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Letter – coming soon

Posted on November 20, 2012 by rosyb

Sorry for the delay in posting the letter and material considerations up. It is ready to put up but we are just waiting to double check about sending in comments after the general confusion caused by the deadline moving today … Continue reading →

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Tree removals (including the Orchard)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by friendsofcraighouse

This morning, after pressure from Friends of Craighouse, the council admitted that they got the deadline wrong for the public consultation. We get 4 weeks, instead of 3. So we now have to change our advice letter to residents. The … Continue reading →

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The Documents the Council didn’t want you to see [Updated]

Posted on November 19, 2012 by andrew0r

After much pressuring from Friends of Craighouse, the council have finally had to release the Environmental Statement prepared for the Craighouse planning application. Last week they said all the documents were up but this key document was missing. It was … Continue reading →

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Diagram of the Craighouse proposals with view from Blackford Hill

Posted on November 16, 2012 by andrew0r

We have quickly produced a diagram of the proposals, based on the view from Blackford Hill. This angle gives an easy to understand view of the impact of these proposals. We are working on more diagrams to show the proposals … Continue reading →

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Pictures: Part One (More to Come)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by rosyb

Ok so we’re looking at: 8 development sites all around the site East side of the lawn – houses on protected Open Space – new build development, gardens and roads A sprawling modern housing development across the carpark, green space, … Continue reading →

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The application for newbuild and conversion of listed buildings has been submitted

Posted on November 13, 2012 by friendsofcraighouse

Breaking news, we have had it confirmed this morning that the application has been submitted. We have not yet seen the plans and will bring you information just as soon as we can. There is apparently a lot of information … Continue reading →

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Motion for a Report to look at Community Ownership

Posted on November 4, 2012 by rosyb

On the 18th September there was a meeting at the City Chambers that included Councillors Andrew Burns and Gavin Corbett, various council officials in greenspace, parks and legal departments, representatives of the Craighouse Partnership, Common Ground Association and the Friends … Continue reading →

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Trench Wars: Questions for Councillors

Posted on October 31, 2012 by rosyb

As we wrote yesterday the authoritative policy document SHEP (Scottish Historic Enviroment Policy) clearly states that both Listed Building Consent and Planning Permission are needed before work can commence (click to read more). This was also stated clearly on the … Continue reading →

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Planning Article 3: Skyline Views Out from the Site

Posted on October 22, 2012 by rosyb

Continuing our series of planning articles – here is our second skyline article – after Views Into the Site and our Introduction to Planning Designations and Documents. (Visit our key issues section on the menu for the rest of this … Continue reading →

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Friends of Craighouse Official Complaint to the Council

Posted on October 10, 2012 by friendsofcraighouse

In June 2012 The Craighouse Partnership claimed to have activated a consent – over ten years after the planning committee agreed it –  for an 80,000 sq ft university building by digging a “trench” and filling it in again. The … Continue reading →

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