New Portobello High School - planning application

[Bob Jefferson]

From today's EN:

[seanie]

[wangi]

[wangi]

[seanie]

It might be best to wait a few days; the number of documents in the planning application will be huge and it'll take a while to get them all up. I think they were hoping to have it by the end of next week.

[Maria]

Is it just me or is there a plan ( ground floor?) missing? I can't find some of the classrooms listed on the accommodation schedule

[Maria]

[Bob Jefferson]

Over 100 views now for seanie's film on YouTube. Speaking to camera like that isn't at all easy and he did a great job. Several more films are planned. The second, featuring ex-councillor Lawrence Marshall should be online later today. And don't worry, I've already warned him that he only has 3 minutes.

[Bob Jefferson]

Here it is. Select 360p for best quality.

[Bob Jefferson]

Next up - Willie Wilson

[Porty]

[seanie]

The application now appears to be

Additional info's been added although don't know if there's more to come.

[Maria]

[seanie]

Funny. Looks like an actual scan of a drawing rather than a saved file.

[seanie]

[Bob Jefferson]

Peigi MacArthur, Head Teacher at Portobello High School

[seanie]

Having had a look through the PAC report I thought I'd share some of the highlights from the objections received;

• School is madness – concrete monstrosity that will be a blot on the landscape.

• Vast majority of residents do not want park built on.

• Disapprove of school being built on park. Portobello Park is one of the most used in Edinburgh.

• Not true to say that placing of school has approval of majority of Portobello citizens – there is huge opposition

• Appalled at possibility could be built on Portobello Park

• Fumes at cross roads – are these measured – what does Chief Medical Officer have to say about lung disease figures – perhaps deaths and possible increase in TB cases

• Unacceptable to destroy a large, well-used open space

• Despicable project

• My participation in consultation was to object to the entire concept of stealing park land to build a school and I shall continue with this opinion if the project reaches the planning stage

• Anger at proposals to build a new school on this site

• Disapprove of new build. Stealing park from people of Portobello

• Leave our park alone you have no right to steal it

• Plans to build school and housing are criminal

However, there's something odd about the report. I forwarded on a considerable number of responses to the consultation, both positive and negative, gathered through the Towerbank survey.

For some reason they appear to be missing.

[Poppy]

[Doris]

I take it that Portobello Community Council will be responding to this application on behalf of the community. Anybody know what that response will be?

[Bob Jefferson]

With four films uploaded and several more to make, my computer has broken down again, leaving me the unenviable option of attempting to edit on an old beaten-up laptop, XP and Windows Movie Maker. Anyway, the stats so far are:

Sean - 141 views
Wilie - 74
Peigi - 62
Lawrence - 55

We currently have 234 members of the Facebook page, which hopefully will translate into 234 letters of support for the application. Have you submitted yours yet?

[Makaveli]

We've done ours and all our friends in the area have too.

[Bob Jefferson]

[Pal of Porty]

[Porty]

[Bob Jefferson]

Speaking of porkies, does anyone have a copy of the PPAG leaflet that was being distributed over the weekend?

[Bob Jefferson]

The Facebook page I set up recently in support of the planning application currently has 274 members and I get the impression that many people have already submitted their comments of support. Here is the script for the film I never got round to making:

[Porty]

[Bob Jefferson]

Dunno. Haven't seen a copy yet but assume it's just more of the usual nonsense, misinformation, paranoia and lies.

[Bob Jefferson]

Although, to be fair, I still haven't actually seen a copy. Perhaps I do PPAG a disservice and their latest communication may be factual, informative and entirely truthful. Perhaps...

[Porty]

Perhaps. it has been very quiet hasn't it? No letters in the EN and as far as I know there's been no actions raised at the Court of Session. Apart from the sporadic newsletters there's been no PPAG action since Alison told us all how well the fundraising was going, which was so long ago I can't even remember when it was. Although I do believe the numbers attending "Party in the Park" have been much the same for the last 3 Years.

[wangi]

[wangi]

[wangi]

[wangi]

At the community council meeting last night representations from the Portobello community were invited. These can be emailed to portobellocc@gmail.com

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[Porty]