Fairmilehead Community Council meeting held on Tuesday 4 October 2016 in Fairmilehead Parish Church

Present: Dennis Williams (Chair); Norman Tinlin (Secretary); Fiona Simon (Treasurer); Colin Anderson; Johanna Carrie; Barbara Dick (Buckstone Association); Carol Lonie (Buckstone Youth);

Ex Officio: Councillor Aitken; WPC Sonja Kaiser;

16 members of the public

Apologies: Andy Lippok; Fraser Simon; Councillors Lewis & Rust; Ian Murray MP; Gordon Lindhurst MSP; George Symonds, Tom Strathdee; Douglas Grossart

Councillor Aitken was in the Chair until Item 5.

1. Police Report WPC Kaiser was detained due to an operational matter so her report was presented later on in the meeting but for consistency is in the normal order on the agenda:

Prior to her arrival the Secretary handed out a copy of a response Gordon Lindhurst MSP had received from the Divisional Commander following on from points raised at the previous meeting. This response is reproduced at Appendix A.

It was also decided that a monthly crime prevention tip would be put on the website, noticeboard and in the minutes.

WPC Kaiser gave her report for September. Community Officers are now permitted to issue a copy of their report to the meeting. The report is attached at the end of the minutes.

WPC Kaiser also said that there had been complaints about Mounthooly Loan being used as a park and ride but all vehicles were parked legitimately. Also a complaint had been received about a large quantity of builders rubble having been deposited o the road way there.

Should you wish to contact the Community Policing Team, you can do so by email at EdinburghCPTColintonFairmilehead@.pnn.police.uk or by telephoning the new national non-emergency number 101. There is also a Police Surgery on Wednesdays between 1700 and 1800 hours at Library.

Monthly Crime Prevention Tip – Fit a shed alarm. They are available from local and national retailers.

2. Community Council Elections Cllr Aitken announced that there had been 7 valid nominations received for the new community council. As this was under the maximum number of 10 no election was required and those nominated were automatically appointed. The new councillors were: Colin Anderson; Johanna Carrie; Andreas Lippok, Carol Lonie Fraser Simon, Norman Tinlin and Dennis Williams.

This left 3 vacant places. It was proposed, and unanimously agreed, that Fiona Simon be co-opted as a member.

Barbara Dick was the Nominated member for the Buckstone Association as a local interest group. There was no representative at present from the Buckstone Youth.

3. Office Bearers The following office bearers were appointed: Chair Dennis Williams proposed by Fiona Simon and seconded by Alison Elfick Secretary Norman Tinlin proposed by Carol Lonie and seconded by Brian Ralph 1 © Fairmilehead Community Council

Treasurer Fiona Simon proposed by Norman Tinlin and seconded by Dennis Williams

It was decided not to appoint a Vice Chair at this time.

4. Financial Arrangements Each community council receives a grant from the City Council. This is a fixed sum of £522 plus 0.02 pence per head of population within the community which in our case equals £706.74. There is an additional amount added in respect of hall hire. In our case this is £150.

Dennis Williams assumed the Chair at this point

5. Representation on Outside Bodies The Chair stated that appointments to external bodies would be made at the next meeting. In the meantime if any person was going to a meeting to represent the community council they should inform him and get permission prior to going.

Colin Anderson raised the question of Planning representative. It was formally proposed by the Chair and Secretary that he continue in this role and also represent the community council at the Civic Forum.

Colin also raised representation on the SW Forum. He explained that this was a group of representatives from the CCs in the Pentland corridor who met infrequently on planning issues effecting the area particularly the green belt. It was agreed that Colin should represent us on this group. There may be the occasional cost of hosting a meeting.

On behalf of the Community Council the Secretary thanked the retiring members, Alison Elfick, Sandy Macpherson and Tom Strathdee for their services over the past few years including their representation on the Pentlands Consultative Forum and Community Safety action group. Sandy was also thanked for stepping in, often at short notice, as chair.

6. Minute Of Meeting Held On 6 September 2016 Johanna Carrie raised an objection to inaccuracies in the minute of the previous meeting. The Chair ruled that the members would meet at the end of the meeting to discuss this matter.

7. Matters Arising: a) Pedestrian Crossing, Buckstone Terrace at Waterfield Road This was covered in Cllr Aitken’s report. An attendee also raised the build back of traffic due to traffic turning right into Waterfield Road and parked cars on Buckstone terrace.

8. Correspondence a) Liquor Licence applications for October 2016 Board (None in Area) b) Cllr Rust – Information on lack of weed spraying in area c) Gordon Lindhurst MSP – Details of new surgery d) CEC – Meet the Funders event on 8 December 2016 between 11am and 2pn at Tynecastle Stadium, Suite e) CEC Consultation – Your services are changing – Play your part. Further details can be found at: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/playyourpart f) CEC – Information on 2050 – Developing a city vision. Further details at: http://edinburgh.org/2050-edinburgh-city-vision/ g) Edinburgh Leisure – Free event for older adults – Meadowbank 13 October (On notice board)

9. Councillors’ Reports Councillor Aitken distributed copies of her report:

1 Community Council Elections This is the first meeting of the new Community Council I offer my congratulations to the successful nominees and I am sure you will serve the Fairmilehead community well.

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2 Pentland View I spoke with the Planning Officer today. The swept path analysis has now been received and the other outstanding reports can now be prepared. The main issues still to be considered are the road and access and the impact of the removal of the trees, A report is being prepared by an Arboriculture Officer for the letter. As yet, there is no date for consideration by the Development Management Sub Committee. 3 Waste Issues I continue to receive complaints about missed collections e.g. Biggar Road. Pentland Drive, Swanston Avenue and Oxgangs Road and unemptied street bins. I met with Paul Lawrence, Director of Place. to discuss the problems experienced by residents and elected representatives. 4 Parking at Schools Pentland PS will be participating in a Parksmart project with St Mark’s and Oxgangs PS This will tackle the issue of Inappropriate and inconsiderate parking near the schools and should result in safer streets near the schools 5 I attended a site visit last month. The newbuilding will be a fantastic facility which will adapt to the changing needs of a 21st century school. The handover date is still January 2017. 6 Buckstone PS Planning permission has been granted for the new hall arid a timescale for the project will now be confirmed, 7 New Crossing in Buckstone Terrace I have spoken with the new Road Safety and Active Travel Manager, Andrew Easson, and will meet with him when the new proposals are completed. 8 Weed Spraying I have received a number of queries about the weed spraying programme. A list obtained by my colleague, Cllr Rust, identified that only streets in Buckstone had been done. I have requested that streets The Wintons, Swanstons, Pentland View, Drive, Grove etc. Fox Springs, Springs Avenue, Frogstons and Caiystanes be added to the weed spraying programme which is currently being undertaken in ward 8. 9 Edinburgh Electoral Changes The long awaited Local Government Boundary Commission’s recommendations were accepted by the Scottish Government for implementation for the elections next May. There will be 63 Councillors (an increase of 5) with one more Councillor in each of wards 1 (Almond), 2 (), 11 (City Centre), 14 (/) and17 (PortobelIo/) and Ward10 will be renamed as "MornIngside'. Unfortunately, Comiston View, the Pentlands and Fox Springs, Comiston Springs Avenue, Swan Springs Avenue and part of Pentland Terrace will move from /Fairmilehead Ward to Morningside Ward 10 Aldi Development Demolition is due to start in October with construction to commence in the new year for autumn opening, 11 Former Hunter's Tryst Site Hopefield Partnershlp has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice for a proposed residential development consisting of 70-80 units of affordable housing with associated roads, parking, infrastructure and landscaping. They are holding a public consultation at Oxgangs Library, from 3.30pm to 7.30pm on the 5 October 2016. You will have an opportunity to hear the proposals in more detail and make comments directly to the architects. 12 Home Security Event Due 10 the high numbers of recent break-ins to garages and other property In the area. is holding another home security and crime prevention presentation in St Fillan's Church, Buckstone Drive, on Thursday 6" October 2016 between 6.30pm and 8.30pm, Come along and hear about crime prevention advice, how to secure your home and meet your local Community Officers. Previous events have been well attended and residents have found the information and discussions extremely useful. The Buckstone Youth Project will be providing refreshments In aid of their funds.

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13 Congratulations Last week, Broadway Convenience Store won the Retail Industry Award for Independent Community Retailer of the Year 2016. Many congratulations to our Chair, Dennis, and his wife, Linda

In the absence of Councillor Lewis the Secretary distributed copies of his report.

Olympic / Paralympic Athlete Celebration The Olympic and Paralympic Athlete Celebration took place on 28th September at Festival Square. The athletes had a busy day with events also taking place at – the National Performance Centre for Sport. The event at Festival Square allowed the public to mix with the Scottish athletes and celebrate their achievements at Rio 2016. Oriam – National Performance Centre for Sport The new world class national sports performance centre at Heriot-Watt University’s Riccarton Campus is now open to athletes and the public. Oriam will provide our sportsmen and women with the facilities and support services pivotal for successful performance on the international stage. Oriam will be the performance base for the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Rugby Union as well as Basketball Scotland, Scottish Handball, Scottish Squash and Racketball & Scottish Volleyball. Council officers will also be working closely with Oriam colleagues to ensure adequate community access is in place for clubs and the public to the full range of first class facilities. Library – Public Library Improvement Fund I was delighted to be at Wester Hailes Library with the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs – Fiona Hyslop MSP to launch the Scottish Government’s Public Library Improvement Fund. The £450k fund is provided by the Scottish Government for libraries to progress the strategic aims of the National Library Strategy. Wester Hailes Library was one of the first recipients of the new fund which will see the delivery of its Edinburgh Explorers programme. The project will promote and encourage the use of free cultural and arts facilities, primarily based in the city centre, as fun family activities. Participants will be provided with an Explorer passport to collect ‘Visa stamps’ of places they visit with a number of tasks to complete along their journey. Transfer of management responsibility for school sport facilities Edinburgh Leisure has now taken on the management responsibility for school sport facilities at James Gillespies High School. Plans are being developed for the new high schools at Boroughmuir and Portobello with the aim that EL will manage out of school hour access to all high school sport facilities by the start of the 2017/18 school year. Music is Audible I am delighted to report that the Licensing Board agreed to change its policy on amplified music at its meeting on the 26th September. After two years of work by the Music is Audible Working group, the Licensing Board agreed to change its policy from ‘The Board will always consider the imposition of a condition requiring amplified music from those premises to be inaudible in residential property’ to ‘Amplified music shall not be an audible nuisance in neighbouring residential premises.’ Desire Lines Gathering – Thursday 28th September 2016, Scottish Storytelling Centre The latest Desire Lines event took place on Thursday 28th September with updates and discussion taking place on Edinburgh’s cultural direction. Speakers included Lady Susan Rice, Paul Lawrence and the new Director of the Festival Fringe – Shona McCarthy. I spoke in the second part of the event where representatives from the five CEC political groups were been invited to present their political party’s views and proposals on Edinburgh’s future as a creative and cultural city. I was delighted to launch the new lighting scheme at the Scott Monument at the end of September. The origin of the Scott Monument’s new scheme began with the adoption of a new lighting strategy for the city centre. The museum service made the suggestion that the Scott Monument might become the first test case for this new strategy. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust provided funds to get the project off the ground with a feasibility study and have been very supportive throughout the project. Edinburgh based company Kevan Shaw Lighting Design was appointed to design the scheme and oversee the fabrication of the fittings and installation. The project has been over two years in the

4 © Fairmilehead Community Council planning and delivery. It has already been shortlisted for a major lighting award. The new scheme is not designed to change colour in the same way that neighbouring can be pink one night, blue the next (we have numerous requests to have this done each year). The steering group were unanimous that this was not appropriate for a memorial.

Constituency Waste There are still waste issues arising across the City and missed collections and complaints are still around twice the level of 2014. TTRO Road Extent From To Woodhall Road These works will carried out as a Friday 30 Sep Saturday 01 Oct rolling programme with only one 2016 2016 set of traffic lights on at any given time. Woodhall Road From West Mill Road to 56 Friday 30 Sep Saturday 01 Oct Woodhall Road, extending 15m 2016 2016 along both West Mill Road and Allermuir Road, on both sides of all roads. Woodhall Road From Capelaw Road to Friday 30 Sep Saturday 01 Oct Road extending 15m along both 2016 2016 Woodhall Bank and Woodhall Park on both sides of all roads Woodhall Road From Allermuir Road to Fernielaw Friday 30 Sep Saturday 01 Oct Avenue, extending 15m along 2016 2016 Capelaw Road, on both sides of all roads.

10. Pentlands Neighbourhood Partnership The Secretary reported on the recent public meeting where a presentation on Developing Locality Management was given by Mike Avery SW Locality Manager. The usual Action group reports were presented as well as reports referred from Council Committees. Further details of the papers can be found at: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/4028/pentlands_neighbourhood_partnership

He also informed the meeting about a forthcoming Parks and Greenspace Workshop being held on 25 October 2016 between 5.45pm and 7pm in St Cuthberts Church hall, Westgarth Avenue. Further details can be found at: http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/neighbourhood-partnerships/pentlands/what's-on/parks-workshop/

11. Planning and Environment Colin Anderson distributed copies of the monthly Planning report a copy of which can be found at Appendix B.

He highlighted item 12, the old Royal High School and item 15 the proposed new village near .

Regarding a query in relation to item 11(proposed film studios) it was re-iterated that the community council had supported this application but had made comments about the height of some of the buildings/sound stages.

Colin also mentioned that the triangle of land at the top of Braid Road next to the nursery was up for sale as a development site for offer over £120,000. The planning permission associated with the site was due to expire in December.

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He also reported that he had had a walkabout on the Scottish Water site with Gavin Pope of Cala. The problems with the landscaping were highlighted. The pump house was going to be advertised as a development opportunity as Cala were unable to develop it themselves.

12. Transport Nothing further to report

13. AOCB a) Arrangements for future meetings of the community council The Secretary stated that being a new council we required to undertake some administrative matters such a approval of constitution and standing orders and he proposed that this be on the agenda for the next meeting.

He also said that meetings would continue to be held on the first Tuesday of the month except for July and August and that the relevant bookings had been made with the church office. He informed the meeting that the January 2017 meeting would be held on the second Tuesday, 10th January.

An attendee said that it appeared that the old toilets at the crossroads were being used to store builders’ materials.

14. Date Of Next Meeting

This was arranged for Tuesday 1 November 2016 in Fairmilehead Parish Church.

Forthcoming Meetings:

Tuesday 8 December 2016 Tuesday 10 January 2017 Tuesday 7 February 2017

Contacts: e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fairmileheadcc.org.uk

Meeting of Members held at conclusion of meeting.

Present: Dennis Williams (Chair); Norman Tinlin (Secretary); Fiona Simon (Treasurer); Colin Anderson; Johanna Carrie; Barbara Dick (Buckstone Association); Carol Lonie; Councillor Aitken

The sole topic was the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting held on 6 September 2016.

Johanna Carrie had objected to the wording in the minute under the second paragraph of AOCB.

After discussion the Secretary proposed the following amendment to the minute: Delete the second paragraph and replace with “Johanna also admitted that she had passed confidential information to person(s) outside Fairmilehead CC.”

On being put to the vote the motion was carried by 7 votes to 1 and the minutes were approved subject to the agreed amendment.

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Police Report

Community Council Meeting CPT Ward 8 Not Protectively Marked

The data provided in this report is for information purposes only to inform community councils in relation to relevant information for their area and enable them to carry out their responsibilities. It should be noted that the timing of this community council meeting is in advance of the ratification of any statistics or the completion of the procedures and reconciliation processes that are undertaken in association with the publication of official statistics. Given this there may be minor amendments between the information in this report and any finally reported statistics - for example due to delayed reporting or recording of crimes, road crashes or incidents. It would not therefore be accurate or appropriate to refer to, quote or use the data in this report as official statistics.

Fairmilehead Community Council Meeting Rank / Name of Officer Attending PC 11550E Sonja Kaiser Date of Meeting – 4 October 2016 Time - 1930 End of Month – September 2016 Information (this month / local priorities / incidents) PC in attendance This past month I have been at Buckstone Primary School monitoring parking and traffic. Community Police This past month your local Policing Team have been at several Child Station Protection Case Conferences, serving Court Citations, executing Court Warrants, keeping bus passengers safe by targeting stone-throwers and assisting in keeping Fairmilehead a safe place to live and work. E Division Priorities This past month, Edinburgh Division has been focussed on solving crimes of violence, and hate crimes. PSOS Priorities and This past month, Police Scotland has been striving to work with fairness, values integrity and respect.

15. Good News We have had high visibility speed checks on busy thoroughfares in Ward 8 and surrounding wards. We have conducted patrols at local schools in the mornings, policing dangerously parked cars and speeding motorists.

16. Ward Priorities Priority 1 THEFT HOUSEBREAKING Priority 2 ASSAULT / VIOLENT CRIME Priority 3 ROAD SAFETY Priority 4 THEFT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Priority 5 HATE CRIME

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17. Housebreakings Housebreaking & Assault – Caiystane Road West on 8th September. (SOLVED) Housebreaking & Assault – Oxgangs Road on 8th September. (SOLVED) Attempt HBWI – Frogston Road on10th September. Housebreaking – Buckstone Bank on 11th September. HBWI – Buckstone Loan on 12th September. HBWI x 2 – Swanston View on 12th September. Housebreaking – Buckstone Loan East on 15th September. Housebreaking – Frogston Terrace on 17th September. Housebreaking – Bellrock Park on 26th September.

18. Assault Two males were assaulted confronting housebreakers in separate incidents on Oxgangs Road and Caiystane Road West. Thankfully neither was seriously wounded and a male has been charged with both offences as part of housebreakings.

19. Road Safety / Initiatives Apart from several incidents on the A720 City Bypass there were only a couple of minor road traffic offences in September.

20. Theft

21. Hate Crime There were no reported Hate Crimes in September.

22. ASB / NPS / incidents of note

23. Actions Update From Previous Meeting It is the intention to hold a Home Security event (information and advice), within St. Fillans Church Hall on Thursday 6th October at 1800 hours and this will be open to any local resident.

24. Actions To Be Taken From This Meeting

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26. Miscellaneous Information

Ward 8

Comprises of 3 Policing Beats, with 2 City of Edinburgh Council Funded Officers,

Police Constable 4179E Graeme Howie and Police Constable 11550E Sonja Kaiser

PF56 (Fairmilehead, Buckstone and Swanston)

PF57 (Oxgangs and )

PF58 (Colinton and )

Policing

The Community Policing Team Inspector covering Wards is Police Inspector 3324E Liz Duthie

The CPT Sergeant covering ward 8 is Police Sergeant 5890 E Billy Telford

The CPT consists of 3 teams of community-facing Constables, and the emphasis will be on community working, in a bid to solve local issues.

In non-emergencies, should you wish to contact us, please do not hesitate to do so.

You can contact us by email at [email protected] or by telephoning the national non-emergency number 101. You can also follow us on Twitter @PoliceScotland or locally @EdinburghPolice

Police Surgery

Oxgangs Library, Oxgangs Road North, Wednesdays 1700 - 1800 hours.

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Appendix A

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Appendix B

Planning Report – Tuesday 4 October 2016

A. FAIRMILEHEAD CC - LIVE

1. Demolition of existing buildings, erection of 37 flats, formation of new site entrance and parking area, landscaping works and all other associated works - Comiston Farmhouse, 83 Pentland View Reference :- 16/ 02397/FUL

This is the application by Chamberlain Bell Limited which was the subject of a presentation at the FCC Meeting on 5 April 2016. As the development has less than 50 units, no formal pre-consultation exercise was required by the Council. Comments required to be submitted to the Planning Service by Friday 8 July 2016. This application is still being assessed by Planning Officials. There is no date at present for when a report on this application will be submitted to the DMC.

2. Proposed Edinburgh Local Development Plan (LDP) Scottish Government Appeals Division Reference :- LDP – 230 -2 www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk

The Examination Report was approved by the Planning Committee at a meeting on 5 September 2016. The LDP as modified was published by the Council on 16 September 2016 and notified to Scottish Ministers. The LDP is available on the Council’s web site. Those who made representations in 2014 will also be notified, but there is no provision to make responses or representations at this stage. Unless Scottish Ministers indicate otherwise within 28 days of publication, the LDP will be reported for formal adoption by the Council in October/November 2016.

3. SESplan At its meeting on 11 August the Planning Committee supported the decision by the SESplan Joint Committee to approve the Plan for publication for representations and referred this to the full Council for ratification. This was ratified by the full Council at its meeting on 25 August 2016.

The SESplan will be published on 13 October 2016 and a 6 week period for representations will run from then until 5 pm on Thursday 24 November. In order to allow a longer time to review this Plan, a preview version of the Plan and the accompanying documents are already available to view on the website http://www.sesplan.gov.uk/. Representations can be submitted through the SESplan consultation portal. Copies of the Plan will be available for inspection in public libraries, and a series of drop in events is being held during the representation period.

B. FAIRMILEHEAD CC – PENDING 4. Miller Homes, Land to the East of Winton Gardens, Edinburgh Reference :- 15/02778/PAN No update.

5. Proposed mountain bike trails and other activities at the former Lothianburn Golf Course – Swanston Farms Limited Reference :- 15/00169/PAN Nothing has been heard about this application for several months.

6. Fairmilehead Water Works Development – DW Homes – application for non-material variation to use smooth buff block in lieu of grey eternity cladding Reference :- 14/03091/VAR2

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This application lodged on 21 July 2016 seeks approval to change the external finish of the apartment block which is currently under construction at the rear of the Charwood. This finish of smooth ashlar stone is what has already been used on the houses in the development. I have been in touch with DW Homes about this. This application is “awaiting assessment” according to the Planning Portal.

C. FAIRMILEHEAD CC – COMPLETED 7. Proposed new build hall located at front of school with new hall connection and minor alteration to admin area. Proposed minor alterations to landscaping and alteration to existing hard-standing and access road layout at Buckstone Primary School Reference:- 16/02773/FUL This application was approved by the DMC on 28 September 2016.

D. GENERAL TOPICS – Edinburgh and 8. Proposed residential development of 70-80 units of affordable housing with associated roads, parking, infrastructure and landscaping, at site 72 metres south of 4A Oxgangs Green Reference :- 16/04446/PAN

This is a pre-application notification (PAN) by Hopefield Partnerships Limited. The site extending to 1.49 hectares is the former Hunters Tryst Primary School and lies wholly within Firrhill Community Council. There will be a public consultation on the proposals in Oxgangs Library on Wednesday 5 October from 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

9. Open Space 2021 – Edinburgh’s plan for green space over the next 5 years The Council is updating Edinburgh’s Open Space Strategy, which was first published in 2010. The draft Strategy explains how the Council protects and cares for existing green spaces. It also sets out where new open space should be provided as the city grows. There are different types of green space across the city, including parks, play areas, residential green space and playing fields. There is a survey on the consultation hub on the Council website – the deadline for completing this is 21 October 2016.

10. Calderstones , demolition of existing dwellinghouse, erection of hotel, formation of access roads and associated works – Midlothian Council Reference :- 15/00113/PPP No update.

11. Application for a film and TV studio and mixed employment uses; hotel; gas and heat power plant/energy centre at Old Pentland, Loanhead – Midlothian Council Reference :- 15/00364/PPP Scottish Government Appeals Division Reference :- PPA-290 -2032 www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk

*Case Update - 6 September 2016* - Scottish Ministers have decided that they will determine this case and a direction to that effect is held on the file for this case. A reporter, Mr David Buylla, has been appointed, and instead of determining the appeal, will submit a report to Scottish Ministers. The reporter has identified a requirement for additional environmental information on the effects on bats; the combined heat and power plant; the A701 relief road; noise and vibration effects from backlots; site selection; and cumulative effects. This information has been received and was, as required, advertised to allow parties to submit comments on the submissions. The closing date for comments on this and any further submissions was 30 September 2016. The appellant will then have 14 days to comment on the submissions received.

12 Former Royal High School Building at 5-7 Regent Road, Edinburgh (Hotel Development) Reference :- 15/03989/FUL Scottish Government Appeals Division References :- PPA-230-2178 and LBA-230-2076 www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk

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*Case Update 9 September 2016* A pre-examination meeting, to discuss the arrangements for the inquiry into these cases, was held on 20 July. The note of the meeting, which sets out procedures for the inquiry, can be accessed under the ‘Procedure Notice’ tab. The meeting was webcast and is available to view at www.dpea.public-i.tv/core/portal/home. The cases have now been sisted and the inquiry will not now commence on 28 November as planned. The applicants have now lodged amended applications for the development and the PAN process will follow for this. The intention is that the amended applications, following due process, will be referred to Scottish Ministers and then conjoined with the current appeals.

12. Application for planning permission in principle for Land 1000 metres NW, SW and W of Hermiston Junction M8, Road – proposed residential development, local centre, community facilities (including primary school), green network ( “Phase 1 of the Garden District”) by Murray Estates. Reference :- 15/04318/PPP

This application was called in for determination by Scottish Ministers on 25 July 2016. A Reporter will be appointed who will submit his report to Scottish Ministers. A hearing or inquiry session may be required to assist the Reporter in making his recommendations to Scottish Ministers.

13. Change of Use to purpose built student accommodation and the erection of 2 new high quality, managed student residences (247 units – now amended to 221 units) at 27,35, 37 – 39 Lanark Road, Edinburgh. Reference :- 15/05401/FUL

A decision is awaited on this application as amended.

15. Proposed new village incorporating approx. 1,200 new houses, neighbourhood centre, primary school, open space and associated landscaping, roads and infrastructure Reference :- 16/03587/PAN

This is a forthcoming application by W&S Crawford for a development on some 62 hectares on the east and south of Dalmahoy Road. The Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club lies to the south of the site, on the opposite side of the A71. The site is within the Edinburgh Green Belt, is mainly agricultural land and there are 3 listed buildings. Public exhibitions of the proposals were held in mid-September.

Colin W Anderson Planning Representative

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