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Meadowbank Stadium
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CAMPAIGNERS have attacked council chiefs for handing a floor of the new Meadowbank sports centre to leisure staff for offices while cutting back on sports and other facilities.
Edinburgh Leisure, the arms-length company which runs the Capital’s sports centres and swimming pools, will have its headquarters at the new scaled-down Meadowbank – and almost a quarter of the car parking spaces will be reserved for its staff.
The Save Meadowbank campaign claimed the arrangement meant Edinburgh Leisure, currently based in Sighthill, had the most to gain from the downsized centre.
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The new stadium will echo the existing footprint of the current structure and is a “like for like replacement in terms of building mass and position”.
---Well that's just a bare faced lie.
I hear the sound of steamrollers operating, much like Picardy Place...
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I noticed in passing that they've started ripping up the 4G artificial pitch that they installed only 4 years ago.
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Meadowbank Masterplan Consultation:
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/meadowbank-masterplan/
In June 2018 the Development Management Sub Committee approved the proposed redevelopment of existing Sports Centre site to provide new Sports Centre facilities and redevelopment of surplus land for mixed uses including residential, student accommodation, hotel and commercial uses, together with car parking, landscaping, drainage and ancillary works.
This is a major place-making project for the Council and we expect it to bring significant opportunities to the area. The Council is planning a series of engagment events to help inform our approach to the site.
Closes 31 Oct 2018
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Living Streets have submitted a good response to the consultation:
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There is a drop-in consultation session on the plans at Abbeyhill Primary School this Thursday 20 September (i.e. tomorrow at time of writing), 5pm to 7.30pm.
Folk may wish to pop along if passing. I'll try to make it on way back from work...
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Managed to make it along to the last 10 minutes of the drop-in session at Abbeyhill Primary School last night. Inspired by Living Streets' submission, I argued as convincingly as I could for a car free development. There';s an example in Edinburgh at Slateford Green that can be studied to see what worked and what didn't. The area has one of the best bus services in Edinburgh going right past the it, if they can't build a car free development there, then where? If as I suspect they play it conservatively and go for half way measures, we'll just end up with yet another car dominated development: see Lochend Butterfly, Imperial Heights, Baileyfield, etc. ad nauseam.
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> There's an example in Edinburgh at Slateford Green that can be studied to see what worked and what didn't
Judging by the last time I cycled through there the main issue seems to be that they, erm, let cars in.
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@jonty, yes I am aware of that and mentioned at the session there had been problems with illegal or unauthorised parking. Pretty sure though the terms of lease and/or shared ownership say you cannot bring a car in, or similar.
Hence my plea to learn from Slateford Green what worked and what didn't.
Quite a good analysis here:
https://www.building.co.uk/a-darker-shade-of-green/3058499.article
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Reminder:
Closes 31 Oct 2018
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From CEC to local residents:
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MAIN STAND TO BE DEMOLISHED MONDAY 14 JANUARY.
"Following their mobilisation on site before Christmas, Graham’s will start the demolition of the main stand on Monday (14 January). They will deliver a letter to neighbours over the weekend to let them know that work will be starting on site and provide contact details for the site manager. Graham’s will also hold a public event in the near future which will provide an opportunity for those living nearest the site to meet the project leads, find out more about the construction programme and raise any initial concerns they may have.
As the project progresses the contractor will provide regular updates to local residents via a project newsletter. Graham’s are going to be offering employment opportunities for those living in the area and also plan to invest £40K in community benefit projects.
Delivery of the new sports centre requires trees to be removed. To ensure the trees can be removed before the nesting season starts, tree removal works will begin in early February. As part of the sports centre project new trees will be planted and once the wider development has been completed there will be an overall increase in the number of trees across the whole site. We aim to put information up on the hoardings to ensure the local community are aware of the tree removal plans, that we are planning to recycle as much of the wood as possible and that replanting will take place once the new centre is built.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you require any further information."
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(Contact details redacted).
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