We attended tonight’s ‘drop in’ event from GVA on proposals for housing at Foxhall.
Unfortunately there is no online version of the materials which were on display. GVA has promised to provide us with a PDF of the presentation and we are happy to share this. If you’d like a copy then just email us at kevin.lang@edinburgh.gov.uk or Louise.young@edinburgh.gov.uk
THE BASICS
GVA are looking to bring forward a formal planning application for up to 100 homes on the Foxhall site just to the east of Kirkliston.
There would be one access road into the development from the Foxhall/Conifox road with other pedestrian access points to the north and south.
The application will be for approval in principle for a housing development on this site on behalf of the land owner. The detailed planning application (which would include road layouts, housing designs etc) would come later.
THE PROCESS
GVA will likely undertake another period of formal consultation over the summer before the application is submitted. They are then aiming for a decision from the Council (again, on the principle of housing) by the end of 2017. That planning process would allow people to make objections as usual.
MAKING YOUR VIEWS KNOWN
The presentation boards from today are available to view in Kirkliston Library. As mentioned, you can email us for a PDF copy which we’ll happily pass on.
Frustratingly, there are only paper feedback forms and no electronic versions to share. You can however email comments to oliver.munden@gva.co.uk by 19 June.
WHAT WE SAID
We were clear in expressing our views to GVA tonight and explained the huge pressures which already exist in the village.
After running an initial consultation event last January, it was disappointing that GVA did not appear to have any detailed answers to the issues which were raised by residents five months ago.
In particular, we highlighted the problems we are seeing today in terms of school capacity. We also focused on the gridlock already experienced at the village cross roads. We explained how we had been elected to try and resolve that congestion, not make it worse. Again, at this stage, there was no solution offered in terms of the impact of another 100 houses within just a few hundred yards of the crossroads.
There is clearly a long process to go through before any decision is taken. We will work hard to keep folks informed as this proposal moves forward.
Again, if you’d like PDF copies of the GVA presentation, just email us at Kevin.lang@edinburgh.gov.uk or Louise.young@edinburgh.gov.uk