QUEENSFERRY and DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

1. PORT EDGAR - The development of Port Edgar has been under review for many years, and the community has resisted previous plans to turn the area into a housing estate.   The latest proposals are under consideration. 
City of Edinburgh Council are seeking a development partner and have taken the first step by advertising in the Official Journal of the European Union. City Development is working on the next stage by issuing a pre-qualification Questionnaire to all parties who have noted interest. The CEC  Estate Manger has written to Queensferry and District Community Council advising of these matters and enclosing copies of the drawings and the questionnaire. Copies of these documents were passed to our transport and planning consultants for comment. – there have been comments received back from our two consultants and the Community Council has requested a meeting with CEC to discuss the points raised and our concerns about the Port Edgar development should the preferred replacement forth crossing be built. An agenda item of The Project Board meeting held on 12th December 2008 was the inclusion of local representation from the Community Council, QBA or an Almond Ward Councillor.

The Port Edgar Project Board  

Jim Inch.                           Chair, Director of Corporate Services,
Stephanie-Anne Harris,      Head of Sport & Physical Activity, Corporate Services Dept;
Keith Jackson,                   Chief Executive of Edinburgh Leisure;
Bill Ness,                           Head of Corporate Property & Contingency Planning, City Development Dept
Murray McFarlane,             Principal Finance Manager, Finance Dept
Alastair Wallace                 Thomas and Adamson.

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2. ECHLINE AVENUE - Places for People, an 'arms length' company of the Edinburgh City Council, is proposing to build houses on the open ground to the east of Echline Rigg flats, the ground being bounded to the east by Echline Avenue. As part of the plans the play-ground will be repositioned likely South of the development and to the rear of Echline Terrace nos 39 – 48. The Community Council is presently facilitating consultation with residents and the school on the location of the play area and seeking views on the type of play equipment that might be installed.  We would be pleased to receive your comments

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A public consultation was held in January 2005, and apart from the loss of open space, the main objections were to the materials specified, and the traffic proposals. The planning application has now been approved for a reduced number of houses and improved parking. Places for People forecast that the work will commence in the AUTUMN of 2007.

The Project Managers of Places for People attended the Council’s February meeting to discuss operational and logistics matters prior to starting work on site.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING

OBJECTIVE: To take a pro-active role in planning matters within Queensferry and Dalmeny to ensure that the Community is consulted on issues that would have an impact on the area, and their views communicated to the Edinburgh City Council Planning Department

TO ACHIEVE THIS BY:

• Monitoring the weekly lists produced by Edinburgh Council.
• Consulting with relevant Planning Officers where appropriate.
• Becoming a consultee on planning issues where we have concerns on the impact to the Community.
• Holding extra meetings with Community Council members to discuss planning issues.
• Responding rapidly, through a sub-committee, to urgent planning matters.
• Writing letters to the Planning Department expressing the views of the Community and Community Council on planning issues.
• Holding public meetings to publicise plans and gauge Community feeling where appropriate.

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