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  1. chdot
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    (Probably not actually in GB)

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    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.

    And under the City Deal, the development is required to pay just £139,544 towards education, and £10,433 towards transport infrastructure.

    Officers have said that the development is in compliance with the City Deal 2030, as it was with the prior Local Development Plan.

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    https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-housing-development-funding-contribution-31073512

    Posted 3 months ago #

  2. chdot
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    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/09/sadiq-khan-to-announce-plans-to-build-houses-on-london-green-belt

    Posted 1 month ago #

  3. chdot
    Admin

    Really?

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    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.

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    https://archive.ph/2025.06.06-064346/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/25217455.edinburghs-west-town-new-city-rising---chance-slipping-away/

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

  4. Morningsider
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    Ha ha - you can't even leave the Cramond promenade without crossing a road!

    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.

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

  5. Arellcat
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    Those same property developers are throttling the delivery of new houses nationally in order to maintain massive profit margins.

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

  6. acsimpson
    Member

    One for the fantasy infrastructure project thread perhaps.

    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.

    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...

    The suggestion that planning laws prioritise animals over people is laughable at best.

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

  7. acsimpson
    Member

    A simple change to the law which nationalises value uplift from planning permission could quickly replace the developers contributions.

    A second change to nationalise undeveloped land a few years after permission to build is granted would also help speed things up.

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

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