http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "RBS looks to sell green-belt land and build global business hub" en Thu, 21 May 2026 18:21:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6349#post-68092 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:49:56 +0000 Baldcyclist 68092@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> <blockquote>...trying to persuade the city council to free up green-belt land to satisfy demand for new housing...</blockquote><br /> "</p> <p>Of all of the businesses in all of the world, you would think that RBS would know that there is NO demand for new houses? Unless of course I've missed the start of this new 'property boom', and the banks are lending silly money again and the Developers/House builders etc are on a massive recruiting drive to satisfy all of this demand? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6349#post-68082 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:21:19 +0000 kaputnik 68082@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Amusingly, RBS bought up as much of the surrounding land as possible there precisely to STOP it being developed. Last thing Fred Goodwin wanted to see out his window was someone's McMansion. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6349#post-68080 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:15:42 +0000 chdot 68080@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://m.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/rbs-looks-to-sell-green-belt-land-and-build-global-business-hub-1-2266437" rel="nofollow">http://m.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/rbs-looks-to-sell-green-belt-land-and-build-global-business-hub-1-2266437</a></p> <p>So that's 'our' land then!</p> <p>And I thought David Murray had bought most of the 'development opportunity' Green Belt near the airport. </p> <p>It will be interesting to see whether, after Thursday, CEC is more or less well disposed to such things. </p> <p>Anything that might get the tram more passengers is likely to be seen as a good thing!</p> <p>No doubt the plans include lots of cycle routes - probably not joined up to anything. </p>