Final piling at Shrubhill

(adapted from an email from Allenbuild, received 6 March 2018)

If you have any concerns about the following, please contact Donald McLean of Allenbuild directly. Please also CC your concerns to planning.lccc@leithcentralcc.co.uk.

The final piling ‘visit’ to the Shrubhill site, which stretches from Leith Walk to Dryden St is going ahead. Piling equipment will mobilise to site on Monday 12 March. The duration of the piling should be no more than 3 weeks.

The first week’s work will be taking place alongside the railway track beside the old chimney.
The middle week will be the works to the two buildings nearest the old gable walls on the boundary.
The final week back into the middle of the site.

Allenbuild will position vibration-monitoring equipment along the old gables and at the rail bridge and chimney.

No piling will commence before 08:00 am. Piling will cease by 18:30. It is likely that piling will also occur on Saturday 17 March and Saturday 24 March, from 08:00 to 14:30 at the latest.

Donald McLean, Project Manager, Allenbuild Ltd

The Engine Yard, 28 Dryden Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4PW
Site Office: 0131 478 1246 ext 202. Mobile: 07484 039 677
Email: donald.mclean@placesforpeople.co.uk

Please vote for the Leith Greenspace Feasibility Study and Masterplan

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As I’m sure everyone who came to the Leith Chooses event last Saturday will agree, the event was a great success. Despite the challenging weather conditions, almost all of the groups managed to be there as well as hundreds of Leithers who casted their votes for the projects of their choice.

As you may know, Leith Central Community Council joined forces with Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council to put in a funding bid for a Feasibility Study and Masterplan for Leith’s unloved green spaces.

To have a chance of actually getting this project funding we need your votes! And you can vote until 17 March 5pm.

There are two ways of voting. Either way you will need an access code and password. You can vote if you live or work in Leith, belong to a Leith-based group and/or volunteer in Leith.

From now until 17 March you can pick up cards with the necessary information at the Leith and McDonald Road libraries as well as the Kirkgate Community Centre. Once you have the information, all you need to do is go to the LeithChooses website and click on the Vote Here button.

Look for the ‘Vote Here’ image

You can then cast 4 votes in each of the three categories. Our project is in the Large Grant category. You must cast all 12 votes to complete the process.

You can also request a code and password online by emailing your full name, address AND postcode to leithchooses@edinburgh.gov.uk. If you belong to a group, mention the name, address and postcode of that group. From there on the process is the same: once you have the information, all you need to do is go to the LeithChooses website and click on the Vote Here button, cast 4 votes in each of the three categories and don’t forget to vote for our project in the Large Grant category. You must cast all 12 votes to complete the process.

Happy Voting!

Developer Contributions and Infrastructure Delivery consultation: LCCC’s response

Edinburgh Council recently consulted on its draft supplementary guidance on ‘Developer Contributions and Infrastructure Delivery’. Here is Leith Central CC’s response:

Developers contribution and infrastructure delivery

Comments by Leith Central Community Council

Overview

Whilst the consensus view of the Community Council is that this a welcome document in that it more clearly defines contributions developers are required to make under Section 75, there are a number of aspects which we consider to be disadvantageous to the central Leith area.

These concern provision of health care, educational requirements and contributions to the extension of the tramline along Leith Walk.

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