Press Release 30 June 09
Press Release 30.06.09
Save Our Old Town – Edinburgh
Website:http://www.eh8.org.uk/
UNESCO urge CEC & Scottish Government to reconsider major plans in Capital
Campaigners concerned at Council approved developments in Edinburgh's City Centre were given key support from the United Nations organisation which is tasked to manage the World's Heritage sites.
Unesco deals blow to World Heritage Site development plans for Edinburgh, Scotsman 30 Jun 09
Unesco deals blow to World Heritage Site development plans for Edinburgh
SAVE OUR OLD TOWN CAMPAIGN
Since October 2005, The Canongate Community Forum has been campaigning against plans to demolish listed buildings and people's homes on the Canongate, part of The Royal Mile in the World Heritage Site . Caltongate is the name given to the controversial £300million project, which could cost Edinburgh her World Heritage status
Ubiquitous Allan Murray is responsible for the bulk of the scheme and Malcolm Fraser is responsible for the Landmark building on Jeffrey St.
Caltongate is to be built on the site of the former New Street Bus Station which London Developer Mountgrange own. But they also want to build on Council owned land and Common Good Land.
Historical buildings, 18 homes and 2 local businesses are earmarked for demolition.
The Council approved the whole scheme on the 6th February 2008.
Mountgrange`s PR PPS Group have been featured in Channel 4`s Dispatches, Evening Standard and Private Eye from August 2007. Former Leader of the council Labour Donald Anderson who backed Caltongate when in office is now the director of PPS in Scotland. TimesArticle20thFeb08
Caltongate developers Mountgrange went into administration March 2009
STV news 24th March 2009 BBC TV News 24th March 2009
