Your Support is needed now A planning application to rebuild the wall in front of the Accies’ development has been made.  Rebuilding the wall would significantly reduce the adverse impacts of the shops, restaurants, function rooms and spectators on the…

We have been very quiet on the website of late but in fact an awful lot has been going on.  The headline news is that there is a new planning application on the ECC planning portal regarding the Accies shopping…

By Bruce Thompson, Chair Save Stockbridge In 2014 plans were submitted and passed for the development of a huge retail, sports and entertainment complex at the Accies rugby ground on Comely Bank Road,  Edinburgh. The developers then claimed that funding…

An application for ‘Non Material Variations’ to the original plans for the Raeburn Place Stadium Development has added to Edinburgh Council Planning Portal (ref 12/03567/FUL). It was submitted on December 20th and can be viewed here: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=dates&keyVal=PK1KR3EW09Z00 The closing date…

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch to make sure we knew about the site preparation work that has recently commenced at the Accies ground. This is just a quick note to assure you that we are aware…

Many thanks to everyone who came to our recent update meeting. For those who were unable to attend, here is our report on what was discussed on the night by Nick Evans, Save Stockbridge Vice Chair. 6 ½ Years On…

Please note that tonight’s meeting will now begin at 8.30PM and not 8.00PM as previously advertised as we have learned we will need to allow some additional time for the previous users of the room to clear up and depart.

We have not had a public meeting for quite a while, but we have been through an extended period of “wait and see” meaning that there was very little to discuss and not worth bringing people out on a beautiful…

At the AGM of the Edinburgh Academical Club, owners of the land and would–be landlords to the Raeburn Place Foundation, held on Monday June 18th, the club voted, despite having to borrow millions of pounds, to proceed with their build…

Vast Majority of Accies Abstain The new plans for the rugby ground project failed to attract meaningful support at the Accies AGM on Monday night.  Despite proxy voting by email, only 98 members of the Edinburgh Academical Club (former pupils…