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In last month’s edition, I gave details of the site visit conducted by the Scottish Government’s


Planning


Reporter to the Greenbelt site to the East of Winton Gardens where Miller Homes had submitted plans to build a residential development. This saw a tremendous turnout from local residents. I can now reveal that the Planning Reporter has sided with the City of Edinburgh Council and upheld the original refusal of this development. The Reporter reached this


decision after reviewing all the excellent objection letters from


local residents and community groups as well as the Council’s original refusal notice. He was left in no doubt as to the strength of local feeling against the plans. This outcome would not


have been possible without the hard work and dedication of concerned local residents, in particular the Fairmilehead Community Council and the Friends of Winton Woods who made sure that the Council and the Scottish Government rejected these plans and helped protect our surrounding Greenbelt. The Planning Reporter’s


decision is final. However


individuals unhappy with the decision have the right to appeal to the Court of Session within six weeks of the date of the appeal decision. You can visit the Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals website www.dpea.scotland.go.uk and click on the ‘search’ box which should take you to the main on- line appeal site. This is not only a great


result for the residents of Fairmilehead but also for the rest of the City as it refused to set a precedent


for developers attacking our historic Greenbelt.


An exhibition was recently held by the developers who have brought forward a proposal on behalf of supermarket retailers ALDI.


They are seeking to turn


the current site of the British Ge- ological Survey building on Gilm- erton Road, just down from the


entrance to Guardwell Crescent, into an ALDI store. There will be a number of


issues raised regarding this pro- posal and it is essential we fully understand the plans they have for the store and the imme diate area. The consultation process will also give residents the op-


portunity to have their views re- flected in the proposals. I'm particularly keen to


ensure we use this opportunity to improve the junction of Gilm- erton Road and Moredun Park Road that has been giving resi- dents and drivers concerns for some years.


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