http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "South Beechwood nursing home approval angers parkland users" en Thu, 21 May 2026 19:21:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-241129 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 09:58:20 +0000 Stickman 241129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Heras fencing up, diggers on site and work now underway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-209566 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:39:24 +0000 kaputnik 209566@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The groundworks surveyors were out this morning. Not hanging around on this one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207967 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 19:44:37 +0000 Stickman 207967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Agreed. I live nearby; can't see it adding massively to traffic, and South Beechwood is right next to the Corstorphine Road racetrack anyway. </p> <p>In all the times I've gone past over the last 15 years I don't think I've ever seen anyone out on that bit of grass. The photo of the kids carrying the goal posts is misleading. All that's on there normally is a random solitary traffic cone. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207966 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 19:34:24 +0000 crowriver 207966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Also, if this was a "normal" private residential planning rules stipulate the developers have to set aside a % of homes as "affordable", either for rent or purchase. Can't recall the exact proportion but of course not much profit to be made from such provision.</p> <p>With student hutches (tourist hutches at festival time) and old folk warehouses there is no such stipulation to interfere with profits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207965 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 19:31:25 +0000 crowriver 207965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Developers also want to include 25% of the current space for common usage and build a play park?"</p> <p>Which seems fair enough. </p> <p>Obvs I don't live there but the whole thing does smack of NIMBYism. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207959 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:01:14 +0000 Stickman 207959@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, that's the spot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207957 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:55:22 +0000 kaputnik 207957@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is this the bit of land between the South Beechwood housing estate and the Bridge Club, bounded by Corstorphine Road to north and railway path to south?</p> <p>There's an almost equal-sized bit of parkland at the other end of the houses, which I notice on streetview has a "no ball games" sign up. There are lots of private gardens in the estate and also other grassy common areas.</p> <p>Developers also want to include 25% of the current space for common usage and build a playpark? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207956 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:52:55 +0000 kaputnik 207956@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought student housing was the new care homes? Only there's been a bit of a drought in funding for expansion in the care home sector I think since Four Seasons went under; rapid expansion/consolidation in the industry had been fuelled by debt.</p> <p>Possibly there's an apparent sudden increase in expansion of student housing and care homes because the investment is now there for it for first time in 7/8 years. The demand had never gone away.</p> <p>And yes probably cheaper and more reliably profitable and tax advantageous than doing something productive like building affordable housing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207954 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:24:35 +0000 crowriver 207954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Are "care homes" becoming the new student housing? "</p> <p>Presumably there are similar VAT advantages, can be built to a higher density, etc. therefore maximising developer and operator profits? No "affordable housing" quota requirement either... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207950 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:15:35 +0000 Stickman 207950@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd always assumed that it belonged to the South Beechwood estate. </p> <p>Are "care homes" becoming the new student housing? There's one being built at Pinkhill already and a recent application to build one on Belgrave Road was declined. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207946 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:19:26 +0000 crowriver 207946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's "unofficial parkland" apparently. </p> <p>Still, CEC knocked it back, only for the Scottish government to grant permission on appeal.</p> <p>How many more cases like this do we face in this city? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15892#post-207939 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:54:28 +0000 chdot 207939@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/south-beechwood-nursing-home-approval-angers-parkland-users-1-3995436" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/south-beechwood-nursing-home-approval-angers-parkland-users-1-3995436</a> </p>