New Portobello High School- Where and how?

by **seanie** » 26 Mar 2006, 02:19

Since speculation is the order of the day;

Estimated costs;
Cost of new PHS Â£35million
Cost of new St Johnâ€™s Â£6 million
Cost of new golf course Â£2million
Total costs Â£43million
Estimated receipts Development of old school sites and of existing golf course Â£30million
Shortfall Â£13million

So, lets look at an alternative: (note NO HOUSING on golf course)

Estimated costs;
Cost of new PHS (built on park at the top of golf course) Â£35million
Cost of upgrading St Johnâ€™s on its current site Â£3 million
Cost of new golf course Â£nil
Cost of developing new land at Brunstane into large biodiverse park Â£1 million.
Total costs Â£39million
Estimated receipts
from developing houses on existing PHS site Â£10 million
Shortfall Â£29million

Who'd've thought fantasy accounting could be such fun?

by **Alison Connelly** » 26 Mar 2006, 12:46

by **Dadaist** » 26 Mar 2006, 13:35

by **Dadaist** » 26 Mar 2006, 14:35

by **Epykat** » 26 Mar 2006, 14:45

by **Dadaist** » 26 Mar 2006, 14:52

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 15:03

by **Lawrence Marshall** » 26 Mar 2006, 15:05

by **Epykat** » 26 Mar 2006, 15:20

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 15:21

by **Epykat** » 26 Mar 2006, 15:28

by **Dadaist** » 26 Mar 2006, 15:33

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:04

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:15

by **Lawrence Marshall** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:17

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:25

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:32

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:33

Lawrence-fair enough, lets see what they say? Please don't forget it wasn't just the land value from the houses on the park. It is also the developers profit from the sale of houses on all three sites.

Your proposal would mean that BL gets the profit from housing on the existing school site instead of these profits going to help fund the schools. There would be no profit from the sale of houses on the golf course. There would be no profit from the sale of houses at Brunstane. You have actually come up with negative funding!! And wiped out the cost savings with a two school campus. Which probably also wipes out much of the potential for prudential borrowing. Way to fund!!

The high street is central for Portobello. People want central for the catchment area. Take a look at a catchment area map, I don't think its fair to say the scottish power site is central. You just skipped over the largest high school on the smallest space statement. Are you aware that each of the students at PHS and ST John's have only 2/3rds of the MINIMUM recommended space for a school?

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:42

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:44

by **Rex_Mundi** » 26 Mar 2006, 16:50

by **Alison Connelly** » 26 Mar 2006, 17:01

by **Maria** » 26 Mar 2006, 18:49

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 20:02

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 20:10

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 20:13

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Mar 2006, 20:41

by **PortyMan** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:20

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:28

by **PortyMan** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:35

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:36

by **Maria** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:47

by **Stephen McIntyre** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:56

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:58

I think we need to enlist the assistance of Mr Poppy again to sort this out. Are these conditions still effective or have they lapsed? Can the Council go ahead and develop this land?

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