Giving Voices to Historic Property Owners

POSTED ON January 21, 2025 BY James Garry

Recruiting focus group and workshop participants

Recruiting focus group and workshop participants

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Infrastructure as a collective social good

POSTED ON January 17, 2025 BY James Garry

What is clear is that ‘infra-structure’ has become much more diverse

What is clear is that ‘infra-structure’ has become much more diverse

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Northfield Drive PBSA

Posted on: January 10, 2025

A disappointing design

A disappointing design

Cockburn Response

Some recent proposals for Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) buildings in Edinburgh have been praised for their architectural quality, creating a visually appealing and contextually sensitive structures.

However, the current PBSA development proposed for Northfield Drive in Edinburgh has a disappointing design which adds little to the visual amenity and diversity of its neighbourhood.

With so many PBSA applications coming forward across Edinburgh at this time, it is crucial that each new development adds something of value to the Edinburgh cityscape.

 

217 High Street

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More technical reassurance is required

More technical reassurance is required

Cockburn Response

This proposal may be acceptable. However, very little information is provided in the application. We would have expected to see more detailed technical reassurance that the works proposed will secure the facade of this prominent Category A listed building on the High Street of Edinburgh.  In the absence of this information we have objected to this application.

Edinburgh poised to declare Scotland’s first visitor levy

POSTED ON January 8, 2025 BY James Garry

Councillors are days away from grasping a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to introduce a levy that will enhance and improve the city of Edinburgh.

Councillors are days away from grasping a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to introduce a levy that will enhance and improve the city of Edinburgh.

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Housing Emergency: Community Response 6-8pm Tues 21 Jan Scottish Parliament

Tue, 21 Jan 2025

Hear about community led cooperative approaches empowering citizens: creating resilient neighbourhoods that tackle loneliness and isolation.

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SESARF Symposium 2025

Saturday, January 25

A one-day event to discuss the medieval, post medieval and modern chapters of the South East Scotland Archaeological Research Framewor

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Digital Space & Place: History & Fantasy for Public Heritage

Wednesday, January 15

How do you help a wide public audience imagine and appreciate architecture when the buildings no longer exist?

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‘Health is greater than history’? Conserving Edinburgh’s Social Housing

Wednesday, February 12

How far do conservation principles apply when the subject isn’t an A-listed castle or country house, but public housing?

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Astley Ainslie – Next Steps

POSTED ON December 22, 2024 BY James Garry

A Local Place Plan will influence the Astley Ainslie site’s future

A Local Place Plan will influence the Astley Ainslie site’s future

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