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10. The Edinburgh Development Plan 10.1 Edinburgh & Lothians Structure Plan 2015: Relevant Excerpts Para 7.1 page 46: 7.1 Edinburgh and the Lothians has a rich and varied natural and built environment. Its natural assets range from dramatic hill landscapes to agricultural and coastal plains and shorelines. Its built environment encompasses Edinburgh with its World Heritage Site, Livingston with its newtown origins, well‐preserved market towns such as Linlithgow, Haddington and Dalkeith, and the many smaller towns and villages with their origins in agriculture or industry. A prime objective of the Plan is to protect and enhance these assets while at the same time promoting beneficial development. Policy Env 1 C: page 47 International and National Historic or Built Environment Designations: Development which would harm the character, appearance and setting of the following designated built or cultural heritage sites, and/or the specific features which justify their designation, should be resisted: • World Heritage Sites • Listed Buildings • Scheduled Ancient Monuments • Royal Parks • Sites listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Local Plans should include policies, and where appropriate, proposals for their protection and enhancement. 10.2 Finalised Edinburgh City Local Plan, 2007 The following elements of the Local Plan relate to the World Heritage Site: Para 2.3 of the Strategy Chapter (p.7) 38
Underpinning its success, setting it apart from almost all other cities in the world, is the quality and drama of its environment. In 1995, the centre of the city, essentially the Old Town and New Town, was designated as a World Heritage Site. There are many other designated areas of architectural, historic, landscape and nature conservation interest, a large number of listed buildings, archaeological sites and monuments. Also, with a population of less than 450,000, it is not a large city, and the accessibility of the surrounding hills, countryside and coastal areas is part of its attraction, to residents and many of its business leaders. One of the Core Aims of the plan, as listed on page 10 is: • To protect the built and natural heritage of the city and have special regard for the impact of new development on the World Heritage Site Para 4.4 (pp 34‐35) The World Heritage Site: Edinburgh’s historic core was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1995. The Edinburgh site covers the whole of the Old Town, the greater part of the New Town and Dean Village and a lesser part of three other conservation areas (Figure 4.1 below refers). Inclusion on the list is recognition of a site’s ‘outstanding universal value’. No additional statutory controls result from designation, but in agreeing to the designation, the World Heritage Committee had to be satisfied that the site will be subject to control and management mechanisms which will ensure the effective conservation of its nominated cultural properties. Policies in the Local Plan are therefore the principal means through which the tangible attributes of the World Heritage Site – the special character of listed buildings, conservation areas, monuments, archaeology, gardens and landscapes – are protected and if possible enhanced. In addition, government guidance through SPP23 Planning and the Historic Environment states that the impact of proposed new development upon a World Heritage Site will be a key material consideration in determining planning applications. Edinburgh World Heritage was established in 1999 with specific responsibilities for the site, including the preparation of a management plan. The current management plan was approved by the Council and Historic Scotland in 2005. This contains an authoritative account of the site’s attributes – its nominated cultural properties. If relevant, a reference to the management plan should be made in the design statements required by Policy Des 1. 39
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