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Changing Lifestyle of Town Houses by Lorn Macneal – award winning architect

Wed, 16 November 2022

Lorn Macneal has redesigned more than 200 properties in Edinburgh New Town – How can architecture adapt to our changing lifestyles?

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Enslavement, Scotland and the Catholic Church: A Symposium

Sat, 22 October 2022

The Scottish Catholic Historical Association in collaboration with the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh is pleased to announce an academic symposium on the theme of Enslavement, Scotland and the Catholic Church.

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The Union Canal at 200 and the Port Hopetoun Story

Fri, 23 September 2022

The Union Canal and Port Hopetoun history explored in this free talk at Central Library

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Bring forth the Tourist Tax

POSTED ON September 7, 2022 BY Terry Levinthal

The tourist tax should be ringfenced for environmental, conservation, or other projects relating to the improvement of Edinburgh’s places. A dedicated External Advisory Panel comprising heritage, resident and tourism organisations should be formed to provide advice and guidance [for projects and programmes].

The tourist tax should be ringfenced for environmental, conservation, or other projects relating to the improvement of Edinburgh’s places. A dedicated External Advisory Panel comprising heritage, resident and tourism organisations should be formed to provide advice and guidance [for projects and programmes].

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Christmas Party

Wednesday 7 December

Professional tour guide Laura Harrington will give a short talk on a season in the life of a tour manager describing some of the hazards and humour involved in guiding visitors around Scotland and Ireland

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George IV in Edinburgh

Tuesday 25 October

To mark the bicentenary of the visit King George IV to Scotland in 1822, historian Eric Melvin will describe the background to the visit

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The Foule Burn

20th September

In the 19th century, every Edinburgh burn was ‘foule’; this talk will concentrate on one particular burn, now hidden.

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Scottish National Parks Debate

6 October 2022

This policy debate will aim to explore national parks in Scotland. This event is open to all and will be hosted IN PERSON at Summer Hall in Edinburgh on Thursday 6th October 2022, 17:00-19:30.

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Townhouses, Eyre Place

Posted on: September 2, 2022

We accept that townhouses may be appropriate for this location.
However, the current proposals require revision.

We accept that townhouses may be appropriate for this location.
However, the current proposals require revision.

Cockburn Response

We accept that townhouses may be appropriate for this location.

However, the current proposals require revision. In particular, the urban form and disposition of adjacent properties on Eyre Place Lane should be respected.  This specifically includes a more sympathetic response to varying ground levels on the site.

In addition, the stepped access to the proposed townhouses seems inconsistent with the principles of today’s accessibility requirements and aspirations for residential properties. Such access restricts their suitability to potential residents.

We have  also been alerted to detailed observations and comments  which have been made by local residents concerning both this development and a related proposal for student accommodation  on Eyre Place. These detailed observations require full consideration by planning officers.

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Proposed student accommodation development, Eyre Place

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The potential of the proposed development to adversely impact existing properties in terms of noise, overshadowing and privacy is clear. 

The potential of the proposed development to adversely impact existing properties in terms of noise, overshadowing and privacy is clear. 

Cockburn Response

The Cockburn OBJECTS to this application.

We acknowledge that student accommodation developments can bring many benefits to local communities. However, in this relatively small, constrained site the height, size  and scale of the proposed development is entirely unacceptable.

This is a largely residential neighbourhood which is not particularly close to any academic centre. The area’s existing architectural context and residential character must inevitably be adversely impacted by a development of the proposed height, mass and scale given its proximity to established residential properties. The potential of the proposed development to adversely impact existing properties in terms of noise, overshadowing and privacy is clear.  Policy ENV6 and HOU5 seem particularly relevant to the consideration of this development.

We have  also been alerted to detailed observations and comments  which have been made by local residents concerning both this development and a related proposal for townhouses  on Eyre Place Lane. These detailed observations require full consideration by planning officers.

The lack of a fully up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of both student accommodation demand and existing or approved provision across the city is unhelpful when assessing this or similar applications for student accommodation.  In addition, the continuing loss of small industrial sites in the community, such as this development site , actively works against the achievement of the 20 Minute Neighbourhood concept being actively  promoted by the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government.

 

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