emma.wilson@edinburgh.gov.uk Otherwise: Write to: Head of Planning, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street … Continue reading

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Planners Outline Inaccurate Statements and Deficencies in Craighouse Partnership’s Application

[IMPORTANT NOTE: FOR HOW TO OBJECT AND SAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL SITE -GO HERE] William Gray Muir and The Craighouse Partnership have been trying to claim the planning dept accept their financial case, in letters sent to the local community, and … Continue reading

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Important: How to Object

NOTE We will repost this every few days to the top of the blog for people to view. Just to note that we have been receiving a lot of reports of the portal being down, difficult to use or not … Continue reading

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How To Make Your Objection

We will keep reposting this to hit the top of the website every few days so people can see it. Here is a reminder of just what we are fighting for: IMPORTANT: HOW TO OBJECT You can object using one … Continue reading

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