Chapter 1 - Plan-Wide Issues
Length of the plan (1-1); prematurity of the plan (1-2); sustainability and
housing strategy (1-3); development needs and sustainability (1-4); air quality
management areas (1-5); air and water pollution and flooding (1-6); energy
consumption and sustainability (1-6); population growth and retailing (1-8); and
development plan departures (1-9).
Chapter 2 - Environmental Impact and Various Countryside Policies
Environmental impact (2-1); development in the countryside (2-1);
environment policies and designations including their effect on farming (2-2);
need for review of the green belt (2-9); permitted development in the green belt
(2.10); rural estate management in the green belt (2-11); and war games (2-12).
Chapter 3 - Location-Specific Green Belt Matters
South of Queensferry (3-1); the Dark Entries, Queensferry (3-3); land at
Scotstoun (3-5); land north of Kirkliston (3-7); West Craigs, Maybury (3-9);
Gogarbank (3-10); SASA site at Gogarbank (3-12); Dalmahoy Mains (3-13); Harlaw
Reservoir (3-15); and Marchbank, Balerno (3-17).
Chapter 4 - Landscape and Agricultural Land Safeguards
Design in green belt and countryside (4-1); design criteria in rural estates
(4-2); prime agricultural land (4-4); need for review of area of great landscape
value (4-6); landscape protection policy (4-7); landscape quality designation at
Braehead Farm (4-8); landscape quality designation at Baird Road, Ratho (4-10);
and designed landscapes (4-13).
Chapter 5 - Trees, Nature Conservation and Countryside Recreation
Protection of trees and woodland (5-1); trees in the Water of Leith Valley
(5-4); SINC boundary at Dundas Estate (5-4); restricting permitted development
in nature conservation areas (5-7); countryside recreation (5-8); caravans and
camping (5-10); golf courses and driving ranges (5-11); golf course
redevelopment (5-13); and the Union canal towpath (5-15).
Chapter 6 - Built Heritage and Open Space
Non-scheduled archaeological remains (6-1); listed buildings (6-4); development
in villa areas (6-6); and standards for provision of open space (6-7).
Chapter 7 - Flooding, Surface Water Drainage, Advertisements, Telecommunications
Development, Masts and Burial Grounds
Flood prevention schemes (7-1); flooding (7-3); sustainable urban drainage
(7-3); flood control area at Eastfield Road (7-4); advertisements (7-8);
telecommunications development (7-9); pylons and masts (7-12); and burial
grounds (7-13).
Chapter 8 - Mineral Working and Waste Disposal
Control of mineral working (8-1); sustainable disposal of waste (8-6);
Craigiehill Quarry (8-13); recycling (8-15); waste disposal and waste management
facility (8-17); area waste plan (8-20); and Queensferry waste water treatment
plant (8-21).
Chapter 9 - Economic and Commercial Development
West Edinburgh Planning
Framework: green belt releases (paragraph 6.11 of plan) (9-1); green belt land
releases and new allocations for business and industry: Policy E 5 (9-2); land
west of city bypass, south of Gogar Junction: Policy ED1 (9-4); land at Gogar
Station Road: Policy ED1 (9-6); land release at Gogarburn: Policy ED1 and
proposal ECON9 (9-7); planning context for Edinburgh Airport and Royal Highland
and Agricultural Society Showground (9-10); Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston
(9-10); airport hotels: Policy ED5 (9-13); sites at Eastfield Road, Ingliston:
Policies E5, ED5 and ED6 (9-14); Newbridge (West): Proposal ECON8 (9-24);
Claylands Farm, Newbridge: Policy ED1 (9-32); Ferrymuir, South Queensferry:
Policy ED1 & Proposal ECON 2 (9-34); Royal Elizabeth Yard, South Queensferry:
Policies E 5, ED 5-7 (9-38); sites west of City bypass and east of Hermiston
village: Policy ED1 (9-41); site west of Hermiston village: Policy ED1 (9-43);
and site east of Riccarton Campus: Policy ED1 (9-45).
Chapter 10 - Transport Policy Issues
Tram related issues, planning agreements, and developers’ contributions
(10-1); Newbridge and Ratho Station: Transport and economic development
proposals (10-13); transport impacts: Policies TRA2, TRA3, and TRA5; pre-inquiry
modifications 23 & 36 (10-16); safeguarding routes for return to rail use:
Policy TRA 6 (10-18); airport access proposals: chapter 7 (10-18); Union Canal:
Canalside development (policy E28) (10-20); canalside cycle and pedestrian
routes (policy TRA6); national cycle network (pre-inquiry modification 26)
(10-20); and Edinburgh Airport: Paragraphs 6.35, 6.38 & 6.39 (10-23).
Chapter 11 - Transport Proposals
Park and ride proposal at Maybury Road: Policy TRA 8 (11-1); park and ride
proposal at Hermiston: Policy TRA 8 & Transport Proposal T2 (11-3); safeguarding
land for improvement of the A71: Policy TRA 8 & Transport Proposal T 8 (11-4);
Curriehill Station and Currie bypass: Policy TRA 8 (11-5); and Currie bypass:
Policy TRA 8 and Transport Proposal T7 (11-9).
Chapter 12 - South Queensferry and Environs
The Fisheries, Hopetoun: (Policies E5, E6, E12) (12-1); Linn Mill: green
belt boundary (Policy E5) (12-2); Springfield: housing proposal HSG2 and
environmental proposal ENV 6) (12-3); protected retail frontages: Policy R1
(12-6); Catherine Terrace: Policy E52 and environmental proposal ENV 5 (12-9);
South Queensferry Conservation Area: Policy E35 (12-10); Dalmeny Conservation
Area boundary: Policy E36 (12-11); Dalmeny: green belt boundaries (Policy E5)
(12-11).
Chapter 13 - Balerno, Currie and Environs
Balerno - Lanark Road West: boundaries of green belt and Area of Outstanding Landscape Quality (13-1); Pilmuir Farm Steading: green belt boundary (Policy E5) (13-4); Ravelrig, Lanark Road West: green belt, AOLQ, and protection of open space (Policy E51) (13-5); Defined Guest House Area: Policy ED 12 (13-9); Bridge Road: green belt boundary (Policy E5) (13-10); Malleny Park: Policy E 52, proposal ENV 1 & brief (13-12); Malleny Croft: Policy H 2 (13-14); and Cockburn Crescent: green belt boundary (Policy E5) (13-17)
Currie - Kirkgate: green belt and conservation area boundaries (policies E 5, E 35 & H2) (13-18); Kinleith paper mill: green belt, rehabilitation of brownfield land, and SINC designation (13-21); Kinleith Mills: Housing proposal HSG 1 (13-27); Blinkbonny: green belt boundary (Policy E 5) (13-28); and Lanark Road West: housing site HSG 6 (Policy H 1) (13-31).
Chapter 14 - Housing: Policy-Related Objections
Use of green belt and greenfield land (14-1); core development areas and
housing policy (14-2); availability of infrastructure (14-3); area of restraint
(14-4); omission of completed developments (14-6); housing land allocation at
Kirkliston (14-6); site at Harlaw Road, Balerno (14-7); Policy H1, constrained
sites and transportation (14-8); insufficiency of housing land (14-11); use of
brownfield sites (14-12); infill sites (14-13); open space for new housing
(14-14); Calderwood New Settlement (14-16); housing land (14-17); and
development in the countryside (14-18).
Chapter 15 -
Education Matters
Chapter 16 - Strategic Housing
Land at
Kirkliston
North Kirkliston (16-1); open space south of the “Drambuie” site 16-17); and
Kirkliston Distillery (16-21).
Chapter 17 - Strategic Housing
Land at
Newbridge and In and East of Ratho Station
ECON8 site at Newbridge (cross-reference only) (17-1); Hillwood Road, Ratho
Station (17-1); and land east of Ratho Station (17-13).
Chapter 18 - Strategic Housing
Land
South and South-East of Ratho Station
Harvest Road, Ratho Station (18-1); Harvest Road East, Ratho Station (18-5);
and land south-east of Ratho Station (18-12).
Chapter 19 - Strategic Housing
Land at
Ratho
Baird Road, Ratho (19-1); Freelands Road, Ratho (19-6); Craigpark Quarry,
Ratho (19-12); and sites south-west and east of Ratho (19-17).
Chapter 20 - Housing
Land at
Meadowfield, Hermiston, Muirwood Road, and South and West of Balerno
Meadowfield Farm (20-1); Hermiston (20-5); Muirwood Road, Currie (20-8); and
land south and west of Balerno (20-10).
Chapter 21 -
Housing Sites Assessment
Chapter 22 - Affordable Housing, Special Needs Housing, Sites for Travellers and
Utility Sites
Affordable housing (22-1); special needs housing (22-9); sites for
travellers (22-11); and reuse of utility sites (22-13).
Chapter 23 - Implementation, Appendices and Glossary
Monitoring of the plan (23-1); planning agreements (23-2); area profile
(Appendix A) (23-4); rights of way (Appendix F) (23-5); and definition of
brownfield (Glossary) (23-7).
Appendix 1 – Alphabetical List of Objectors and Index to the Report
Appendix 2 – Note of Pre-Inquiry Meeting
Appendix 3 – List of Core Documents
Appendix 4 – List of additional Documents
Appendix 5 – Inquiry Programme and Appearances
Appendix 6 – Compilation of Recommendations for Changes to the Local Plan
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