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Action Programme October 2016 SESplan Action Programme

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Purpose

The purpose of this Action Programme is to set out the key strategic actions needed to achieve the vision of the Strategic Development Plan for South-east Scotland. The SESplan Strategic Development Plan covers the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian, the Scottish Borders, and South Fife. Section 21 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 requires the Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA) to prepare an Action Programme that sets out how the authority expects to implement the Plan.

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Outcomes

The SESplan vision will be achieved by:

• Providing direction to local development plans. Local Development Plans in the city region have to be consistent with the Strategic Development Plan. • Providing a context for decisions on planning applications. Planning applications have to be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. • Influencing investment plans and other strategic plans and strategies affecting the region. • Identifying some specific actions that require the input and coordination of more than one local planning authority to deliver.

The delivery of this plan and the Local Development Plans that must be consistent with it, raises a number of issues that could be considered strategic. For example, many of the larger housing sites allocated in LDPs will not be able to be delivered without a substantial investment in new education provision. However, most of the actions to deliver the housing and infrastructure needed are already set out in the action programmes related to each of the Local Development Plans in the city region.

This updated Action Programme will therefore focus on:

• Actions to deliver cross-boundary infrastructure and infrastructure of regional importance • Actions to help deliver national developments • Actions that require the input and coordination of more than one local planning authority to deliver

Development of the Action Programme

This Action Programme has been developed in consultation with the member authorities, The Scottish Government, Key Agencies and other public and private stakeholders. Many of the funding commitments in the plan will be dependent on future government spending reviews and public and private sector finance. The City Region Deal proposal, currently the subject of negotiations with Scottish and UK Government, is also likely to have a key role to play in delivering SESplan’s vision.

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How will it be used?

Organisations identified as having a Lead Role in carrying out an action will:

• Co-ordinate the planning, delivery and monitoring of the action • Provide updates to SESplan on progress and funding where requested • Advise SESplan on changes needed to the Action Programme related to that action • Seek to ensure, in collaboration with others, that all relevant plans or strategies, (including investment strategies) support the delivery of the action

Note that the assignment of ‘Lead Role’ status does not imply any funding commitment to that particular action.

Organisations identified as having a Partnership Role in carrying out an action will:

• Provide the Lead Partner(s) with information on request • Work closely with the Lead Partner to help plan, deliver and monitor the action • Seek to ensure, in collaboration with others, that all relevant plans or strategies (including investment strategies) support the delivery of the action

Monitoring and review

This Action Programme will be republished at least every two years. The existing Action Programme, approved in September 2015, was prepared in the context of SDP1 and therefore this new Action Programme has been prepared to set out the actions specifically required for SDP2. In practice, the Action Programme will be used by SESplan and its partners as a ‘live’ high level programme management tool, updating and publishing more frequently if significant changes are required.

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Table 1: Actions completed or underway since previous (September 2015) Action Programme

Delivery Action Progress

Under construction. Completion due before approval of Replacement Forth Crossing SDP2. Underway Underway City Investment Plan as City Taken forward through preparation of City Region Deal. Deal

Under construction. Completion due before approval of Edinburgh Gateway station SDP2. Underway

Galashiels Transport Interchange Open Opened September 2015.

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Table 2: Actions from Strategic Development Plan 2

Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Example proposals include City Region Deal Ambition is to a regional network of Partnership, East secure £2bn of Proposed incubator facilities; regional Lothian Council, funding. collaboration to expand West Lothian Estimated that an overseas trade; invest to 2016 Council, Scottish additional £3bn protect and enhance the Borders Council, worth of private world famous culture and Midlothian sector investment leisure assets in the region Council, Fife could be Announcement that 1. including the Edinburgh Council, leveraged if the negotiations on a City Festivals; developing Universities, bid is successful. Region deal will be advanced digital Colleges, private commenced for South East City technology to support sector, third Scotland City Region made Region business and culture; sector, UK in 2016 UK Budget. developing a clear and Government, Deal integrated regional Scottish N.B. the City Region deal infrastructure strategy with Government and area also likely to include all public sector partners; Key Agencies. A St Andrews and north-east developing an integrated 2030 wide range of Fife. regional skills programme to other public and increase opportunities for private learning and development stakeholders and for everyone. partners will be involved in delivery.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Deliver enhanced facilities Transport Gateway Station - at Edinburgh Airport and Scotland, Network £41M. supporting improvements in Rail, Global surface transport and other Infrastructure IBG Tram stop infrastructure as identified in Partners, estimate £1m. NPF3, SESplan SDP and City Edinburgh Underway of Edinburgh LDP.(See International Costs of some related Action 22). 2016 Development interventions still Edinburgh Gateway Rail Partnership, t.b.c. Station to open in Edinburgh December 2016. International 2016: Airport Masterplan, to Business Gateway be updated by Edinburgh Landowners, City Airport, will include a review 2. of Edinburgh of land use and surface Council access requirements.

Edinburgh 2017 – Edinburgh Airport International Gateway – First Improvements phase plans for the £700m mixed use urban extension 2030 at Edinburgh International Business Gateway have been submitted by a consortium comprised of Murray Estates, New Ingliston, Frogmore and Salmon Harvester.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Needed to facilitate Scottish Power t.b.c. 2016 3. renewable electricity Energy Networks development and its export. Enhanced High Voltage Energy Underway Transmission Scottish Power operate the Network transmission network in the SESplan area. 2020 Explore options for a wider Scottish Power, t.b.c. range of opportunities at Scottish Proposed Longannet and Cockenzie. 2016 Government, Fife 4. Council, East Lothian Council Carbon Capture and Storage East Lothian Council will Network and prepare supplementary guidance for former Thermal Cockenzie site subject to Generation review of National Planning 2020 Framework. Fife Council are leading on Longannet taskforce.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding A working group will be SESplan, East n/a established to explore the Lothian Council, potential for a plan-led 2016 Scottish Borders Proposed 5. approach to identifying Council, strategic capacity for wind Midlothian farms and re-powering Council, West opportunities (i.e. replacing Lothian Council, Cross-Boundary old turbines with new ones) Scottish Natural Scottish Natural Heritage Windfarm in areas where there Heritage, Scottish has published guidance on Working Group are likely to be cross- Environment Decommissioning and boundary effects. The Protection Restoration Plans for geographic scope of this 2020 Agency wind farms which is relevant group to be decided by the to issues related to working group. repowering. Establish a Minerals Working SESplan member n/a Group to review the authorities

aggregate resources of the 2016 Proposed 6. city region (based on either Scottish Government minerals survey data or Aggregate locally sourced information) to ensure there is a Resources sufficient aggregates land Review bank of permitted reserves 2018 for construction aggregates of at least 10 years.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Create multimodal Fife Council, City t.b.c. container terminal facilities of Edinburgh with deep water access Council, Scottish and improved supporting Environment port, road and rail Protection infrastructure at various Agency, Underway ports on the Forth. Babcock, Forth Ports, Scottish Work in connection with the 2016 Government Marine Licence application for Rosyth, including the preparation of an updated Environmental Impact 7. Assessment (EIA), is progressing.

At Leith, demolition of the Additional Imperial Dock Grain Freight Capacity Warehouse is proposed and development of the site to on the Forth create assets for port markets and increase 2030 overall freight volumes. Listed Building Consent has been granted for demolition of the Imperial Dock Grain Warehouse.

Forth Ports continue to assess options for increasing freight handling capacity at other ports on the Forth. 10 SESplan Action Programme

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Costs Leads Delivery Action Timescale and Progress and Partners Funding SESplan and member authorities will 2016 SESplan, n/a work with Homes for Scotland to SESplan develop standards for the preparation member 8. of Housing Land Audits. Prepare an authorities, annual housing audit including Homes for information on the housing land supply Scotland Underway Monitor SESplan and other factors such as completions Housing Land and significant appeal decisions in consultation with Homes for Scotland. Supply

2030 SESplan member authorities will work 2016 SESplan n/a together through the South-east member Proposed Scotland Housing Forum to update authorities housing need information for 9. communities with specialist housing needs. Monitor need for specialist housing provision

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Costs Leads Delivery Action Timescale and Progress and Partners Funding Review the remit and purpose of SESplan n/a SESplan Housing Market Partnership. member Proposed Consider whether the remit could be authorities, expanded to include additional joint Homes for

10. action to support the rate of market 2016 Scotland, and affordable housing delivery. SESplan Housing Review SESplan Market Housing Market Partnership Partnership 2018

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Prepare Supplementary SESplan, Scottish n/a 11a. Guidance for Cross- Natural Heritage, Proposed Boundary Green Network City of Edinburgh Priority Areas. Council, Supplementary Midlothian Guidance for Council, East Lothian Council, Cross-Boundary West Lothian Updated Technical Paper Green Networks: Council, Forestry on SESplan Green Networks 2016 Commission published 2016. Proposed Scotland, Scottish Plan requires Edinburgh & Environment Supplementary Guidance East Protection to be adopted within 1 year Agency, Lothian of plan approval. and Fife Green Network 11b. Partnership, Sustrans 2019 Supplementary Guidance for Cross-Boundary Green Networks:

Edinburgh & West

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Prepare Frameworks for Fife Council , n/a 12a. Green Network Priority Scottish Natural Proposed Areas that do not cross Heritage, Forestry Local Authority boundaries. Commission Green Network Scotland, Lothian and Fife Green Frameworks: Network Partnership, Green Networks in Fife – Dunfermline North & Scottish FIFEplan Background Paper West 2016 Environment setting out Protection recommendations as to Ore Valley Agency how green networks should Kirkcaldy Gateways be spatially defined and Levenmouth & Coast assessed for inclusion in the Fife LDP.

Prepare Frameworks for West Lothian n/a Green Network Priority Council, Scottish Proposed 12b. Areas that do not cross Natural Heritage, Local Authority boundaries. Forestry 2024 Commission Green Network Scotland, Lothians Frameworks: & Fife Green Network Partnership, Linlithgow Scottish Polkemmet & Environment Breich Water Protection Agency

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Prepare Framework for City of Edinburgh n/a Green Network Priority Area Council, Scottish Proposed 12c. that does not cross Local Natural Heritage, Authority boundaries. Forestry Commission Scotland, Green Network 2016 Lothians and Fife Framework: Green Network Partnership, Scottish Forth Shores Environment Protection Agency Prepare Framework for Scottish Borders n/a 12d. Green Network Priority Area Council, Scottish that does not cross Local Natural Heritage, Policy Authority boundaries. Forestry Support Green Network 2024 Commission Note: Scottish Borders is not Scotland, Scottish Framework: part of the Central Scotland Environment Green Network National Protection Scottish Borders Council Scottish Borders Development. Agency intends to produce Supplementary Guidance.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Appraisal identifying Transport c. £140K cumulative and cross Scotland, SESplan Funded by 13. boundary impacts of member Scottish development on strategic authorities, City of Government transport network. Models Edinburgh Complete impact of development Council, Fife Underway Cross-Boundary associated with SDP1 and Council, emerging LDPs. Will identify Midlothian Appraisal work underway. Transport measures and interventions 2016 Council, East Reports due Autumn 2016. Appraisal that could be developed to Lothian Council, mitigate impacts of West Lothian development. Council, Scottish Borders Council Appraisal identifying SESplan, Transport c. £14K 14. additional impacts of Scotland, City of Funded by development as a result of Edinburgh SESplan member additional development Council, Fife authorities Complete required by SDP2 Housing Council, Supply Targets. Midlothian Strategic Council, East Underway Development Lothian Council, Appraisal of impacts as a 2016 West Lothian result of additional Plan Transport Council, Scottish development required in Appraisal (SDP2 Borders Council City of Edinburgh is Transport complete. Further appraisal work may be required when Appraisal) Cross-Boundary Appraisal is complete.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Produce supplementary guidance SESplan, n/a "Cross Boundary Transport Transport Contributions Framework" that will Scotland, City Proposed set out a framework for requesting of Edinburgh contributions towards infrastructure Council, Fife to mitigate the cumulative and Council, cross boundary impacts of Midlothian additional traffic generated from Council, East new developments. Guidance will Lothian Framework to be set out: Council, West developed following 15. 2016 Lothian Council completion of Cross • The detailed location and Boundary Transport boundaries of the Appraisal. contribution zones within Cross-Boundary which the contributions will Transport be required. These zones will Contributions be identified in and around Edinburgh and at those Framework locations along Long Term Growth Corridors where 2019 developments are most likely to contribute to traffic hot-spots • The specific infrastructure to be funded • The method for calculating the contributions required • How, when and to whom payments should be made

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding • Electrification of Network Rail, 1st stage Funded. Edinburgh/Glasgow Transport Queen Street line 2016 Scotland, Abellio 16. Scotrail • Increase in capacity and reduction in Underway Edinburgh - journey times of trains between Edinburgh Completion expected in Glasgow and Glasgow Queen 2019. Stage 2, to be Rail Street; and developed in 2020’s, may Improvements include Dalmeny Chord • Further improvements 2019 allowing Edinburgh- will be set out in stage Glasgow trains to stop at 2. Edinburgh Gateway Station. Ongoing improvements to Network Rail, Not known.

the East Coast Mainline and 2016 Transport 17a. potential future Scotland improvements. Linked to East Coast capacity and platform improvements works at Underway Mainline Edinburgh Waverley station. Improvements: Potential initial list of suggest improvements set out in Improvements Network Rail Scotland Route linked to works Study. at Waverley 2030

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Capacity improvements Network Rail, £125-300 M. No 17b. and allows for new station Transport funding Proposed to serve Blindwells 2024 Scotland commitment. East Coast development (see action East Lothian Mainline 42). Council Improvements: Set out as option in Network

Rail Scotland Route Study. Four line section of track between 2030 Blindwells and Drem Electrification of 75 km of Network Rail, Funded. the Shotts Line between Transport Holytown and Midcalder 2016 Scotland, Abellio 18. junctions. Will allow for Scotrail faster services, including potential Edinburgh- Underway Edinburgh- Livingston-Glasgow Central Glasgow via express service. Preparation work underway. Shotts Line Electrification 2019

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding New stations on East Coast 2018 Network Rail, Funding for 19. Mainline supported by a Transport design work by new two-hourly service Scotland, Abellio East Lothian between Edinburgh and Scotrail, SEStran, Council and East Linton and Berwick Upon Tweed. East Lothian Scottish Borders Council, Scottish Council. Underway Reston Rail Borders Council Initial design work on new Stations stations has been completed. New services and stations are included as priced options in the recent 2030 franchise. Re-open rail line and new Transport £78.4M (in 2010 stations at Leven and Scotland, Fife prices) Cameron Bridge for a Council, Network Policy

passenger service. 2018 Rail, SEStran, Support 20. Abellio Scotrail Fife Council has approved the findings and Levenmouth recommendations of the Rail Link Levenmouth Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance. This has been submitted to Transport Scotland for consideration 2030 and approval. Following this, Fife Council will engage with Network Rail to undertake the GRIP process.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Carriageway improvements West Lothian £4M and new viaduct to 2018 Council, Falkirk To be funded by improve links between Council development. Policy 21. Grangemouth and the M8. Support

A801 Support in West Lothian LDP. Improvements Developer contributions mechanism in place.

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Public transport Transport £5M. Funding improvements, including Scotland, South sources to be Edinburgh bound bus lane 2016 East Scotland agreed. to Newbridge roundabout. Transport, City of 22. Safeguards included in Edinburgh emerging Edinburgh LDP. Council, West Underway Lothian Council A joint study looking at Newbridge options for improving public Junction transport services through junction has been Upgrade completed, and new computerised junction control in place. New bus lanes on the A89 and A8 is 2030 also supported but no funding identified.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Upgrade of A8 dumbbells Edinburgh In excess of (two roundabouts linked by International £139M. Active a bridge or underpass) and Development travel (£4M), bus Policy Eastfield Rd, Gogar link Partnership priority on M8 and road (through International comprising A89 (£37M), A8 Support Business Gateway site Scottish widening connecting airport to 2016 Government, including bus Gogar roundabout), Scottish priority (£8M), Policy support in Rural West upgraded junctions, Enterprise, New junction on Edinburgh Local Plan and 23. International Business Transport A8 for Royal City of Edinburgh Proposed Gateway tram halt and bus Scotland, City of Highland LDP. Application for priority measures. Edinburgh Showground International Business Council, (£18M), Gateway phase 1 West Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport, International submitted with transport infrastructure RHASS, private Business Gateway study. landowners. tram stop (£1M), improvements Gogar link road (£37M), Dumbbells 2030 roundabout replacement (£18M), Dualling of Eastfield Road (£7M), Gogar junction capacity enhancement (£8M).

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Improvements to junctions Transport Dolphinstone - on A1(T) in East Lothian to 2018 Scotland, East £1M Proposed 24. accommodate Lothian Council, Salters Road - development in East Developers. £0.3M Lothian LDP. Does not cover Bankton - £1M A1 Junction Old Craighall which will be assessed under Cross- Improvements Boundary Transport More detail will be set out in Appraisal. East Lothian LDP Transport Appraisal.

2030 The potential for a new Transport £10.6M trunk road interchange on Scotland, East Proposed 25. the A1(T) at Adniston to 2024 Lothian Council, facilitate further Developers development in the area including the potential for New A1(T) an eastern by-pass of Junction at Tranent, will be Further investigation investigated. appraisal work is required. Adniston

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Improvements to Transport Redhouse roundabouts on A92 Scotland, Fife Roundabout around Kirkcaldy and Council (Phases 1 & 2) - Policy Glenrothes. Includes works £2.5M - to be to Redhouse Roundabout funded by Support Further junction 2018 Kingdom Park improvements north of development.

Glenrothes may be Redhouse Policy support in proposed investigated. Roundabout FIFEplan, Planning 26. Phase 3 - £6.7M; Obligations Framework and Chapel existing Local Plan. Interchange - Interventions supported by A92 Junction £0.6M; FIFEplan Transport Appraisal; Improvements Bankhead - earlier Transport Appraisal £1.1M; Preston work; and Transport Roundabout and Appraisal submitted in 2030 A92 support of Kingdom Park Improvements - development. £7.2M – funding Redhouse R/A (Phases 1 & to be secured 2) – likely in 2018 to comply through with conditions. planning permission and legal agreements.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Road improvements Fife Council NLR - £15.1M 27. required to deliver planned WCD - £15.6M housing and employment 2019 Funding to be Policy growth in Dunfermline. secured through Support planning Dunfermline permission and Northern Relief legal Road (NRR) and agreements. Policy support in proposed FIFEplan, Planning Western Obligations Framework and Distributor Road existing Local Plan. Works (WDR) will be phased based on 2025 housing build-out. NRR start likely in 2019/2020, with WDR start in 2021/2022. Relief road for A701 with link Midlothian Estimated cost to A702. Council £18.95m (subject 2019 to STAG & Policy excluding

28. alterations to Support A720/Straiton junction). A701 and A702 Delivery options under Developer /Public review include Council improvements funding. forward funding or City Deal (currently in negotiation stage) 2025

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding New station to support Network Rail, £10M. Developer ongoing development in Transport funded. the Winchburgh Core 2016 Scotland, SEStran, Development Area. Abellio Scotrail, 29. Includes Park & Rail West Lothian facilities. Council. Underway

Design work on new stations Winchburgh is underway. New service Rail Station and stops are included as part of recent Franchise 2019 award. Timetable details to be confirmed.

New Junction on M9 Transport £25M including

supporting ongoing 2024 Scotland, West park & ride. development in the Lothian Council Developer Winchburgh Core [lead t.b.c] funded. Policy 30. Development Area. Support

Winchburgh M9 Junction 2030

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Development of Transport £5M West Lothian Westbound slips on 2018 Scotland, West Council & Junction East of Linlithgow. Lothian Council Developers. Policy 31. [lead t.b.c] Support

M9 Junction 3 Upgrade

2030 To support significant scale City of Edinburgh £144.7M estimate

of development at Leith 2016 Council (plus £15M and Edinburgh Waterfront. contingency). Policy 32a. No funding in place. Support Developers along Edinburgh Tram tram routes would be expected to Extensions: contribute. Council has approved in principle and period of site St Andrew investigation and procurement underway Square to over next year. Firm Newhaven commitment still to be 2030 established.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding To support significant scale City of Edinburgh No funding in of development at Council place. Edinburgh Waterfront. Developers along 32b. tram routes would Policy be expected to Support contribute. Edinburgh Tram Rights to start construction Extensions: extend to March 2021. City 2018 of Edinburgh Council approved a report in March Newhaven to agreeing to compulsory Granton purchase the land before the rights expire.

To support development City of Edinburgh No funding in 32c. and provide sustainable Council place. travel into Edinburgh. Developers along tram routes would Policy Edinburgh Tram be expected to Support 2030 cont ribute. Extensions:

Ingliston Park & Ride to Newbridge

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding To support development City of Edinburgh No funding in 32d. and provide sustainable Council place. Edinburgh Tram travel into Edinburgh. Developers along tram routes would Policy Extensions: be expected to Support City Centre to contribute. Edinburgh BioQuarter, 2018 Newcraighall and Queen Margaret University

To support development City of Edinburgh No funding in and regeneration at Council place. Granton. Developers along 32e. 2030 tram routes would Policy Edinburgh Tram be expected to Support contr ibute. Extensions: Roseburn to Granton

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Connects major towns with Fife Council, 2016/17 budget strategic centres. SEStran, Sustrans, £270K 33a. Scottish Natural Strategic Heritage Further routes required but Walking and unknown costs at Underway Cycling this time. Functional Working with Sustrans 2018 through Community Links Routes: Funding to improve the Glenrothes - cycle routes via Thornton 2016/17 Kirkcaldy

Would connect settlement, Fife Council, City t.b.c. expansion areas and of Edinburgh 33b. employment centres along Council SEStran, Strategic the A90 corridor which Sustrans, Scottish suffers from significant 2030 Natural Heritage Walking and congestion. Underway Cycling Good quality off-road route Functional exists between Edinburgh In 2015/16, Queensferry and southern Bridgehead Road between Rosyth and Routes: but there is no quality Dunfermline had a high provision between quality off road shared use Dunfermline - Dunfermline and Rosyth. route constructed. Edinburgh

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Would connect settlement, City of Edinburgh Harthill to expansion areas and Council, West Bathgate £1.7M. employment centres along Lothian Council, A8 section up to A8/A89 corridor which SEStran, Sustrans, £9.1M, currently 33c. suffers from significant Scottish Natural unfunded. congestion. Off-road route Heritage Underway Strategic exists between Bathgate Walking and and Broxburn along A89. Some sections in City of Route safeguarded from Cycling Edinburgh area are narrow, Harthill to Bathgate. Works Functional poorly surfaced and need underway at Gogar upgrading. interchange as part of Routes: Edinburgh Gateway Station works, forming a hub and A89/A8 providing additional safe crossing point of A8. Upgrade of surface and width along A8 commenced 2015/16, further work planned for 2017/18.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Current proposal for high 2016 City of Edinburgh Estimated at 33d. quality separated new Council, West £10.2M but Strategic route along the route of the Lothian Council, depends on final A71 from West Calder to SEStran, Sustrans, specification. Walking and Edinburgh. Would provide Transport Cycling a safe route along this busy Scotland, Scottish Underway road corridor. Natural Heritage Functional West Lothian Council have Routes: appointed AECOM to undertake route study. City A71 Separated of Edinburgh examining potential of enhancements Route along Calder Road. 2030 Connects existing Midlothian t.b.c. 33e. settlements, growth areas, Council, City of 2018 Strategic Straiton Commercial Centre Edinburgh Policy and Science and Council, SEStran, Walking and Knowledge Cluster along Sustrans, Transport Support Cycling commuter heavy A701 Scotland, Scottish corridor and alternative Natural Heritage Functional quieter off road route from Support for different parts of Routes: Milton Bridge to connect to routes connecting Roslin to Shawfair route. settlements along A701 in Edinburgh - Midlothian. Penicuik 2030

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding New route from Gorebridge Midlothian t.b.c. to Dalkeith via Council, City of 33f. Newtongrange, Mayfield 2018 Edinburgh Policy Strategic and Easthouses, with a safe Council, SEStran, Walking and crossing at Sheriffhall Sustrans, Transport Support (including through any Scotland, Scottish Cycling future grade separation) Natural Heritage Functional and on to Edinburgh. Also Support for different parts of Routes: connecting to Edinburgh routes connecting via NCR1 past Dalkeith settlements along Campus. Potentially A7/Eastern Midlothian. Edinburgh - including A7 urbanisation Connection between Gorebridge work. Connects settlements, Gorebridge to Mayfield still major growth areas and 2030 to be established. major employment locations.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Spinal route through the East Lothian £23.4M centre of East Lothian 2016 Council, City of Mixture of 33g. broadly following the A1 Edinburgh potential funding Strategic corridor and the route of Council, SEStran, sources including Walking and the A199. Links existing Sustrans, Transport Council, City Deal settlements, employment Scotland, Scottish and Developers Underway Cycling sites and housing growth Natural Heritage Functional areas (including Queen East Lothian Council have Margaret University, appointed Ironside Farrar to Routes: Wallyford and Blindwells). undertake route study

A1/A199

2030 Proposed route following City of Edinburgh Unknown 33h. the Edinburgh bypass Council, East 2018 Proposed Strategic (A720). Sections would Lothian Council, include route along former Midlothian Walking and railway path between Council, SEStran, Cycling Straiton and Shawfair. Sustrans, Transport Proposed linking with Gyle Scotland, Scottish Functional and A90 at Barnton. Could Natural Heritage No detail appraisal work Routes: be developed as part of undertaken at this stage. Orbital Bus proposal. Sustrans plan to construct Straiton to Shawfair path Edinburgh within the next 2 years. Orbital Route 2030

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Pilgrims Way – Culross & Fife Council, Fife Project cost 34a. North Queensferry to St Coast & estimate of £670K Andrews passing through Countryside Trust, with £230K for Strategic Inverkeithing, Rosyth, Sustrans, SEStran, pathworks. Dunfermline, Lochore, Scottish Natural Heritage Lottery Walking and Kinglassie, Markinch, Heritage Fund funding of Underway Cycling Kennoway and Ceres. £370K ring-fenced 2016 (subject to Project in development Recreational successful stage stage, submission due in Routes: 2). autumn 2016. If successful, pathworks and signage to commence Spring 2017. Pilgrims Way Two year delivery phase. Support from wide range of stakeholders. John Buchan Way Extension Scottish Borders Unknown 34b. to Clyde Walkway Council, Sustrans, Strategic SEStran, Scottish Natural Heritage Policy Walking and Support Cycling 2030 Recreational Routes:

John Buchan Way

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Tweed Cycleway, Peebles Scottish Borders Unknown 34c. to Kelso Council, Sustrans, Strategic SEStran, Scottish Natural Heritage Walking and Cycling Underway Recreational 2016 Routes: Innerleithen to Walkerburn completion due in 2019 Tweed Cycleway

River Tyne Walkway. East Lothian Unknown 34d. Extension from Haddington Council, Sustrans, Strategic to Vogrie Country Park. SEStran, Scottish Natural Heritage Policy Walking and Support Cycling Recreational 2030 Routes:

River Tyne Walkway

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Penicuik to Peebles Midlothian Unknown 34e. Cycleway to use former 2016 Council, Scottish Strategic railway alignment. Will Borders Council, Policy connect into Rosewell, Sustrans, SEStran, Walking and Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith to Scottish Natural Support Cycling the east and Roslin, Heritage Loanhead and Edinburgh Recreational to the north. Route from Penicuik to Routes: Midlothian Council boundary has planning consent. Feasibility work has Penicuik to been undertaken on the Peebles route. Cycleway 2030

Potential junction Transport Unknown improvements and non-car Scotland, City of 2018 alternatives that will be Edinburgh Policy required to mitigate impact Council, East of development on Lothian, Support 35. movement along radial Midlothian routes to, and orbital routes Council around Edinburgh. Support for Sheriffhall A720 Junction improvements in Improvements Midlothian and Edinburgh LDPs. No committed interventions yet. Cross 2030 Boundary Transport Appraisal to inform prioritisation process. 37

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Improvements on trunk SEStran, Transport Unknown 36. road approaches to Scotland, SESplan Proposed Edinburgh including 2018 Member Improvements Junction Upgrades and Authorities Non-Car Alternatives on trunk road approaches to This may include upgrades to junctions on the M9, M8, List of improvements will be Edinburgh M90, A1, A71, A68, A89 and generated based on A8 and could include evidence from the Cross upgrades to strategic cycle Boundary Transport routes as non-car Appraisal and the Transport alternatives. 2030 Appraisal of the Strategic Development Plan.

Part dedicated bus route SEStran, City of £60M with high

37. supporting orbital 2018 Edinburgh level of movement around Council, segregation (2008 Edinburgh with supporting Midlothian Halcrow report for Policy Edinburgh park & ride infrastructure. Council, East SEStran) Support Lothian Council, Orbital Bus and Transport Associated Park Scotland Supported by SEStran led and Ride appraisal but no commitment or funding. Policy support in Strategic Development Plan and 2030 Regional Transport Strategy.

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Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Extensions - Ingliston, SEStran, City of West Lothian sites Hermiston and Sheriffhall Edinburgh cost £12M. sites. Council, Fife Hermiston Policy Council, West extension £3.6M Potential new sites - Lothian Council, but unfunded. Support Gilmerton Road (City of 2016 Midlothian Design and land Edinburgh Council area); Council, Network acquisition Lasswade Road (City of Rail, Transport complete. Land secured for Hermiston Edinburgh Council area); Scotland Various levels of Extension. 38. North A68/A720 junction commitment. (Midlothian area); Some funding will Rosyth Park and Ride has Lothianburn A702/A720; be raised through planning consent. Park and Ride Rosyth; Broxburn; developer Sites Heartlands (Whitburn); contributions. Heartlands Park and Ride Winchburgh (new M9 has planning consent. Junction) Linlithgow (coach park and ride); Winchburgh Policy support for new sites rail station; Tranent & at North A68/A720 junction Blindwells to link with public 2030 (Midlothian area); transport options, including Lothianburn A702/A720 – orbital bus routes. subject to outcome of Midlothian LDP examination Park and Rail at proposed in 2016/17. Halbeath Rail Halt.

SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding New cross-Edinburgh 2018 Network Rail, Unknown services and suburban rail Abellio Scotrail, 39. capacity enhancements. SEStran Policy May require platform improvement at Edinburgh Support Edinburgh Waverley.

Cross-Rail Supported by SEStran. Services Limited Fife - Edinburgh - Borders Rail services have been introduced. 2030 Linking Edinburgh and Scottish Unknown Glasgow city centres with 2016 Government London and offering good Policy connections to the rest of the rail network. Support

40. National policy support. An extended joint study High Speed Rail between Transport Scotland, the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd, into bringing HS2 further and faster into Scotland is expected to report in 2016.

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SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Proposal to complete Scottish Unknown dualling of the A1 within Government Scotland creating a better Policy connection along East 2018 Coast. Support

41.

Local policy support but no A1 Dualling current support or between Dunbar commitment from Scottish Government. Further and Berwick appraisal work required. Upon Tweed Department of Transport is committed to the important work on the A1 between 2038 Newcastle and the Border dualling 13 miles of the single carriageway in Northumberland.

SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Transport Unknown Scotland, Scottish Borders Council,

Abellio Scotrail, Policy 2018 Network Rail, Support SEStran, Carlisle City Council and 42. Dumfries & All partners are committed Galloway Council to scoping potential further feasibility work in relation to Borders Railway extending the Borders Extension to Railway line towards Hawick and Carlisle, including Hawick and turning options at and Carlisle beyond Tweedbank. It is envisaged that pre- feasibility work in relation to 2038 extending the Borders Railway will be initiated in 2016.

SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding Create sustainable Transport Costs £93.6M connection between Alloa Scotland, Fife (2008 prices). Use and Dunfermline using Council, Clacks. of the existing 2018 existing track. Council railway line from Policy Alloa to Rosyth for Support The Charleston Rail Chord both passenger 43. would create direct access and freight from Rosyth and the Forth services, with the Local policy support but no Dunfermline- bridgehead to West Fife construction of current support or and beyond. the Charlestown commitment from Scottish Alloa Passenger Rail Chord. Government. Rail Link Clackmannanshire – Fife – Edinburgh (CFE) STAG Study report in support of reopening the line to 2038 passenger services completed December 2009.

SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

Leads Costs Delivery Action Timescale Progress and Partners and Funding New rail station to support Transport Unknown sustainable development of 2018 Scotland, new settlement. Network Rail, East Lothian Council Policy Support 44.

Blindwells Policy support in emerging Rail Station East Lothian LDP but no current support or commitment from Scottish Government.

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SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

SESplan Action Programme

A Better Connected Place

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