South Leith Parish Church Wall – Constitution St. Newhaven Tram Team to take down & rebuild

Name/location	South Leith Parish Church Wall – Constitution St. Newhaven Tram Team to take down & rebuild
Owner/developer	Church of Scotland/CEC Newhaven Tram
Proposal	Taking down and rebuilding the existing structurally unsound boundary retaining wall with new engineered foundations
Current Status	HES and Archeological responses received 25 October 2019 Construction halted due to coronavirus March 2020 Phased construction restarts 13/6/20
Key dates	Tbc Tue 05 Nov 2019. Extended following updated drawings 16/11/19
LHNCC POSITION	Support in principle
Benefits	Improve stability and safety of wall. Enable improved view of Churchyard supported by Rev. Iain May.
Issues	Continued concerns from Constitution St. residents regarding disruption during Tram works
Actions by LHNCC	Continued consultation and updates with Tram Team via CCTT
Future Action	Planning Team to discussed update and issues – date 5/11/19
Notes	Attended TT information day (7/11/19). Spoke to representative regarding HES Report (25/10/19) regarding quality of planned work ‘appears to be of a lesser standard than that approved in 2012’ – to be investigated
Further Information	Work has now started
CEC Reference/link	19/04263/LBC
Case Officer	Nicola Orr: Email: nicola.orr@edinburgh.gov.uk Phone 0131 469 3712