Category Archives: Planning process

Resolution from Morningside Community Council

At the last (absolutely packed) meeting of the Morningside Community Council (MCC), a resolution was passed by overwhelming majority. It stated: “If the planning application for the Craighouse site proposes new development on areas which are designated in the Edinburgh … Continue reading

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Minutes of Meeting with The Craighouse Partnership Jan 26th 2012

We want to thank our members for their patience waiting for the minutes of the meeting we had with The Craighouse Partnership on the 26th Jan. We were hoping to be able to bring you agreed minutes. We have sent … Continue reading

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The Existing Protections on the Site at Craighouse

What the Developers Said The developers stated in their consultation materials: We propose enabling development only on existing brownfield sites or on areas previously allocated for development In reality they propose to develop on highly protected sites, including green areas … Continue reading

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Download our petition and posters to help us spread the word

We need to demonstrate the support of the community when we say that we want the green space preserved for the public, and that free access should continue. We did that with our photo for the press when several hundred … Continue reading

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Update: Developer gives Friends Commitment on Feedback

Last night we posted a piece revealing that the statutory feedback date for the public consultation is already past and was on the 13th Sept.

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Consultation Process: Will Your Feedback Count? [Updated]

[Update: after we wrote this, we got a commitment from the developer, which you can read here] We had promised our members that we would try and find out more about the planning and feedback process and hoped to be … Continue reading

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