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Edinburgh Canal Strategy - Consultation Document Item no IO €D IN BVRG H Report no THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Edinburgh Canal Strategy - Consultation Document ~ Planning Committee 30 September 2010 1 Purpose of report 1.I To inform the Committee of progress on the preparation of an Edinburgh Canal Strategy and to seek approval of a consultation document as part of this process. 2 Summary 2.1 The City of Edinburgh Council and British Waterways Scotland (BWS) are preparing an Edinburgh Canal Strategy. The strategy, once approved, will identify on and off canal moorings sites, opportunities for complementary canal- side developments and ensure that the potential of the canal is fully maximised for the benefit of canal user groups and the wider community. This report updates the Committee on the consultation to date and presents a consultation document intended to help inform the preparation of a draft Edinburgh Canal Strategy. 3 Main report Background 3.1 In February 2008, the Committee considered a report that described the work of the Edinburgh Canal Development Group and its intention to prepare an Edinburgh Canal Strategy. The report described a route map that sought to realise the full potential of the canal through the development of on and off canal moorings and complementary canal-side proposals. In December 2009 the Committee considered a further report that provided an update on progress towards this goal and set out arrangements for future stakeholder engagement. Pre-draft consultation exercises 3.2 In July and August 2010, focus group meetings were held to discuss the preparation of a canal strategy. The groups consisted of: . Local Councillors from wards adjacent to the canal; . Relevant community councils with a link to the canal; . User groups such as the St Andrews Boat club, Reunion and Spokes 1 . Representatives from services within the Council and; . Stakeholder bodies such as SEPA, British Waterways and Sustrans. 3.3 The workshops were held at Ratho Community Centre (20 July); Wester Hailes Library (21 July) and Tollcross Community Centre (17 August) and attended by a number of local stakeholders. Each workshop took the form of an informal meeting and considered canal-related issues, canal-related development opportunities and the enhancement of natural features within relevant sections of the Canal. The outcomes were a list of stakeholder recommendations for each section. The workshops were considered by all participants to be successful in identifying key issues to be identified in the consultation document and addressed by the strategy. 3.4 A fourth workshop was held on 18 August and attended by representatives of service departments across the Council, statutory consultees and a number of user groups. The workshop considered strategic issues along the length of the canal within Edinburgh; the issues raised from the first series of workshops were drawn together and presented to the group. The outcomes of this series of workshops have helped inform the preparation of a consultation document as described below. Consultation 3.5 It is recognised that a significant challenge exists in seeking to maximise the potential of the canal through the development of on and off canal moorings and supporting canal-side proposals whilst protecting the existing character of the canal, respecting its history and its nature conservation interests. Therefore, in order to develop the strategy further, it is proposed to undertake a public consultation exercise based on the document attached at Appendix 1. The maps will be reproduced in colour for consultation purposes. The consultation exercise will consist of community and key stakeholder workshops and events within the three ‘hubs’ of the city centre, Wester Hailes and Ratho. 3.6 The aim of the consultation exercise is to further explore relevant canal issues, to develop a strategy collaboratively with all stakeholders, stimulate canal related proposals in Wester Hailes, Ratho, and the city centre and critically promote community involvement in the use and future of the Union Canal. It is anticipated that a draft Edinburgh Canal Strategy, together with the results of the consultation exercise will be reported to Planning Committee in early 201 1. 3.7 A list of consultation dates is available online via the Council’s website. 4 Financial Implications 4.1 There are no direct financial implications for the Planning Service arising from this report. 5 Environmental Impact 5.1 There are no adverse environmental impacts arising from this report. 2 6 Conclusions 6.1 It is recognised that a significant challenge exists in seeking to maximise the potential of the canal through the development of on and off canal moorings and supporting canal side proposals whilst protecting the existing character of the historic canal structure and its natural environment and biodiversity. Therefore, a period of consultation based on the attached consultation document is proposed in order to facilitate the further development of the strategy. 7 Recommendations 7.1 It is recommended that the Planning Committee: Notes the progress on preparing an Edinburgh Canal Strategy; and Approves the Edinburgh Canal Strategy consultation document for consultation purposes. Dave Anderson Director of City Development Appendices Appendix 1 : Edinburgh Canal Strategy - Consultation Document ContacVteVEmail Kate Hopper (0131) 529 6232 [email protected] Craig Wood (0131)529 3904 [email protected] Wards affected 2, 7, 9 3 Single Outcome Supports National Outcome 1: We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive Agreement place for doing business in Europe. Supports Local Outcomes: Edinburgh is a thriving, growing city with a high quality of life and environment and a prosperous economy. Supports Local Outcome: Edinburgh is an internationally competitive business location that attracts talent and investment to its growing knowledge-based economy. Supports Local Outcome: Edinburgh is the U Kstop performing tourist destination outside of London. The global competitive edge of Edinburgh's Festivals is maintained. Supports National Outcome IO: We live in well-designed, sustainable places where we are able to access the amenities and services we need. Supports National Outcome 12: We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect it and enhance it for future generations Supports Local Outcomes: Edinburgh's natural and built environment is supportedandenhanced. Background Report to Planning Committee 'The Edinburgh Canal Development Strategy' Papers 28 February 2008 Report to Planning Committee 'The Edinburgh Canal Development Strategy - Update on Progress' 3 December 2009 KEH/FWPLANCOM/EdinCanal Strategy Consultation 21 September 2010 4 Appendix I EDINBURGH CANAL STRATEGY Consultation Document I.o Introduction 1.I Since it’s re-birth as part of the Millennium Link Project the Union Canal has come a long way from a derelict backwater to become one of Edinburgh’s most important heritage, recreational and community assets. 1.2 The Union Canal is now enjoyed on a daily basis by people from across the city and beyond for a variety of uses such as boating, rowing, walking, cycling and fishing. The Union Canal is also a focus for new development, particularly at Fountainbridge, for new canal boat moorings and marina’s and for canal-focused community activities. However, as the canal is developed, it must also be protected and its potential maximised for the for the benefit of the wider community and environment. 1.3 The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) and British Waterways Scotland (BWS) are preparing a strategy for the Union Canal within the Edinburgh area to guide its development. This consultation document sets out opportunities for discussion with the wider community; at the end of which CEC and BWS hope to promote a vision of the place we wish the Union Canal to be.. 2.0 Scotland’s Canals 2.1 Scotland’s canal network is over 200 years old and travels for 137 miles from Loch Ness in the north to Fort William and Glasgow in the west, via Falkirk to Edinburgh in the East. The Scottish canal network is a national and international asset, not just for its recreational value, but as for its important industrial heritage. 2.2 The Scottish canal network is made up of 5 canals, in the Highlands - the Caledonian and the Crinian, and in the Lowlands - the Monkland, the Forth and Clyde and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union, known more simply as The Union Canal. 3.0 The Union Canal History 3.1 Designed by the engineer Hugh Baird, the 31.5 mile Union Canal was built in only 4 years between 1818 and 1822 at a cost of f461,760 - twice its initial estimate. The Canal was built using picks, shovels and wheelbarrows by labourers known as navigators - ‘navvies’. Many immigrants came from Ireland to work on the canal including notably William Burke and William Hare. 3.2 The Union Canal was built to transport coal into to the city and waste and horse manure out. Later, the canal was also used to transport passengers - a swift boat could reach Falkirk in 3.5 hours and at its peak in 1836 was used annually by 200,000 passengers. 3.3 However, in 1842, the opening of the Edinburgh Glasgow railway led to passengers and goods moving away from the canal to this new faster means of transport. Use of the canal declined and in 1965 an Act of Parliament closed the canal to navigation, the canal fell into disrepair and was eventually severed by the M8 motorway and housing development at Wester Hailes. 3.4 But the turn of the millennium saw an extensive restoration program made possible by the millennium lottery fund; the Millennium Link Project restored the Union Canal to its former glory re-instating the waterway at Wester Hailes. The canal was re-opened to navigation in 2001 and now links the heart of Edinburgh to Glasgow via the spectacular Falkirk Wheel.
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