New Portobello High School- Where and how?

by **Dadaist** » 07 Nov 2006, 15:50

Has anyone said this to a PPAG? What do they say back?

by **Poppy** » 07 Nov 2006, 15:53

by **Dadaist** » 07 Nov 2006, 15:55

by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2006, 15:57

by **Dadaist** » 07 Nov 2006, 16:10

by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2006, 17:08

by **Dadaist** » 07 Nov 2006, 17:32

by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2006, 17:35

by **seanie** » 07 Nov 2006, 18:22

by **Poppy** » 07 Nov 2006, 18:48

Found this in It's to do with National Galleries of Scotland Bill and the extension of the National Gallery at the Mound. Princes Street Gardens are definitely Common Good Land - I'm sure I read that the New Town was built on CGL?

[quote]Under Section 75(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 any local authority which is contemplating disposal of Common Good land where there is seen to be a significant community interest in its retention must make an application to a Court before it can proceed with disposal. The underlying intention of this provision is judicial evaluation as between the benefits of disposing of the land and the protection of the interests of the community on whose behalf Common Good land is held. Accordingly, the Council applied to the Sheriff for authority to release the site arguing that the development of the area in which the site was included would be of benefit to the inhabitants of the Councilâ€™s area and to others â€œin that it will improve both the cultural andcommercial life of the Cityâ€

by **seanie** » 07 Nov 2006, 18:59

by **Tess@Porty** » 07 Nov 2006, 21:25

by **Porty** » 07 Nov 2006, 23:03

by **wangi** » 07 Nov 2006, 23:42

Why would the golf course be common good land? It was bought by the council in 1898 (for Â£25k) to replace the original course (which was gifted I believe) which is now under the Harry Lauder Rd and railway lines...

by **Dadaist** » 07 Nov 2006, 23:58

by **Porty** » 08 Nov 2006, 00:29

by **wangi** » 08 Nov 2006, 12:53

by **Porty** » 08 Nov 2006, 14:06

by **Bob Jefferson** » 08 Nov 2006, 18:31

The PPAG submission in full:

by **seanie** » 08 Nov 2006, 19:13

A new school built on Common Good land. The legal position appears to have been that the land could be built on if sold or leased to the council (payments made into the common good fund) or subject to a land swap. In this instance I understand the Council decided to lease the land to itself.

by **Porty** » 09 Nov 2006, 00:26

by **Bob Jefferson** » 09 Nov 2006, 18:19

From today's EN:

by **Poppy** » 09 Nov 2006, 19:23

It's an opinion not a decision! As Bob has said before ... the courts decide.

It seems to me that the problem is that no-one seems to be really sure what exactly Common Good land is?

by **Bob Jefferson** » 09 Nov 2006, 20:03

by **Poppy** » 09 Nov 2006, 20:14

by **Bob Jefferson** » 09 Nov 2006, 20:22

by **seanie** » 09 Nov 2006, 20:37

by **Porty** » 09 Nov 2006, 21:14

by **Porty** » 09 Nov 2006, 21:21

by **seanie** » 09 Nov 2006, 22:17

by **Porty** » 09 Nov 2006, 22:54

by **Porty** » 09 Nov 2006, 22:59

by **Porty** » 10 Nov 2006, 03:44

by **Maria** » 10 Nov 2006, 10:40

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