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A genuine thanks for taking the time to look through this all!!!
There is much going on in terms of planning and especially active travel down in my patch of The Shore in Leith, and I always enjoy following what you write and it’s proven useful in getting others to expand their understanding!
There is much going on in terms of planning and especially active travel down in my patch of The Shore in Leith, and I always enjoy following what you write and it’s proven useful in getting others to expand their understanding!
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A genuine thanks for taking the time to look through this all!!!
There is much going on in terms of planning and especially active travel down in my patch of The Shore in Leith, and I always enjoy following what you write and it’s proven useful in getting others to expand their understanding!
There is much going on in terms of planning and especially active travel down in my patch of The Shore in Leith, and I always enjoy following what you write and it’s proven useful in getting others to expand their understanding!
The first thing I clocked here.
a cartoon character in a suit and tie stands in front of a fire escape
ALT: a cartoon character in a suit and tie stands in front of a fire escape
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The first thing I clocked here.
Hugely helpful.
The company is known for making lasers for missiles that are being used in wars in the Middle East, so there remains a bit of controversy here.
I hope other entities like @spokes.org.uk can help out with further information, especially when it comes to the active travel route.
The company is known for making lasers for missiles that are being used in wars in the Middle East, so there remains a bit of controversy here.
I hope other entities like @spokes.org.uk can help out with further information, especially when it comes to the active travel route.
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hugely helpful.
The company is known for making lasers for missiles that are being used in wars in the Middle East, so there remains a bit of controversy here.
I hope other entities like @spokes.org.uk can help out with further information, especially when it comes to the active travel route.
The company is known for making lasers for missiles that are being used in wars in the Middle East, so there remains a bit of controversy here.
I hope other entities like @spokes.org.uk can help out with further information, especially when it comes to the active travel route.
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Also, yes, very ugly and stops wildlife, but I guess also linked to whatever they are up to on the site; but a quick search shows them to be "controversial" which might explain high fences with razor wire on top.
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Also, yes, very ugly and stops wildlife, but I guess also linked to whatever they are up to on the site; but a quick search shows them to be "controversial" which might explain high fences with razor wire on top.
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Key issue is to check if the fence is going up along the greenish/ buff line on the plans though which looks more set back from the path than what was done on the western site - I am assuming ex-military land?
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Key issue is to check if the fence is going up along the greenish/ buff line on the plans though which looks more set back from the path than what was done on the western site - I am assuming ex-military land?
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bought up land in Edinburgh, maybe long term development aspirations or perhaps "ransom strips" - you'd need someone more conversant with Scottish planning law and land law to comment.
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
bought up land in Edinburgh, maybe long term development aspirations or perhaps "ransom strips" - you'd need someone more conversant with Scottish planning law and land law to comment.
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Crewe Toll Trustee No.1, Crewe Toll Trustee No.2 and the City Council Estates. I am rusty on planning law, so I am not sure what this is, but perhaps it's a process to let people put things on third party land?
The first two companies from a quick look online seems to be entities which have
The first two companies from a quick look online seems to be entities which have
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Crewe Toll Trustee No.1, Crewe Toll Trustee No.2 and the City Council Estates. I am rusty on planning law, so I am not sure what this is, but perhaps it's a process to let people put things on third party land?
The first two companies from a quick look online seems to be entities which have
The first two companies from a quick look online seems to be entities which have
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The application form is interesting because we find the land that the application area (red line) is not in the applicant's ownership and on p6, they have serviced notice to three parties:
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The application form is interesting because we find the land that the application area (red line) is not in the applicant's ownership and on p6, they have serviced notice to three parties:
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
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The eastern site new fence line on the application plan does look more than 0.5m from the path though and the little cross section on the plan I've linked to shows it just off the top of the embankment, but it's hard to see exactly.
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The eastern site new fence line on the application plan does look more than 0.5m from the path though and the little cross section on the plan I've linked to shows it just off the top of the embankment, but it's hard to see exactly.
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The western site in the light green already has done this with the new fence to the rear of the cycle path which as we can see in Streetview is close to the path and how I assume they are building the new fence based on what people are saying in the thread.
maps.app.goo.gl/jowofQZAo38i...
maps.app.goo.gl/jowofQZAo38i...
maps.app.goo.gl
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The western site in the light green already has done this with the new fence to the rear of the cycle path which as we can see in Streetview is close to the path and how I assume they are building the new fence based on what people are saying in the thread.
maps.app.goo.gl/jowofQZAo38i...
maps.app.goo.gl/jowofQZAo38i...
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We then have fence lines. For the eastern site (which I think we are talking about), the pale blue line is the existing fence line and the greenish/ buff line is the new fence line which essentially brings a strip of land with trees into the overall fenced area.
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We then have fence lines. For the eastern site (which I think we are talking about), the pale blue line is the existing fence line and the greenish/ buff line is the new fence line which essentially brings a strip of land with trees into the overall fenced area.
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OK, it's interesting, so I'll try and pick through it but from the planning application we have blue lines and red lines on this plan - red is the application site (which is land that anyone could own) and blue is land under the applicant's control.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
OK, it's interesting, so I'll try and pick through it but from the planning application we have blue lines and red lines on this plan - red is the application site (which is land that anyone could own) and blue is land under the applicant's control.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/f...
The irony that my own filters would make this post hidden is not lost on me.
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The irony that my own filters would make this post hidden is not lost on me.
With some digging, there's this planning application granted Nov. '23 which shows a fence along the cycleway.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
It's related to the 2009 application with the original fence.
Need someone more experienced than myself to weigh in though, I'm afraid.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
It's related to the 2009 application with the original fence.
Need someone more experienced than myself to weigh in though, I'm afraid.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
With some digging, there's this planning application granted Nov. '23 which shows a fence along the cycleway.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
It's related to the 2009 application with the original fence.
Need someone more experienced than myself to weigh in though, I'm afraid.
citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...
It's related to the 2009 application with the original fence.
Need someone more experienced than myself to weigh in though, I'm afraid.
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I'm pretty sure they don't own the land about 50cm off the paved section which is where they're digging the trench. I live *right* next to the section they've occupied, we got no notification that, for example, my route to work was being initially completely closed.
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm pretty sure they don't own the land about 50cm off the paved section which is where they're digging the trench. I live *right* next to the section they've occupied, we got no notification that, for example, my route to work was being initially completely closed.
A mess all around.
I hope the local Cllr gets involved. Not even sure who else to get answers from - but doesn’t seem right!
I hope the local Cllr gets involved. Not even sure who else to get answers from - but doesn’t seem right!
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A mess all around.
I hope the local Cllr gets involved. Not even sure who else to get answers from - but doesn’t seem right!
I hope the local Cllr gets involved. Not even sure who else to get answers from - but doesn’t seem right!
Argh yeah I did it today - not ideal.
They are putting up another big green fence like they have elsewhere, but it’s dorky close to the path.
Now I am curious if they even own that portion of land. Like, are they just confiscating more land from the council here?
They are putting up another big green fence like they have elsewhere, but it’s dorky close to the path.
Now I am curious if they even own that portion of land. Like, are they just confiscating more land from the council here?
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Argh yeah I did it today - not ideal.
They are putting up another big green fence like they have elsewhere, but it’s dorky close to the path.
Now I am curious if they even own that portion of land. Like, are they just confiscating more land from the council here?
They are putting up another big green fence like they have elsewhere, but it’s dorky close to the path.
Now I am curious if they even own that portion of land. Like, are they just confiscating more land from the council here?
As someone who is constantly fighting the battle of e-bike adoption and explaining the difference between 20kph legal assist bikes & illegal bikes - outright banning these helps.
It 100% sucks the racists see it as a win too - but should the law stand aside here when they shouldn’t be on roads?
It 100% sucks the racists see it as a win too - but should the law stand aside here when they shouldn’t be on roads?
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As someone who is constantly fighting the battle of e-bike adoption and explaining the difference between 20kph legal assist bikes & illegal bikes - outright banning these helps.
It 100% sucks the racists see it as a win too - but should the law stand aside here when they shouldn’t be on roads?
It 100% sucks the racists see it as a win too - but should the law stand aside here when they shouldn’t be on roads?
Rightly or wrongly, the too-large-brush to just do fat tyre e-bikes because the venn diagram of fat-tyre + modified being nearly a circle solves a big issue with illegal e-bikes hurting adoption of e-bikes in culture so many places. No, this isn’t the fault of immigrants using them.
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Rightly or wrongly, the too-large-brush to just do fat tyre e-bikes because the venn diagram of fat-tyre + modified being nearly a circle solves a big issue with illegal e-bikes hurting adoption of e-bikes in culture so many places. No, this isn’t the fault of immigrants using them.
You’re right about the newer systems, I should’ve been more specific when I referred to older models.
My point remains that any of these illegal e-bikes that have been modified, are not pedal assist, or blast past at too fast a speed need to be removed from the streets till laws change.
My point remains that any of these illegal e-bikes that have been modified, are not pedal assist, or blast past at too fast a speed need to be removed from the streets till laws change.
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You’re right about the newer systems, I should’ve been more specific when I referred to older models.
My point remains that any of these illegal e-bikes that have been modified, are not pedal assist, or blast past at too fast a speed need to be removed from the streets till laws change.
My point remains that any of these illegal e-bikes that have been modified, are not pedal assist, or blast past at too fast a speed need to be removed from the streets till laws change.
The ban would be more effective for *all* throttle-equipped e-bikes, or ensuring that they are licensed and enforced properly based on what they are: mopeds/motorcycles.
Genuinely, these fat-tyred electrics are causing a lot of harm towards legit ebikes, and pushing public e-bike adoption back.
Genuinely, these fat-tyred electrics are causing a lot of harm towards legit ebikes, and pushing public e-bike adoption back.
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The ban would be more effective for *all* throttle-equipped e-bikes, or ensuring that they are licensed and enforced properly based on what they are: mopeds/motorcycles.
Genuinely, these fat-tyred electrics are causing a lot of harm towards legit ebikes, and pushing public e-bike adoption back.
Genuinely, these fat-tyred electrics are causing a lot of harm towards legit ebikes, and pushing public e-bike adoption back.
On any Bosch-equipped bike all you needed to do was zip tie the wheel magnet sensor to face the crankarm instead of the wheel.
However. You did still need to pedal to hit 40kph+.
Throttles have no place on e-bikes, and e-mopeds that are throttled have different rules they call under.
However. You did still need to pedal to hit 40kph+.
Throttles have no place on e-bikes, and e-mopeds that are throttled have different rules they call under.
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On any Bosch-equipped bike all you needed to do was zip tie the wheel magnet sensor to face the crankarm instead of the wheel.
However. You did still need to pedal to hit 40kph+.
Throttles have no place on e-bikes, and e-mopeds that are throttled have different rules they call under.
However. You did still need to pedal to hit 40kph+.
Throttles have no place on e-bikes, and e-mopeds that are throttled have different rules they call under.