Old Town Conservation Area Character Appraisal Quality Review

Closed 27 Jun 2016

Opened 31 May 2016

Feedback updated 31 Aug 2017

We asked

We asked for views on the proposed Draft Old Town Conservation Area Character Appraisal.

You said

The majority of the feedback was supportive of the proposals. The wide variety of new developments selected for the case study of new development built within the life cycle of the existing Character Appraisal and the range of comments received about their individual architectural qualities  and how well they sat within their historic context provided a useful starting point for the review of the existing Character Appraisal. The questionnaire and additional comments received  help identify how well the existing Character Appraisal managed new development and where the new Draft Character Appraisal should be strengthened. 

We did

The feedback to the scheme was used to evolve and improve the Character Appraisal. The Character Appraisal description of specific character areas within the Conservation Area was reviewed and strengthened in light of how it had changed since the approval of the existing appraisal. A specific section for assessing new development within the Character Appraisal was drafted to further strengthen the management of change within the area. 

Overview

This short survey showed some recent new buildings and other developments in the Old Town Conservation Area and asked for comments on the quality of the developments.

 

Why your views matter

The responses to the survey were used to inform the content of the draft Old Town Conservation Area Character Appraisal.

 

What happens next

The results of this survey have been used to inform the content of the draft Old Town Conservation Area Character Appraisal.  You can comment on the draft up until 15 December 2016.

Events

  • Old & New Towns World Heritage Site Consultation Event

    From 4 Jun 2016 at 09:30 to 4 Jun 2016 at 17:30

    The review of the new developments within the Old Town Conservation Area will also be run as part of the Old & New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site consultation taking place at the Edinburgh Meadows Summer Festival on the 04 & 05 June 2016. Please come along and meet the team and take part in this fun event.

    You can find us halfway down Middle Meadow Walk.

  • Old & New Towns World Heritage Site Consultation Event

    From 5 Jun 2016 at 10:30 to 5 Jun 2016 at 17:30

    The review of the new developments within the Old Town Conservation Area will also be run as part of the Old & New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site consultation taking place at the Edinburgh Meadows Summer Festival on the 04 & 05 June 2016. Please come along and meet the team and take part in this fun event.

    You can find us halfway down Middle Meadow Walk.

Areas

  • Natural neighbourhood area - Old Town

Audiences

  • Amenity groups
  • Architects/designers
  • Built heritage groups
  • Businesses
  • Carers
  • Children & Young People
  • Civil and public servants
  • Community councils
  • Developers/investors
  • Development management statutory consultees
  • Development planning key agencies
  • Education institutions
  • Elected Members
  • Employees
  • External councils
  • Homeless People
  • Housing associations
  • Jobseekers
  • Landowners
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual people, Transgender people (LGBT)
  • Libraries
  • Licence holders
  • Low income households
  • Men
  • Minority Ethnic groups
  • Natural heritage/open space
  • Neighbourhood partnerships
  • Older people
  • Parents/carers
  • People with disabilities
  • People with long term conditions
  • Planning consultants
  • Professional bodies
  • Professionals
  • Residents
  • Road users
  • Scottish Government departments
  • Services/utilities
  • Students
  • Taxi Licence holders
  • Teaching/Educational staff
  • Transport groups
  • Visitors
  • Voluntary sector/volunteers
  • Women
  • Young people

Interests

  • Conservation