Cramond Action Group

Whilst immediate neighbours are rightly concerned about the impact on themselves and their property in terms of being overloooked, loss of sunlight and disruption during the works and potentially in operation, the issue for all in the local area are would this development bring a tangible benefit or create disadvantage?

It appears that 100 jobs will be created but by the sound of it these will mainly be low paid and it is anticipated that most staff will require to travel to work.  This for most will mean car or bus, parking on site shown on the plans is for around 20 spaces meaning that if staff park on site not many spaces will be available for visitors, whether family or other visitors.  Therefore, parking on residential streets seems inevitable creating increased problems on already narrow and at times busy roads.  Peak times on Cramond Glebe road tend to be on sunny weekends with church goers and visitors to the sea front and to existing congestion.

The proposed access at the top of School Brae appears totally unsuitable for anything other than occassional use by a single home, whilst sightlines from the exit onto Cramond Glebe road look non-existent.  Will the proposals require an projection to be built similar to Brighouse Park junction? This could aid traffic calming on Cramond Glebe Road.

The scale of the property looks enormous in comparison to what are large residences nearby and therefore feels inappropriate in this residential location.  It also needs to be considrered that this is a conservation area, that doesn't mean no chnage but development needs to be symapthetic to the area and not be out of context.

The Developer did not answer the question if 74 additional patients would be accepted by Cramond Surgery, this would be potentially in addition to 90 bed care home in Cramond Place that currently has a planning consent and is moving forward.

This proposed four storey modern development will completely overwhelm and dominate this designated conservation village both during the day and at night.  Any development of this site should be low density and in complete sympathy with the buildings already in Cramond Village.  The increase to local traffic and to public services, particularly to the Medical Practice, should be taken into account.  The Cramond Medical practice is already at full stretch with the addition of Lyle Court in Barnton Grove and more to come from the Care Home in Cramond Road North.  There is already a Retirement Home in Barnton Grove and one in Whitehouse Road.