Compulsory Purchase of land at Duff Street Lane, Edinburgh

NOTICE OF HEARING SESSION

THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES (INQUIRIES PROCEDURE) (SCOTLAND) RULES 1998

DUFF STREET LANE EDINBURGH EH11 2HS

The Scottish Ministers have appointed Mr Bryn Bowker Mplan MRTPI and  Mr Alasdair Edwards MA(Hons) MRTPI. They will hold a hearing session on the following topics:

The compulsory purchase of land at Duff Street Lane.

Matters to be considered at the hearing session:

•       The public benefits of the proposed scheme and the need for the CPO.

•       Planning history of the appeal site and of the wider associated project (the Roseburn to Union Canal Link).

•       Private title deeds of the appeal site.

•       Sufficiency of existing access arrangements to the Roseburn to Union Canal Link.

•       Alternatives to the proposed scheme.

•       The effect of the proposed scheme, with regard to:

-        Biodiversity;

-        Anti-social behaviour/ community safety;

-        Road safety; and,

-        The amenity of neighbouring occupants.

The session will take place on Thursday 3 December 2026 at 10:00 within  St Martin’s Community Resource Centre, 232 Dalry Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2JG and will run for one day.

All appeal documentation is published on our website, http://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk. On accessing the website, enter the case reference CPO-230-5 in the ‘Search by case reference:’ box to find all documents relating to this case.

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Ryan Gunn, Section Manager Planning and Environmental Appeals Hadrian House, Callendar Business Park FALKIRK FK1 1 XR

Our ref: CPO-230-5