http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Today’s rubbish building en Thu, 21 May 2026 06:27:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-367004 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 20:53:17 +0000 gembo 367004@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>About thirty gabions in now and still not touching the exposed girder </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366996 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:23:53 +0000 urchaidh 366996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I suspect the structure will be on a concrete slab sitting on multiple deep piles. When the river bank defences fail the slab sill be undercut and the piles exposed, it will just become a 21st century crannog. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366990 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 14:20:29 +0000 acsimpson 366990@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is this a case of developers trying to externalise costs? They build the properties and sell them before expecting the government to pick up the cost of flood defences.</p> <p>If it fails the company goes bankrupt and the directors are protected. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366980 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:37:13 +0000 chdot 366980@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Think we need daily updates… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366978 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:22:02 +0000 ejstubbs 366978@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>See also my photo of two days ago on the "WoL Latest" thread. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366975 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 12:01:03 +0000 neddie 366975@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Should be filed under “climate justice”</p> <p>Some poor sod is going to buy those flats, only for them to be washed away in 5 years time </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366970 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:14:43 +0000 chdot 366970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Previously!</p> <p>“</p> <p>A new development along the Water of Leith at 27 Lanark Road is providing a case study on the challenges of development in areas of known flood risk.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/building-and-flooding-need-to-reflect/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/news/building-and-flooding-need-to-reflect/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21265#post-366969 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:11:22 +0000 chdot 366969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The wall has collapsed underneath the new flats being built on the grounds of the old Tickled Trout. Shoring it up with bagged aggregate. Not sure it will be doing much for the fabric of the building. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/philg1960/status/1631630626234277888" rel="nofollow">https://mobile.twitter.com/philg1960/status/1631630626234277888</a></p> <p>Pix </p>