We're still wading through the massive planning application by Forth Ports plc to redevelop Leith docks to find out what they are saying about a Leith museum (see below). The application consists of about 12 volumes, which makes it very hard to understand the whole picture (a fact which has led Mark Lazarowicz MP to call for an extension of the very limited period available for public comment on the proposals).
At present, however, comments on the application close on Friday 12th October, and on the supplementary documents on Friday 19th October. STOP PRESS: the closing date has now been extended to 2nd November.
You can find the application on-line at Edinburgh City Council's planning website and can also submit comments on-line. If you can make a full comment, so much the better. At the very least, it would be helpful for museum supporters to write in and say they think that a museum should be provided for Leith; and if it is not in the docks redevelopment, then the developers should be required to make a contribution to the cost of establishing a museum elsewhere in Leith (which many people would prefer). Click here for a link to the City Council's planning website. To access the planning application for Leith docks, enter the following application reference: 07/03895/OUT
Although the planning application is difficult to get through, the Evening News had a big article on the development which does give more information.
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even altho im not a leither, everyone from edinburgh should realise what a significant part leith has played in the developement of edinburgh, leith surely deserves its museum !!
I lived in Leith for a short amount of time and fell in love with its history. Now that Im back in Australia, I look forward to hopefully seeing this new Museum on my return to Leith in the near future....
LEITH ROCKS!!
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