Climate Change award for NPF4

POSTED ON July 5, 2023 BY James Garry

NPF4 was recognised for its aims to drive the country towards net zero

NPF4 was recognised for its aims to drive the country towards net zero

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Upgraded active travel path opens

POSTED ON June 30, 2023 BY James Garry

The core path in Edinburgh’s Granton Waterfront connects the heart of the neighbourhood with public transport links and shops along with Granton Beach

The core path in Edinburgh’s Granton Waterfront connects the heart of the neighbourhood with public transport links and shops along with Granton Beach

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Our Past, Our Future: The Strategy for Scotland’s Historic Environment

POSTED ON June 28, 2023 BY James Garry

Our Past, Our Future has been developed collaboratively and is collectively owned

Our Past, Our Future has been developed collaboratively and is collectively owned

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National Litter and Flytipping Strategy

POSTED ON  BY James Garry

The strategy sets out how to “drive behaviour change, improve infrastructure and strengthen enforcement”

The strategy sets out how to “drive behaviour change, improve infrastructure and strengthen enforcement”

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Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s study

POSTED ON June 27, 2023

When we talk about ‘Livable Streets’, this phrase was originally coined by Donald Appleyard

When we talk about ‘Livable Streets’, this phrase was originally coined by Donald Appleyard

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Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature

POSTED ON  BY James Garry

Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature is a three-year programme, which hopes to enthuse millions of people to grow their own food in wildlife-friendly gardens

Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature is a three-year programme, which hopes to enthuse millions of people to grow their own food in wildlife-friendly gardens

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Walking in the Footsteps of Time

Sat, 1 Jul 2023

Walking in the Footsteps of Time – Parade and Circular Walk

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What World Heritage Sites can do for you

Tue, 18 Jul 2023

Conservation at the edge of the Roman empire: what World Heritage Sites can do for you

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Your church your community

Tuesday, June 27

This interactive workshop will give an overview on developing a sustainable new future for church buildings

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Pop-up Festival Village

Posted on: June 22, 2023

It remains our position that this application should be refused

It remains our position that this application should be refused

Cockburn Response

The Cockburn objects to this application.  It appears very similar to a previous application on this site which we objected to and which was refused planning permission.  The only significant difference from the previous application would appear to be that retail units and toilets have been removed. This, if anything, renders this application ever less acceptable given that the nature of commercial activity proposed inevitably requires more, rather than fewer, toilets. Waverley Market is located on a particularly congested part of Princes Street with vehicular and pedestrian traffic moving to and from major transport hubs. This proposal will inevitably make an already poor situation worse.  In addition, the structures  associated with this application will negatively impact on some of the city’s most iconic views.

It remains our position that this application should be refused.  The proposal will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the New and Old Town conservation areas and is therefore contrary to Section 59 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and Local Development Plan Policy Env 6 (Conservation Areas – Development). It will also have an adverse impact on the setting of a number of nearby listed buildings and is therefore contrary to Section 64 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and Local Development Plan Policy Env 3 (Listed Buildings – Setting).  As a result the proposal will have a detrimental impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the Edinburgh World Heritage Site contrary to Local Development Plan Policy Env 1 (World Heritage Sites). In addition, the proposal does not represent a high-quality design that safeguards the historic environment and is therefore contrary to Local Development Plan policies Del 2 (City Centre), Ret 7 (Entertainment and Leisure Developments – Preferred Locations) and Des 4 (Development Design – Impact on Setting).

Should this pplication be refused planning permission, it may be appropriate for the Council’s Development Management Sub- Committee  to determine enforcement action.