Category Archives: News and Events

John Lewis Depot in Bonnington: new flats?

What’s it all about?

A proposal for ‘residential development (class 9 and sui generis flats) together with commercial space (including class 1, 2 and 4) and associated works at the site of the John Lewis depot, Bonnington Road Lane, Edinburgh, EH6 5BJ, for the John Lewis Partnership’

What’s happening just now?

  1. Presentation to Leith Central CC on Monday 18 September
    • LCCC meets at 7pm at McDonald Road library.
  2. Public event on Tuesday 5th September
    • 3pm to 8pm, at the McDonald Road Library

Montagu Evans informed us about the public event, and sent this site-plan. (Click the thumbnail to see the full-sized PDF.)

Leith Programme and CEC Project Update Nr 108: TRAMS!

(adapted from an email sent at 07:53:07 on 29 August 2017 from Leith.Programme@edinburgh.gov.uk)

LCCC says:
The following is not just a standard ‘Leith Programme’ announcement: the message below outlines a cluster of major projects, each of which will have a major (negative, at least during the prolonged construction period) impact on Leith Walk and its hinterland, even if well-managed.
Particularly noteworthy: no word about how any of this impacts on the completion of the existing ‘Leith Programme’, i.e. fixing Leith Walk along its whole length. Is this just absence of contingency planning – in case the tram outline business case is deemed to be not robust or the tram project start is delayed? Or has the idea to completely repair Leith Walk repairs already been abandoned?

Dear Stakeholder

Tram to Newhaven Update

The Outline Business Case (OBC) for taking Edinburgh’s tram service down to Leith and Newhaven will be published on the Council’s website on Tuesday 29 August at 7.00am.

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Paolozzi sculptures

(following on from this post, and adapted from an email sent today by Cllr Marion Donaldson. Cllr Donaldson apologised for the delay in responding to our queries – she was waiting for feedback from CEC officers.)

The move of the three-piece Paolozzi sculpture is still at the proposal stage and no final decision has yet been taken.

Officers continue with consultation on the temporary relocation of the art work. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused. Further information follows. Continue reading →

Leith Programme Stakeholder Update 107: Phase 4 (Iona Street to Brunswick Street)

 (adapted from an email from Michael Motion, Senior Project Manager at Turner & Townsend, sent at 16:51 on 21 August 2017)

As of Monday 4th September, following the Edinburgh festival embargo, our Contractor, Crummock, will be returning to Leith Walk to complete Phase 4 of the Leith Programme.  We anticipate completing these works by Friday 3rd November (being an 8 week construction programme).  Continue reading →