Client: Crown Estate Scotland
Landholding: Whitehill Estate, Midlothian
Brief
• Undertake a meaningful communication and engagement exercise covering Crown Estate Scotland's Whitehill Estate.
• Utilise the information gathered to produce a development framework to inform a submission to the Midlothian Local Development Plan.
The Team
Terra Nova Scotland
Lucy Laidlaw Communication
Colin Ross Workshop
Colliers - Planning Team
The Place
So What did we do?
Landholding: Whitehill Estate, Midlothian
Brief
• Undertake a meaningful communication and engagement exercise covering Crown Estate Scotland's Whitehill Estate.
• Utilise the information gathered to produce a development framework to inform a submission to the Midlothian Local Development Plan.
The Team
Terra Nova Scotland
Lucy Laidlaw Communication
Colin Ross Workshop
Colliers - Planning Team
The Place
- 3200 Acres
- Three existing hubs: Rosslynlee Hospital, Rosewell and Bonnyrigg.
- Former mining area with a strong heritage.
- 4 Agricultural tenancies and 2 major industrial tenants.
- Existing community capacity.
- 1500 new homes in last 12 years.
- Existing planning consent on adjacent property for over 400 homes.
- Whitehill Estate not recognised as a 'place' in its own right.
So What did we do?