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 The next Meeting of the Fairmilehead Community Council  
   is on Tuesday 6 January 2009 at 7pm in Fairmilehead Parish Church.

Members of the public most welcome.

 
     
 Oxgangs Post Office Closure  
 

Post Office Ltd have reprieved 2 Post offices from their recent hit list  and consultation. As a result they have now targeted Oxgangs Broadway Post Office for closure.

The consultation started on 4 November 2008 for 6 weeks and closed on 15 December.

To read the Submission Document follow this link

A public meeting  was held on Tuesday 11 November 2008 at the Pentland Community Centre, Oxgangs Brae.

 

 The meeting was very well attended and a press report can be found

  here

 

  Click here to see details of the proposals for Oxgangs Post Office

  including the Branch Access Report

 Click here to see the Area Decision Document

 Click here to see the Area Plan for Network Change Programme

 Click here to see the Area Branch access reports

 

 
     
  Lothianburn Park and Ride Proposals  
 

Midlothian Council has lodged an outline planning application regarding a proposal to build a park and ride facility at Lothianburn on the south side of the bypass at the slip road.

The site is 13.53 hectares and is presently used as agricultural land. The initial proposal would be 500 spaces with an expansion option to 1000 spaces.

Access would gained from the Biggar Road via a roundabout built at the entrance to the car park for Lothianburn Golf Course and 104 Biggar Road (The Chiropractor)

 
  Click here to read the supporting statement  
  Click here to see the location plan  
  Click here to see the phasing plan  
 

It is hoped that proper plans will be available on the website in due course. In the meantime they can be examined at Loanhead Library if required.

 
     
  Edinburgh Drinking Water Project  
  Scottish Water have just announced that the new water treatment plant will be located at Glencorse, Midlothian.  
  Click here to read the e-newsletters from Scottish Water  
  Click here to read the letter from Scottish Water  
  Click here to read the Scottish Water Press Release  
  Click here to read the Site Selection Overview  
  Click here to read the Site Selection Report  
  Click here to read about the work undertaken to date  

 

 

Consultations

Follow this link to the list of current Consultations

 

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Last Updated 17 December 2008