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<title>CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum &#187; Tag: NEPN Powderhall - Recent Posts</title>
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<title>chdot on "Post Powderhall (coming soon??)"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“Green infrastructure in cities matters. Finding space for it is rare. And battling through the treacle to make projects like this happen is difficult, lengthy, and expensive. Which is why today’s announcement is so painful to make.” &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/13/londons-answer-to-new-yorks-high-line-camden-scrapped&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/13/londons-answer-to-new-yorks-high-line-camden-scrapped&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>chdot on "Post Powderhall (coming soon??)"</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Previous stuff&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;02/2017&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The Powderhall railway branch line from Piershill is only used by refuse trains, so permanent closure of the plant leaves the track bed available for conversion to a multi-use/cycle path, subject to negotiations between CEC and Network Rail (NR). For cyclists and walkers this raises the exciting prospect of a traffic-free link south-eastwards from the extensive North Edinburgh path network. From Warriston allotments the new route, with intermediate access points, would go under Broughton Road, Leith Walk and Easter Road to Lochend Park. From there it’s only a short distance to the semi-tropical delights of Holyrood Park and beyond. The future of the Lochend–Piershill section of the line is unclear. A huge new development is planned for the eastern part of the Meadowbank site and, ideally, the new path would connect there. Although NR seems currently to favour retaining the option of a future Abbeyhill–Piershill loop line, this does not necessarily exclude a path link as well.—Tim Smith &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/sites/default/files/backissues/Spurtle%20259%20Final.pdf&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/sites/default/files/backissues/Spurtle%20259%20Final.pdf&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;12/2017&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Cllr Susan Rae (Leith Walk) has received confirmation that the former Powderhall railway line remains safeguarded as a cycleway footpath in the Edinburgh Local Development Plan, and is a proposed QuietRoute within CEC’s 2016 Active Travel Plan. Proposals will be brought forward alongside development of the sites at Powderhall and Meadowbank, and Planning Convener Lesley Macinnes is already seeking talks with Network Rail. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/sites/default/files/backissues/Spurtle%20269%20Draft%202%20Hi%20Res.pdf&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/sites/default/files/backissues/Spurtle%20269%20Draft%202%20Hi%20Res.pdf&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;SLOW PROGRESS ON POWDERHALL RAILWAY PATH&#60;br /&#62;
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 06/12/2018 - 11:32&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The Powderhall Railway Path Working Group met Leith Central Community Council’s Vice Chair and CEC officials from Active Travel and Housing yesterday. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;PRPWG comprises local residents keen to create a useful new East–West footway/cycle route on redundant track between Powderhall and Meadowbank. The meeting was to discuss next steps. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The line is owned by Network Rail, and DB Cargo UK has a contract to operate freight services on it until 2019, even though Powderhall has closed as a waste transfer station. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;At yesterday’s meeting, officials agreed to undertake a scoping study. This will examine issues around surveying the route, land ownership, and the DB Cargo contract.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;PRPWG hopes to get Network Rail to agree in principle to parting with the line. With such an agreement in place, an approach could then be made to Sustrans for funding a feasibility study.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Progress is slow, and obstacles ahead include: Network Rail’s potential wish to run trains on the Abbeyhill Loop; concerns on all sides not to get lumbered with very expensive repairs to bridges and embankments; unresolved questions about access and ownership along parts of the proposed route and at the far end of St Mark’s Park.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Interested parties will meet again in February, before officials report to the Council’s North East Localities Committee in March.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/slow-progress-powderhall-railway-path&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/slow-progress-powderhall-railway-path&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Only just caught up with this&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;LOTS of interesting content (and pages of box ticking tedium)&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Jacobs &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Feasibility Study &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Powderhall Railway Path &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://edinburgh.axlr8.uk/documents/47593/Powderhall%20Stage%201%20-%20Rev%202%20-%20Final%20R.pdf&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://edinburgh.axlr8.uk/documents/47593/Powderhall%20Stage%201%20-%20Rev%202%20-%20Final%20R.pdf&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Previously &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://threadinburgh.scot/2022/09/02/the-thread-about-powderhall-its-origins-railway-station-the-corporation-destructor-and-its-sporting-heritage/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://threadinburgh.scot/2022/09/02/the-thread-about-powderhall-its-origins-railway-station-the-corporation-destructor-and-its-sporting-heritage/&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Pomona &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Had to look it up!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://mousehouselife.wordpress.com/2023/10/25/escape-to-pomona-island/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://mousehouselife.wordpress.com/2023/10/25/escape-to-pomona-island/&#60;/a&#62;
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<title>Arellcat on "Post Powderhall (coming soon??)"</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;For comparison, this is the linear park now that is the ex-railway Castlefield viaduct:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54584495650_ba872bd30d_c.jpg&#34;&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;and there is plenty of scope to extend it further towards Pomona:&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54584365184_a68c0482fe_c.jpg&#34;&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Manchester of course also has a highly functional and well constructed tram network using former heavy rail routes and on-street running.
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;It’s a pity the Powderhall route is more sub than High, but I think there needs to be more ambition than ‘buy, add tarmac and lights’&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jul/10/tide-elevated-walkway-greenwich-peninsula-london-new-york-high-line&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jul/10/tide-elevated-walkway-greenwich-peninsula-london-new-york-high-line&#60;/a&#62; &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.camdenhighline.com&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.camdenhighline.com&#60;/a&#62; &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/castlefield-viaduct&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/castlefield-viaduct&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.holbeckviaduct.org.uk/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.holbeckviaduct.org.uk/&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Just been skimming through this whole thread. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I’d forgotten the level of ‘behind the scenes’ work/lobbying done by many people (some CCEers some not). &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I’d also completely forgotten the level of optimism about some action being possible/probable 7/8 YEARS AGO. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Being in the SNP Manifesto &#60;em&#62;ought&#60;/em&#62; to be significant??&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Found this -&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Some good news regarding the Powderhall Railway Path. CEC have secured Sustrans funding for a feasibility study to look into developing the disused railway solum into an active travel corridor. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;The funding comes from the Sustrans Places For Everyone programme.  The council will appoint a consultant to undertake the feasibility study and we understand a stakeholder workshop will follow during the earliest stages of project development, which will hopefully be in the near future.   &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;More updates will appear here as and when further information is available. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://powderhallpath.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/sustrans-fund-powderhall-railway-path-feasibility-study/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://powderhallpath.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/sustrans-fund-powderhall-railway-path-feasibility-study/&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Posted October 11, 2019&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Anyone know anything more?
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#34;...but, but, the A9...&#34;
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;em&#62;why didn't they start this 10 years ago, when this thread started?&#60;/em&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you asked for a straight answer then they could say that, as far as they could see, looking at it by and large, taking one thing with another, in terms of the average of other travel projects, then in the final analysis it is probably true to say that at the end of the day, in general terms, they would probably find that not to put too fine a point on it, there probably wasn't very much for it one way or the other then, as now, as far as they could see at this stage.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Good Q&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;I think over that time there have been various people punting the idea including Cllrs (various parties). &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Enough to get CEC to do some work. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Being in the Manifesto is obviously important as SG has two roles - (potential) funding source and also owner of Scotland’s Railway. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Worth contacting relevant MSPs after election.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;They're already in power! So why didn't they start this 10 years ago, when this thread started?
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;We will also support efforts to bring the former Powderhall railway line into use as a new walking and cycling route in the capital. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;P66 SNP Manifesto &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://issuu.com/hinksbrandwise/docs/snp_manifesto_the_scottish_parliament_election_2/5?ff&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://issuu.com/hinksbrandwise/docs/snp_manifesto_the_scottish_parliament_election_2/5?ff&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Powderhall / Leith Walk / Easter Road / Meadowbank path negotiations continue between Edinburgh Council &#38;amp; Network Rail Scotland, &#38;amp; assessments have taken place on the bridges down the route.  &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;However we're a whiles until any spade can hit the ground. The funding picture was answered back in Feb too. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://bsky.app/profile/jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social/post/3mjhtenlkp224&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://bsky.app/profile/jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social/post/3mjhtenlkp224&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Click link for more details
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;They are creating another studio and hub at Powderhall Stables as part of the mixed-use redevelopment on the former council waste site.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/turning-a-city-lighthouse-into-a?&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/turning-a-city-lighthouse-into-a?&#60;/a&#62;
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Some projects were listed as ‘on hold’ with no completion date, such as active travel works on the Powderhall Railway in Broughton. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/04/concerns-raised-about-projects-designed-to-improve-walking-and-cycling-routes/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/04/concerns-raised-about-projects-designed-to-improve-walking-and-cycling-routes/&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Council proposals for new housing on the former Powderhall waste-transfer site at 165 Broughton Rd have temporarily stalled.   &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Two key applications have been withdrawn. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderhall-plans-delayed&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderhall-plans-delayed&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Unknown if it will have &#60;em&#62;any&#60;/em&#62; effect on ‘plans’ for the path to Meadowbank.
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<description>&#60;p&#62;I think the fact this feasibility study could only be obtained through a Freedom of Information request shows that this project will not be going ahead any time soon.
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&#60;p&#62;New insights on Powderhall active-travel corridor&#60;br /&#62;
A 'Powderhall Railway Path Feasibility Study' produced by the Jacobs consultancy for the Council in January 2023 and related correspondence were acquired by the Capital Rall Action Group under Freedom of Information rules earlier this year bit.ly/PdRL]. between or as total on inction preine, laticaps f, the pay worrying&#60;br /&#62;
It contains sections comprehensible to the general reader on ecological assets and historical background. There is also a strategic assessment of placemaking from which we quote below.&#60;br /&#62;
'Currently the rail line acts as a physical boundary/dividing line between different socio-economic groups. The Powderhall Railway Path could link a series of areas with well-established and active communities and there is a real opportunity to employ a place-based approach to the development of the route.&#60;br /&#62;
'The creation of access points onto the route will form new physical connections between existing communities and improve east-west movement through this area of the city which is currently dominated by strong north-south movements along Leith&#60;br /&#62;
Walk and Easter Rd.&#60;br /&#62;
'The vision looks to create a new linear park along the former Powderhall to Lochend rail line. The park will serve multiple functions: extending the existing off-road cycle and footpath network from St Mark's Park, providing new recreational facilities, acting as an ecological corridor, interpreting and highlighting the industrial heritage of the area, and becoming a connecting social space for the surrounding communities.&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;The council is nearing a deal with Network Rail to acquire the former Powderhall Railway Line which could then be used as an off-road path.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;While the negotiations have continued designed work was put on hold, to restart when an agreement was near which council officers now say it is.&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/05/council-nearing-deal-on-powderhall-railway-line/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/05/council-nearing-deal-on-powderhall-railway-line/&#60;/a&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;The Leith Loop.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If the Powderhall Railway Path is realised in the future, then Leith would get a 7.5km circular walking and cycling route, connecting most of its main green spaces and thoroughfares.&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://x.com/gordycarmichael/status/1758488193345712422&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://x.com/gordycarmichael/status/1758488193345712422&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;With map
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<description>&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderhalls-path-potential&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/powderhalls-path-potential&#60;/a&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;Aye its frustrating having had many emails with  @NetworkRailSCOT    @networkrail  in the past year. To give credit to  @SanneDD ,  @DAstonSNP ,  @CllrScottArthur  they've been pushing to keep it on the agenda of Transport &#38;amp; Environment cttee. but it does seem to be in NRs hands right now. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://twitter.com/jackrmcaldwell/status/1694035610246226054&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://twitter.com/jackrmcaldwell/status/1694035610246226054&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;#edinwebcast&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Discussing #Powderhall disused rail line&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Disappointing response from&#60;br /&#62;
@NetworkRail&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Councillor&#60;br /&#62;
@DAstonSNP&#60;br /&#62;
 amendment seeks more pressure &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;@CllrScottArthur&#60;br /&#62;
 agrees - will write a 'persuasive' letter to&#60;br /&#62;
@NetworkRailSCOT&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;@edfoc&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;@johnrobson87&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;@james_dalgleish&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://twitter.com/spokeslothian/status/1659141523890470913?&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://twitter.com/spokeslothian/status/1659141523890470913?&#60;/a&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;The process included nine public consultations, 12 sounding board workshops and a detailed presentation of the design at a planning hearing. The application states: &#34;The redevelopment of Meadowbank Sport Centre and the surrounding land has been in the planning system since 2016. A community led effort from public stakeholders, City of Edinburgh Council, local residents, Elected Members and various design teams has resulted in a newly completed, state-of-the-art sports facility and an approved masterplan on the verge of delivering over 650 new homes.” &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/meadowbank-plans-submitted-for-650-new-homes-in-edinburgh-on-site-of-former-stadium-4096726&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/meadowbank-plans-submitted-for-650-new-homes-in-edinburgh-on-site-of-former-stadium-4096726&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Hope the (potential) route was mentioned often!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;CEC &#60;em&#62;is&#60;/em&#62; talking to NRS. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Clearly major developments like this &#60;em&#62;ought&#60;/em&#62; to provide a big of ‘planning gain’ to pay for some of it.
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&#60;p&#62;But fundamentally, the addendum is a call for action on the Piershill-Powderhall line and it was approved by committee. If, following this, it becomes clear that something other than Network Rail is really the obstacle, then we'll have to deal with that. &#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://mobile.twitter.com/dastonsnp/status/1621569521705275394&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://mobile.twitter.com/dastonsnp/status/1621569521705275394&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Basically it now seems that there is a Cllr ‘on the case’&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;He got a motion passed on Thursday which should mean officials doing something. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;If you want to see this becoming a new link/corridor, worth telling him -&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://m.facebook.com/100079135464215/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://m.facebook.com/100079135464215/&#60;/a&#62; &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;mailto:Cllr.Danny.Aston@edinburgh.gov.uk&#34;&#62;Cllr.Danny.Aston@edinburgh.gov.uk&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2664&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=2664&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Seems the SNP is running with this!&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Maybe they can get money from SG?&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;“&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Here's @EdinburghSNP call to press @networkrail on turning Piershill to Powderhall railway line into #activetravel route, providing key link for east #Edinburgh into existing offroad path network in north - approved today at committee&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;&#60;a href=&#34;https://twitter.com/dastonsnp/status/1621217617510895619&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&#62;https://twitter.com/dastonsnp/status/1621217617510895619&#60;/a&#62;
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<description>&#60;p&#62;Probably mentioned previously -&#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62;Powderhall - Community Consultation&#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62;Welcome to this Community Consultation. This Exhibition forms part of the statutory Planning process, and has been prepared to engage with and inform the local community of the proposals to develop the former Powderhall Waste Transfer Station for a mixed tenure housing development.&#60;/p&#62;
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