Edinburgh Local Development Plan Second Proposed Plan
Newcraighall and Brunstane Site Brief Description – These sites provide the opportunity for new housing together with new and improved school and local facilities on the eastern side of the Council area. The sites are well served by bus and rail connections wit the opportunity for these to be further enhanced. Existing and enhanced footpath and cycle links and green corridor proposals will ensure development is well connected between sites and to existing communities.
Development Principles
Newcraighall North (HSG 26)
- vehicular access to be taken from Whitehill St / Newcraighall Road at two or three points. No vehicular access to be taken from Gilberstoun.
- layout should create pedestrian and cycleway connections through the site, including one along an east-west green corridor.
- opportunity for retail/commercial units as part of street frontage to Whitehill Street / Newcraighall Road.
Newcraighall East (HSG 27)
- vehicular access to be taken from Whitehill St / Newcraighall Road at two points.
- site layout should enable a bus route to be formed north-south through the site. It is intended that this connect to QMUC across land allocated for development in East Lothian. A bus gate at the site boundary should prevent general vehicular access through this route.
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- a new green corridor should be created along the course of the power lines running through the site, extending grassland habitat with the opportunity for connections outwith the Council area. This greenspace should be fronted by new development in order to improve community safety and aid placemaking.
- layout should make provision for an extension of Newcraighall Primary School's grounds.
- opportunity for retail/commercial units as part of street frontage to Whitehill Street / Newcraighall Road.
Brunstane HSG 29
- Vehicular access to be taken from Milton Road East and Newcraighall Road, forming a new vehicular crossing over the East Coast railway line. Potential for new pedestrian/cycle bridge to east of the site.
- No vehicular access to be taken from Gilberstoun area.
- Site layout must allow bus route to be formed linking Milton Road East with Newcraighall Road.
- Opportunity to enhance John Muir Way on the northern boundary of the site including pedestrian crossing where vehicular access meets the path.
- New multi-user path links to be formed to the Innocent Railway Core Path along Brunstane Burn Core Path and disused railway line to the north of Newcraighall, with path connections also to housing at Gilberstoun, Newcraighall and Brunstane railway stations.
- Retain open setting to the north and east of Brunstane House and Scheduled Ancient Monument of Brunstane moated site, providing 2 ha public open space to meet large greenspace standard deficiency to southwest of site. Retain open setting to Scheduled Ancient Monument of Brunstane enclosure by means of 1 ha green space. Management proposals to have regard to historic environment assets.
- Establish statutory safeguards to overhead powerlines to the north and south of the site. Design principles should seek to integrate overhead powerlines with site layout. To south, allotment provision should compliment consented allotments at Newcraighall North. To the north, powerline wayleave should be designed to provide for semi natural greenspace and habitat connectivity with informal recreation.
- Expand grassland habitat (under pylons) and provide woodland connectivity across site.
- Streets and open spaces should be designed to benefit from views to the coast to the north, Arthur’s Seat to the west and Pentland Hills to the southwest.
- Landscape framework to be provided to boundary of Inventory Site and detailed siting and design of dwellings to respect views to Arthur’s Seat from grounds of Newhailes House.
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- Opportunity to create a community focal point including a new primary school and local centre.
Ellen’s Glen Road, Site Brief
Description – Proposal (HSG 28) to provide new housing on the site currently occupied by the relocating Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service and semi- natural green space adjacent to Malbet Wynd. The site currently occupied by Liberton Hospital could provide additional housing if the site becomes available in the future.
Development Principles
- Vehicular access to be taken from Ellen’s Glen Road and Malbet Wynd.
- A mix of housing types including detached, semi-detached, terraces, ‘colony style’ housing and cottage flats.
- New pedestrian/cycle link on land near to Stenhouse Burn to compensate for the narrow footway on Ellen’s Glen Road.
- New pedestrian/cycle link from Malbet Wynd through the site to connect via Ellen’s Glen Road to the Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park Core Path
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