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After the Canongate suburb merged into the city of Edinburgh in 1856, and the Canongate Tolbooth was abandoned, the north range of the Royal Exchange became too crowded once again and in 1893 the Council bought back the rest of the old Royal Exchange building and renamed it as the Edinburgh City Chambers. The City Chambers continues to be the ...
The charity claimed the development would "detract from the historic building's character, greatly diminishing its special interest and status as the focal point of the east end of Edinburgh's New Town plan". [12] They lodged a formal planning complaint with the Council over the Dunard Centre's "excessive scale and massing". [12]
Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999. The city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the UK's second-most visited tourist destination, attracting 4.9 million visits, including 2.4 million from overseas in 2018. (Full ...
A new 3,000-home development in west Edinburgh has been unanimously approved by the city council. The new community is set to be constructed on a 29-hectare disused brownfield site which used to ...
In March 2023 the City of Edinburgh Council planning committee voted to remove the contentious plaque [5] but the council later explained that as the owners they would not do this. [6] and that the vote was a technicality about planning permission.
Also, as Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh is host to the Scottish Parliament and the main offices of the Scottish Government. The City of Edinburgh became a unitary council area in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Edinburgh district of the Lothian region.
It was structured as a private limited company, wholly owned by the City of Edinburgh Council, and was operated on a not-for-profit basis. [ 5 ] Despite the similar names, Tie had no connection with Transport Initiatives LLP , an English transport planning consultancy established in 2005 that specialises in active travel [ [1] ] (walking ...
Juniper Green Conservation Area is situated 7 miles (11 kilometres) to the west of Edinburgh around the main Lanark Road. The conservation area is centred on the historic core of Juniper Green, one of a number of villages which were absorbed into the City of Edinburgh council area. A recognisable village character still remains and the ...