http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Field at Midmar for sale en Fri, 22 May 2026 07:21:03 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-180186 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:52:33 +0000 chdot 180186@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/protests-as-mcvitie-s-blackford-land-goes-on-sale-1-3683246" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/protests-as-mcvitie-s-blackford-land-goes-on-sale-1-3683246</a></p> <p>Not sure this makes the case though!</p> <p>"</p> <p>Goff Cantley, who is spearheading the Save Midmar 
Paddock campaign, said: “More than 100 people use this site every day which makes it one of the most popular visitor attractions in Edinburgh.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-180098 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:43:42 +0000 Morningsider 180098@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How odd - "the protesters might have a point". Anyone fancy taking a guess where John Mclellan walks his dog? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-180097 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:38:24 +0000 chdot 180097@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://edinburgh.stv.tv/articles/308261-save-midmar-paddock-campaign-after-green-belt-land-on-sale-on-rightmove" rel="nofollow">http://edinburgh.stv.tv/articles/308261-save-midmar-paddock-campaign-after-green-belt-land-on-sale-on-rightmove</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-180083 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:49:01 +0000 cb 180083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"the land has effectively been in the same family since 1923"</p> <p>And this is not the first time they have attempted to sell it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-180075 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:33:32 +0000 kaputnik 180075@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>the same forces which opposed Craighouse and Raeburn Place would be marshalled against it</em></p> <p>Alas not even these forces can contend with the rubber stamps in the planning department. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-180070 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:26:47 +0000 chdot 180070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>There is no plan to build on the field as yet, but the land has been marketed by estate agent Strutt &amp; Parker as having “development potential” so it should be no surprise there has been a fair bit of interest.</p> <p>A number of offers have been received, which would suggest that someone is going to pay top dollar. Two protest launches are set to take place at the car park, a Labour one tomorrow with MP Ian Murray and Councillor Paul Godzik and a Green one next week with MSP Alison Johnstone and Councillor Melanie Main.</p> <p>Few locals know who owns the land, but thanks to website Land Matters, run by Green land reform campaigner Andy Wightman, the complexities of many ownership transfers lodged with the Land Registry have been laid bare to reveal the land has effectively been in the same family since 1923.</p> <p>The family is the Laings, descendants of Sir Alexander Grant, the managing director of McVitie’s Biscuits who died in 1937. One of his descendants is Jamie Laing, the millionaire clothing entrepreneur and star of Made in Chelsea.</p> <p>Unlike the Craighouse site nearby, there is no question this land is in the green belt and if there was any hint of building going ahead the same forces which opposed Craighouse and Raeburn Place would be marshalled against it.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/john-mclellan-the-arts-of-the-matter-1-3682090" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/john-mclellan-the-arts-of-the-matter-1-3682090</a> (scroll down) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171257 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:51:08 +0000 crowriver 171257@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It couldn't possibly be built on, could it..."</p> <p>Come on now.</p> <p>Every fule know that there's a pressing requirement for "higher value, bespoke properties with potential self-build opportunities". I mean, what else are all those finance executives and leisure entrepreneurs supposed to do with their bags of cash?</p> <p>And it's not as if there are large properties for sale and lying empty in Barnton or anywhere like that, oh no. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171222 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:05:22 +0000 I were right about that saddle 171222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm a bit worried about @gembo's adoption of the interrogative inflection? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171220 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:32:03 +0000 gembo 171220@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@morningsider, quite poetic in above post and yet not quite a haiku? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171188 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:17:10 +0000 Morningsider 171188@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, this site is designated as:</p> <p>Green Belt<br /> Area of Great Landscape Value<br /> Open Space<br /> Local nature conservation site</p> <p>It couldn't possibly be built on, could it... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171184 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:57:29 +0000 chdot 171184@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tent? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171182 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:53:29 +0000 AKen 171182@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>According to the schedule, this is a one-bedroom field. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171175 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:29:25 +0000 Arellcat 171175@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>development incorporating enhanced public access to the countryside</em></p> <p>Enhanced? How does building on green space and corralling walkers through like-it-or-lump-it tarmacked paths count as 'enhanced'?</p> <p><em>an opportunity for higher value, bespoke properties</em></p> <p>Like the ultra-modern house with three garages that's already been built on the boundary?</p> <p>Once upon a time that sort of land would've been bought by the Corporation and set aside in perpetuity for recreation only. Unless it's being sold by CEC, that in which case would be unforgiveable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171173 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:25:11 +0000 chdot 171173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh that rare bit of open land next to Blackford Hill. </p> <p>How about an iconic hunting tower/CCE clubhouse and cafe? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13874#post-171166 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:14:54 +0000 cb 171166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another potential threat to the fields at Midmar in the Hermitage.</p> <p><a href="http://search.struttandparker.com/residential/hermitage-drive-edinburgh-eh10/37376">http://search.struttandparker.com/residential/hermitage-drive-edinburgh-eh10/37376</a></p> <p>"We believe that there is an opportunity, through consultation with the Community and the Council to secure development incorporating enhanced public access to the countryside, recreation opportunities, and enhanced allotment provision within established boundaries in a sustainable location. We believe this site could provide an element of diversity to the land supply, and an opportunity for higher value, bespoke properties with potential self-build opportunities to be delivered within a highly prestigious area of the City." </p>