The City of Edinburgh planning department is re-writing the conservation area character appraisal documents (CACA) for all the conservation areas in Edinburgh and the Grange is to be the first. The Grange CACA is the document that is used in deciding whether or not any proposed new development is suitable for the area and should be given planning permission. The assumption is that new developments should actually enhance the conservation area. The last edition of the Grange CACA was written in 1999 and there have been a number of changes since then. On the 24th September a group of us met with Council officials to discuss this. The Council is very keen to have the opinion of residents in the area. The document can be downloaded here http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/1468/grange_conservation_area_character_appraisal . Please give us your views on this important document so that we can pass them on to the team. Are there sections that need to be removed from the document or new ones that should be added? What needs to be changed? Please either post your views here or email us at planning@grangeassociation.com .

With my apologies, this post replaces previous posts by Culkein and Wyvern, posts which this administrator lost irretrievably in cyberspace.

The new draft Conservation Area Character Appraisal and the questionnaire to complete for the public consultation are available at http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CACAreview . We are told that the questionnaire will continue to be available for a short while so please visit the site now and give your opinion. We are hoping that in future, the planners will be paying more attention to the CACA, so,it is important that it is as accurate and comprehensive as possible.