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Individual planning proposals not covered elsewhere

This page is mainly intended as a ‘catch-all’ for important Spokes submissions relating to Edinburgh and not covered on the following pages…

  • Note that this page was only created in Sept 2015 so has nothing before that
  • We only show really important applications, not the many others that we comment on most weeks
  • If you have difficulty looking up planning applications, see here

1708  PA 15/04318/PPP  Millburn Tower (off Gogar Station Road)  Government Inquiry  Spokes submission (mainly re need for Gogar rbt ped/cycle bridge)   RBS BUG submission

1605 PA 15/04318/PPP  Millburn Tower (off Gogar Station Road)  See also 1511 below for earlier stagesReport to Committee by officers, recommending refusal.  Spokes deputation to Committee.  [Committee then overturns officers’ recommendation and approves development, but goes to full Council for final decision]. Spokes letter to Councillors before full Council, seeking crossing of A8/bypass/Gogar roundabout.

1512 PA 15/05100/FUL Balerno, south west of Newmills Road  200-space housing development, remote from all facilities.  Good example of how the wording of the application distorts the reality of what will be largely car-based development. Application details [link].  Spokes objection [pdf].

1512 PA 15/05224/PPP South Of Freelands Farm, Freelands Road, Ratho 150-space housing development, remote from all facilities.   Yet another example of how the wording of an application distorts the reality of what will be largely car-based development. Application details [link].  Spokes objection Freelands Rd, Ratho [pdf].

1511 PA 15/04318/PPP  Millburn Tower (off Gogar Station Road) Massive housing development, disastrous for cycling & walking on Gogar Station Road.  Application details [link].  Spokes objection [doc].  Objection by Royal Bank of Scotland Gogarburn Bicycle User Group – who have over 550 members [pdf].

1509 PA 15/03780/FUL  Donaldsons’ School   Planning application details [link].  Spokes objection [pdf 67k]