- Petition details
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We the under-signed call for the City of Edinburgh Council to safeguard the Category A listed Central Library, a key resource in the literary and cultural landscape of the nation's capital, and:
1) Require a detailed report on Edinburgh Central Library as a flagship cultural project of national/international significance commensurate with existing professional advice to the Council and the Council鈥檚 own reports*.
2) As a matter of urgency require a detailed report for revocation of the India Buildings (Virgin Hotel) planning application (15/04445/FUL) under Section 65 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to include discussions with the developer/applicant.
3) Require a detailed report on purchasing back land and buildings which form part of the India Buildings hotel-led development, sold by the Council without a full consultation on the implications for the Central Library. - Petition status
- Invalid in terms of 1.1 of our Petitions criteria as it relates to planning, licensing or other matters where objections and appeals against decisions are dealt with by another process.
- Petition submitted by (Business or Individual)
- Individual
- Name of petitioner
- Mr Neil Simpson