Proposals affecting land surrounding Moredun Community Centre and Moredun Park will be discussed at the council’s Finance and Budget Committee Meeting due to take place on Thursday 21 MArch 2013
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City developers Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association (CRE) are seeking to build houses for older people on the former sites of St Barnabus Court and Craigour Care Home, and land currently attached to Moredun Park is being exchanged to form part of this development.
An area of ground presently forming part of Moredun Park Community Centre, and of the same size, is to be returned to the park, meaning the overall park area will not in fact change.
Consultation between the developers and the Moredun Community Centre Committee has taken place, although there will be further community consultation, including with the local church and primary school, as this project progresses. A planning application is yet to be submitted.
It is hoped that these changes, if made, will improve the way in which the park is used, and make it more accessible to the public. The council believe that security at the community centre will also improve as it is currently isolated following the demolition of the St Barnabus and Craigour Care Home sites.
Details of the proposed changes form part of a report which can be viewed via Council Papers online, and are also copied for you below. There is a plan showing the land to be exchanged.
Item No. 8.7 Moredun Community Centre Excambion of Land
The Finance and Budget Committee meeting is to be held at 10am on Thursday 21 March 2013 in the Dean of Guild Court Room, City Chambers, High Street. This is an open meeting and members of the public are welcome to attend.
The next Moredun Community Council meeting will take place on 2 April 2013 at 7pm, at Moredun Community Centre.
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