Planning

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 3:56 pm on 13 September 2007.

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Photo of Shirley-Anne Somerville Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party 3:56, 13 September 2007

I draw to the cabinet secretary's attention the controversial Caltongate development, which is planned at the heart of our historic capital city. Leading conservationists fear that it will threaten Edinburgh's prized world heritage status and the community in the old town feels that the previous administration in the City of Edinburgh Council held little more than a tick-box consultation on it. Given the importance of our architecture and built environment to the tourism sector, not only in this city but throughout Scotland, will the cabinet secretary assure Parliament that the Government will do all that it can to ensure that developments do not put economic growth before the built heritage?