As most people will be aware there are currently two planning applications in to build the skatepark in Inverleith Park. One above the pond on the former pitch & putt course and the other at the pavilion site. No decisions have been made on either application yet, as ESP understands that both applications will be submitted to the planning committee sometime this month. Council officials, at the public meeting in November, intimated that the planning committee would consider the applications in January. The planning department have now informed us that a delay in submitting the planning applications to committee has occurred because of the volume of letters of support and objections received in relation to the second application for the pavilion site. These all had to be responded to individually by the planning department who indicated that they would have finished this by the end of January. It is now anticipated that, as stated above, the planning committee will consider both applications in February.

What then?
As was also intimated at the public meeting, if the council approves one or both applications, their recommendation will have to go to the Scottish Executive for the final decision to be made, because in this instance it is the council applying to itself for planning permission. The timescale given for the Scottish Executive’s decision making process has been given as approximately four weeks. When we receive more news on any of the above we will post it on here as soon as…