Planning consultations for Cramond site being held this week

It has taken a number of years, but developers AMA lodged a Proposal of Application Notice with the council on 2 May 2024 for the empty site on Cramond Road North. Two planning consultation events will be held this week for locals to see what they propose.

The developer has drawn up plans for a mixed use development including sport and leisure facilities which were always seen as an important part of any development given the history of the site. But according to SSC_Edinburgh the sporting facilities have been “significantly scaled back”.

Two public events are planned for this week including the first on Wednesday 29 May at Cramond Kirk Hall 1 Kirk Cramond EH4 6 HZ between 3.30pm and 8pm and a second on Thursday 30 May at the same venue from 4.15pm to 8pm.

The developers say they will use the events to provide more information on their initial proposals and there will be a second such public consultation event later to present feedback and also any revivals to the plans.

It is also confirmed by AMA that :”the proposed format of the forthcoming application is a
Planning Permission in Principle Application, however as agreed in discussions with planning
officers, the proposals will come forward as a ‘hybrid application’ with full detail of parts of the
development included within the PPP application. It is the intention that the later living
element of the proposals will come forward ‘in principle’ only, with full detail of the remainder
of the scheme included as part of the PPP application. This will enable work to start sooner on
the parts of the development which include the sports provision, before the full details of the
later living element are known. This ‘hybrid’ approach and the proposed phasing will be
explained more fully at the public events”.

The current proposals for the site include:

• “Outdoor sports facilities (including a synthetic pitch and active loop)
• A sports hub building featuring padel tennis, gym and other associated facilities, including a social café/restaurant space
• Landscaped open space including a children’s play area
• Later living accommodation and care home
• New local retail provision
• New and enhanced connections through the site for walking, wheeling and cycling

“The vision for the site is to create an integrated multi-generational landscape-led development which will deliver a range of sport, health and wellbeing benefits. The development will create a variety of indoor and outdoor activity spaces and open space for all ages to enjoy, while helping to support local living with new facilities for the community. The care home, later living and other commercial uses will assist in delivering the sporting elements.”