Scottish Power Site Re-development 2 - high density housing

[Poppy]

BL have submiited new plans (not for a superstore)

[Bob Jefferson]

Wow, that's a huge amount of detail to sift through. For anyone who just wants a general overview of the layout, try this document:

http://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/ ... 30&ext=pdf

To deal specifically with this application, PMAG (Portobello Masterplan Action Group) will surely have to form a sub-committe called SPAG (Scottish Power Action Group). Then, to raise funds for the inevitable Public Inquiry they could have a ceilidh in the Town Hall and call it the SPAG Ball.

[Poppy]

[Porty]

[Bob Jefferson]

From today's EN:

[Jamesie]

[seanie]

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[Maria]

From today's EN :

[Maria]

[Bob Jefferson]

[Porty]

[allaboardtheskylark]

Yippee, does that mean we are getting the fun fair again this summer! Popcorn, hot dogs, Buckfast.

You know, ultimately there will be something built there. How long will it take for PPAG/PCATS to come up with a suggestion.

I bet the letter is already in.

[wangi]

[Maria]

See that 'The Hootsman' has got its facts wrong:
"Previous plans for a supermarket were approved by the council".
The council opposed the plans.

[allaboardtheskylark]

TESCO, TESCO man
I wanna be a TESCO man

How sad would that be after all this time. The will have to build something.
Perhaps a new Power Station.

Nuclear off course.

[allaboardtheskylark]

Forgive the spelling, just got carried away listening to the Village People.

[SoupDragon]

Was it ever confirmed that it would have been Tesco at the site?
I think that woud have been great but unlikely now as they're building a huge one in Musselburgh.

[allaboardtheskylark]

The true applicants were hidden behind a third party. Duddingston House Properties if memory serves me correctly.
In the area TESCO seemed to be the most probable, lack of presence in the area, big store and it would compete with an ASDA with one of the highest footfalls in the UK. So the profits were there.

Don't know if the TESCO in Musselburgh was planned before or after this one but it may be feasible to have both.

Next up is Big W. If the restriction is lifted on selling food and alcohol, a condition of ASDA moving, new Supermarket in no time at all.

[SoupDragon]

Think the Tesco at M'burgh was planned early in the decade, along with health centre etc moving onto the old factory site, not sure if its just the supermarket going there now as I believe there were funding issues to new health centre.

I always thought it was unlikely to be Tesco at Scottish Power site as they seem to be upfront when they target an area, to me its seemed more speculative building.
The big chains seem to come in with all guns if they really want a site.


So now we have no petrol station in Porty, no supermarket, yeah I know there's a Scotmid but really its so awful its cant be counted as a "supermarket".

I get in the car and go to Asda or Tesco, even Sainsury but still get bacon and sausages for the household at Findlays.

[seanie]

When the planning inquiry rejected the superstore it didn't do so in principal, so it's at least feasible that such a development could occur. But the subsequent Development Framework, with the emphasis on residential development, makes it even less likely.

But in terms of housing, what was proposed was probably close to what would stack up in terms of finance. Given the current financial situation, my guess would be the site remains derelict for the forseeable future.

[Bob Jefferson]

Stephen Hawkins, from the EN Letters Page recently:

[wangi]

Admin: comments on the most recent pre-planning proposal for reduced density housing along with a small supermarket on this site have been split to .