http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Pressure on green belt as 10,000 homes to be built" en Fri, 15 May 2026 21:58:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-379865 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:36:50 +0000 acsimpson 379865@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A simple change to the law which nationalises value uplift from planning permission could quickly replace the developers contributions.</p> <p>A second change to nationalise undeveloped land a few years after permission to build is granted would also help speed things up. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-379864 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:34:38 +0000 acsimpson 379864@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One for the fantasy infrastructure project thread perhaps.</p> <p>You can walk up the Almond walkway as far as the airport without "crossing" a road. There are some bits where you need to walk on a road/carpark but they don't have significant traffic.</p> <p>All that is then needed is to put a path through the airport to the gateway bridge, close gogar station road, route through Ricarton to the donkey path. Bridges over the A70, A71, etc...</p> <p>The suggestion that planning laws prioritise animals over people is laughable at best. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-379863 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:34:02 +0000 Arellcat 379863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Those same property developers are throttling the delivery of new houses nationally in order to maintain massive profit margins. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-379862 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:23:17 +0000 Morningsider 379862@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha ha - you can't even leave the Cramond promenade without crossing a road!</p> <p>This is simple puffery for property developers with interests in west Edinburgh. Unsurprisingly written by a senior partner at Charlotte Street Partners (a PR firm), whose client list no doubt includes said developers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-379859 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:13:48 +0000 chdot 379859@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Really?</p> <p>“</p> <p>A green corridor that will allow the public to walk from Cramond Shore to Pentland Hills without crossing a road. A place where public transport is prioritised. And all within the city boundary. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://archive.ph/2025.06.06-064346/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25217455.edinburghs-west-town-new-city-rising---chance-slipping-away/" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/2025.06.06-064346/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25217455.edinburghs-west-town-new-city-rising---chance-slipping-away/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-379600 Fri, 09 May 2025 09:39:08 +0000 chdot 379600@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/09/sadiq-khan-to-announce-plans-to-build-houses-on-london-green-belt" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/09/sadiq-khan-to-announce-plans-to-build-houses-on-london-green-belt</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=26#post-378801 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:42:50 +0000 chdot 378801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(Probably not actually in GB)</p> <p>“</p> <p>However, as this agreement had not been reached by the time Edinburgh’s City Plan 2030 came into effect, which replaced the LDP, the development’s contributions for education had to be recalculated.</p> <p>And under the City Deal, the development is required to pay just £139,544 towards education, and £10,433 towards transport infrastructure.</p> <p>Officers have said that the development is in compliance with the City Deal 2030, as it was with the prior Local Development Plan.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-housing-development-funding-contribution-31073512" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-housing-development-funding-contribution-31073512</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-378723 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:25:00 +0000 chdot 378723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>But a report going before councillors next Wednesday has seen officers recommend that councillors refuse planning permission for the new site due to its being on the city’s greenbelt.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/02/homelessness-charity-hopeful-councillors-will-approve-move-to-new-site" rel="nofollow">https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/02/homelessness-charity-hopeful-councillors-will-approve-move-to-new-site</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-378251 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:51:52 +0000 chdot 378251@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Both sites sit on green belt land protected from most forms of development – and it will come as no surprise to applicants that this is a huge and unlikely hurdle to clear. </p> <p>But they are hoping councillors will give significant weight to housing shortages in the city, and that this will trump concerns about encroaching on to the green belt. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://archive.ph/Nb3g3" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/Nb3g3</a></p> <p>Herald </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-378102 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:39:04 +0000 chdot 378102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Edinburgh Development Summary 2025 - Mapped!</p> <p>I have mapped each development from the Edinburgh Development Summary by Kenspeckle on Skyscraper city. </p> <p>You can zoom around the city using the link below. (Best on a desktop) - </p> <p><a href="http://t.co/EuYUi7aeZN" rel="nofollow">http://t.co/EuYUi7aeZN</a></p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/harryjwilliams.bsky.social/post/3lezhp2pdxc2l" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/harryjwilliams.bsky.social/post/3lezhp2pdxc2l</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377945 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:48:36 +0000 gembo 377945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Chemtrails guy will move there </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377934 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:54:56 +0000 neddie 377934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Be lovely living in permanent kerosene/parafin fumes. Be like being at the Edinburgh Uni student flame thrower's training every night and day </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377933 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:39:45 +0000 MediumDave 377933@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I guess the affordable housing component will be hard up against the active taxiway and thus desirable for planespotters...</p> <p>While the developments themselves are supposedly "car lite" (O RLY) any news on onward active travel connections? A decent connection from West Town/Crosswinds to Edinburgh Park or the Gyle would be useful in its own right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377930 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:32:16 +0000 LaidBack 377930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p><a href="https://www.crosswinddevelopments.com/council-approves-development-of-3000-homes-on-site-of-edinburgh-airports-disused-runway/" rel="nofollow">https://www.crosswinddevelopments.com/council-approves-development-of-3000-homes-on-site-of-edinburgh-airports-disused-runway/</a></p> <p>Will be a 15 minute neighbourhood. Easy access to your local airport by bike. ;-)</p> <p>Number of flights into Edinburgh very high but restricted with only one runway for years now. Seemed to be a giant carpark for years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377922 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:14:56 +0000 gembo 377922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Crosswinds 3000 been added to the West Town 7000. Making the 10000 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377865 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:32:47 +0000 gembo 377865@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ejstubbs, yes that is the strange harling extension to modest house called The Ming Palace, indeed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377863 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:36:43 +0000 ejstubbs 377863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><strong>@gembo</strong>: "There is a Chinese restaurant on the corner?"</p> <p>Operating under the somewhat off-putting name of The Ming Palace, as I recall. (Might have changed its name since I last paid it any attention...actually, Google says no, it's still called that. Ew.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377861 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:52:00 +0000 Frenchy 377861@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last I remember the film studio proposal had moved further east, in between the A68 and the new Dalkeith campus (where NCN 196 currently goes). That was several years ago, though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377860 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:27:39 +0000 Arellcat 377860@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This will be where the film studio was supposed to be built. Wonder where that plan went, eh? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377859 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:17:21 +0000 chdot 377859@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/12/housing-plans-for-farmland-at-straiton-lodged-by-cala/" rel="nofollow">https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/12/housing-plans-for-farmland-at-straiton-lodged-by-cala/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377629 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:40:07 +0000 gembo 377629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is a Chinese restaurant on the corner? MAybe? Crem obviously All happening</p> <p>Captain’s Rest was a pub on Great Western Rd in Weeg back. In the day.Also sh1t but no stabbing or shotguns </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377625 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:13:10 +0000 Arellcat 377625@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>New Edinburgh town with 7,000 homes</em></p> <p>I'm sure they will all love living next to an airport. Perhaps eventually enough of them will complain about the noise level and force the airport to close. I mean, if it works for music venues... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377621 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:49:42 +0000 neddie 377621@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"West town"? - maybe it should be called "Fume town", or "New auld reekie", as it's going to be very fumey around there, particularly when the wind blows from the north-west.</p> <p>"But hey everyone! Easy access to the airport and cheap holidays to get away from it all*"</p> <p>*If only we created nice places *here* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377619 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:24:39 +0000 chdot 377619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Inside</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/night-baby-faced-killer-jamie-18305776" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/night-baby-faced-killer-jamie-18305776</a></p> <p>(A cautionary tale) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377618 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:13:14 +0000 mcairney 377618@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That was the <a href="https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/notorious-edinburgh-pub-warring-families-24881590">Captain's Cabin</a> (then the Marmion, then Tescos). Also 'affectionately' called the Stabbin' Cabin. It's main claim to fame was someone being murdered with a shotgun outside it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377617 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:29:16 +0000 ejstubbs 377617@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo: There is a small group of retail premises at the Burdiehouse Road exit from the estate. The first one to open as a business was a travel agent - exactly what you need within an easy 5-10 minute walk from your home. It took quite a while before a proper convenience store opened there.</p> <p>I'm pretty sure The Captain's Rest became a Tesco a few years ago (unless I'm thinking of the wrong pub). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377616 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:38:14 +0000 gembo 377616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>West Town - will the 2450 affordable homes be the ones next to railway?</p> <p>Frogston nice new school with houses built around it. Nico shops or pubs etc. But The Captains Rest is just down the road in Gracemount. Or is it a Tesco’s now.?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377611 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:18:18 +0000 bakky 377611@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>Very possible that my experiences weren't representative, but everyone seemed to insist on driving round Auchnacarry Street to drop off as close to the door as possible. If half of those people were willing to walk 50m further, there'd be far fewer problems.</blockquote></p> <p>Absolutely - this has been my observation when cycling through (as an opportunity to avoid Kaimes crossroads when headed to Shops / Leisure at Straiton, this estate is a wonderful cut-through (Greenwell Wynd) to Old Burdiehouse Rd and the subsequent shared pavement sections (of which the west side has one less road crossing to make at the bypass, but no signalised crossings at all) that lead up there.</p> <p>Perhaps Auchnacarry needs a bollard at one end... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377610 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:11:42 +0000 Dave 377610@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wouldn't want to live there without a car. For one thing, trying to get your kids up to the wide variety of classes at Oriam by bike without any meaningful infra and an extra 7000 cars on the road (plus even more than that as the chicken farm area is also to be developed) </p> <p>It's nice in theory... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11202&page=25#post-377608 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:04:56 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 377608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Planning officers told the meeting the town’s streets will be “low parking and low traffic””</p> <p>And I have a bridge to sell them.</p> <p>Well, they started it… </p>