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- Object to the demolitions of parts of A Listed buildings at Craighouse: Deadline 3rd June.
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- Why is Scotland’s Finance Minister, John Swinney, so keen to hide what he did in May 2013?
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- The difficulties of recovering debts from networks of UK & offshore companies or their directors
- Decision not to take Judicial Review forwards – for now
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- Developer Tries to Get Out of Important Flooding Condition as Diggers Move Onto the Site
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Challenging “reprehensible” Behaviour of Lobbyists in the Planning System
There is a growing awareness of the problems of lobbying and lobbyists both in Scotland and UK-wide. The Scottish parliament has been looking into the issue, David Cameron promised to crack down on lobbying – and didn’t, and a recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Invicta PA, Mountgrange, Napier, Sundial, The Craighouse Partnership
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What is going on with the Figures? Application shows New-Build Making a Loss?
It has been said many times over this development that the new-build is there to subsidize the old. So why, when we see the scant figures* provided by the Craighouse Partnership in their application, is the new-build actually LOSS-MAKING? How, … Continue reading
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Deadline for additional comments of objection is 5th April
The planning department have said people have until the 5th April to put in further comments and objections on the new information. Here is our analysis on further docs submitted. Remember – the plans have not changed so the planning … Continue reading
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Objection Letter to Craighouse Plans from Alison Johnstone MSP
COUNCIL CONSULTATION PLEASE FILL IN SURVEY BY THE END OF THE MONTH. FOR OUR STATEMENT, LINK TO SURVEY AND FURTHER ADVICE CLICK HERE) Letter from Alison Johnstone MSP We have been collecting objections and statements from our politicians and will … Continue reading
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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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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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Other News: Application to Renew Old Caltongate Plans and Demolition/Partial Demolition of Listed Buildings
This is not about Craighouse but we have been asked to inform people about what is happening over Mountgrange’s notorious plans for Caltongate in the Old Town. The old consents are up for renewal by the new owner of the … Continue reading
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OPPOSITION TO PLANS GROWS
NEW DEADLINE: 4th JAN (due to portal problems). Click for: HOW TO OBJECT. Opposition to the plans is growing apace. Politicians report that their inboxes are awash with objections. But we can’t know the true number until well into the … Continue reading
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