When a planning application was lodged in 2020 for the demolition and redevelopment of the former Bupa and Centrum Houses, local resident Christopher Day and his neighbours were pretty horrified. Here he writes about his experience of multiple Council meetings, affected technical jargon and a process that favours development professionals over local communities.
He notes that every so often, an email or social media message pops up about one development or other, inviting people to ‘let us know what you think’. Following this experience, he suggests it’s difficult not to reply by quoting my neighbour who asked, basically, ‘what’s the point?’
When a planning application was lodged in 2020 for the demolition and redevelopment of the former Bupa and Centrum Houses, local resident Christopher Day and his neighbours were pretty horrified. Here he writes about his experience of multiple Council meetings, affected technical jargon and a process that favours development professionals over local communities.
He notes that every so often, an email or social media message pops up about one development or other, inviting people to ‘let us know what you think’. Following this experience, he suggests it’s difficult not to reply by quoting my neighbour who asked, basically, ‘what’s the point?’
We know the impact that cultural activity and social interaction has on our wellbeing. We are blessed in this city with parks, museums, galleries and theatres that educate and enrich our lives but only if we all support them with our presence. How many of us take advantage of it and support it? As the Filmhouse showed, if we don’t we are at risk of losing them and in doing so our city would be the poorer for it. (Barbara Cummins, Chair of the Association).
We know the impact that cultural activity and social interaction has on our wellbeing. We are blessed in this city with parks, museums, galleries and theatres that educate and enrich our lives but only if we all support them with our presence. How many of us take advantage of it and support it? As the Filmhouse showed, if we don’t we are at risk of losing them and in doing so our city would be the poorer for it. (Barbara Cummins, Chair of the Association).
The Cockburn Association has a long history of support for Edinburgh’s Green Belt.
The Cockburn Association has a long history of support for Edinburgh’s Green Belt.
Met Office studies found both the record warm year and July heatwave were made more likely by human induced climate change
Met Office studies found both the record warm year and July heatwave were made more likely by human induced climate change
Our Past, Our Future has been developed collaboratively and is collectively owned
Our Past, Our Future has been developed collaboratively and is collectively owned
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”
