Petition results
1164 signatories:
| Full Name | Town/City | Country | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Sterratt | Edinburgh | Scotland | I believe the proposed development is not appropriate for the Old Town of Edinburgh. |
| Suzanne Murray | Edinburgh | Scotland | save our old town |
| Melissa Henderson | Edinburgh | Scotland | save our old town |
| Kirsten Lorimer Lillie | Edinburgh | Scotland | No more empty offices- put the community first! |
| R Hamilyon | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| George Kevin Connelly | Balerno Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Matthew Wooldridge | Norwich | England | |
| Neil Gray | Edinburgh | Scotland | end this short-sighted, unimaginative proposal now. |
| Erin Street | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Kerry McDonald | Edinburgh | Scotland | I was christened in the Canongate Kirk and my parents were married there, as were my grandparents before them. The communities of the old town have repeatedly been displaced by new developments over the past century. Leave the remaining community alone! |
| Andrea Southall | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| izabella milne | burrleton ph13 9pp | scotland | Have we not learn from the terrible 60s and 70s when we lost so many beautiful buildings?! |
| Margaret Hanson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| susan steele | glasgow | scotland | people do live and work there their voices should be heard |
| martin ellis | edinburgh | uk | |
| esther gonzalez | edinburgh | uk | |
| David Liddle | Edinburgh | Lothian | |
| Hugh Buchanan | Pencaitland | Scotland | Bring back Ian Begg. The Old Town is too fragileTo be used as a foil by Modernists excercising their creative integrity |
| M Campbell | Edinburgh | Scotland | these plans HAVE to be stopped!! |
| nikki rodgerson | auchterarder | tayside | |
| Bern Balfe | Haddington | Scotland | I think this "masterplan" needs more thinking |
| Indira Mann | Penicuik | Scotland | Once it's done it'll be too late for the Old Town - preserve it, don't destroy it. |
| Kim Bradie | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Steve Bassett | Birmingham | West Midlands | Stop this lunacy! |
| Carol Stobie | North Berwick | East Lothian | |
| Maggie Dunlop | Fortrose | Scotland | |
| Leah Hazard | Glasgow | Scotland | vehemently opposed to this development |
| Andrew Bros Williamson | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Alastair Wood | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alison Scott | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Ferreri | Saint etienne d'albagnan | France | |
| Brunetti | Rome | Italy | |
| hal hallibutt | rimini | italy | |
| Jane Craigie | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Emma McCallum | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| isla mccuaig | edinburgh | scotland | |
| khin Thida Gibbons | Edinburgh | Scotland | It is the Royal Mile - we need to keep whatever we got left noe. |
| Tom Ellingham | Edinburgh | Scotland | Save our heritage. The Old Town is residential and it works. Let's not knock down homes for hotels and 'luxury'. Edinburgh has a golden opportunity to keep what already works for later generations, and also develop dead space well. Lets do that carefully. |
| Michael John Martin | Musselburgh | Scotland | |
| Gillian McLean | Polmont | Scotland | Keep Edinburgh for local people and familes. Don't make it a 'rich ghetto' for tourists, offices and rich incomers. That' s just ripping the heart and soul out of the city. |
| jenny patterson | edinburgh | scotland UK | this would be a dreadful loss to the heritage if Edinburgh |
| Christopher | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Birgit Wilson | Dunblane | Scotland | |
| Rachel Hall | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Ian Payne | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Wennie Edwards | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Livia Dyckhoff | Edinburgh | Scotland | I particularly oppose the proposed offices on Jeffrey St and the street level building: I see so many tourists standing at that point taking photos of Calton hill: this would be very sad to lose that important view and the impact it has on the Old Town. |
| Ian McQue | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Frank Gordon | Edinburgh | UK | these plans are totally unsuitable for the area and look like any old development- not the first view many will have of Edinburgh's prime street/area. It creates job |
| Craig MacDonald | Forfar | U.K. | |
| Bert Iannetta | Dundee | Scotland | |
| scott john macdonald | edinburgh | scotland | |
| karen a anderson | musselburgh | scotland | |
| fiona mackintosh | forfar | scotland | the royal mile should be left as it is |
| Moira Morrison | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Colin Fox MSP | Edinburgh | Scotland | I fully support the campaign |
| mary Gordon | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh is awash with conference centres and hotels what it needs is people living and working in the centre of the town - if the people move out it will become a soulless space without life |
| jim johnson | edinburgh | scotland | these 1930s flats form part of the canongate renewal deigned by Ebenezer MacRae the city architect from 1925-46. they are a good example of MacRae's work which continued the "conservative surgery" approach to renewal pioneered by Patrick Geddes in the Law |
| Daniel Wight | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| brad aitchison | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Christina Dowell | Ladysmith BC | Canada | Please do not commit this unthinkable act of vandalism. It would be regretted forever. Surely there is a better solution than destroying an important part of Scottish heritage. |
| Heather Doherty | Notts | UK | |
| Sally Wiles | Hornsea | England | A ludicrous idea. Whatever happened to listed buildings? |
| Georgia Clair Kennett | Cremorne, VIC 3121 | Australia | It seems so crazy that you are considering this... people don't marvel at glass hotels unless they are in Vegas, people marvel at the Golden Mile, for it's age and wonder.... why would you even think of ruining such a treasure? |
| Carol Coull | East Calder | Scotland | |
| Diana Shanks | Edinburgh | UK | It's amazing. Some people aren't allowed to change the colour of their front doors and they want to destroy the Mile! |
| susan gray | kilsyth glasgow | scotland | |
| Sandra Voormolen | Naaldwijk | Netherlands | |
| Callum Dickson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Kiara King | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Carolyn Nye | Ridgecrest, California | USA | It is a shame to destroy history. |
| catnaps@hotmail.co.uk | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Amanda Lund | Macclesfield | Cheshire | |
| Miss Rebecca L. Meredith | Stourbridge | West Midlands | I think it's truly shocking that the Scottish Parliament are more concerned in material matters, than they are about historical listed buildings! |
| Bill Wilson | Barnoldswick | England | I would Rather see Tenements than Castles |
| INGRID JILLIAN ORME | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | |
| Ross Andrews | Redditch | UK | Please don't do this - it woulddestroy the character of one of Britain's greatest landmarks |
| Nigel Buchan | Edinburgh | Scotland | The developer's masterplan lacks imagination. If realised, this would be a wasted opportunity for some 'Conservative Surgery' that could give the existing buildings a new lease of life. |
| Brenda Jennifer Cowling | Edinburgh | Scotland | I am a tourist Guide - the Royal Mile is a unique and fantastic place for our visitors - we must be very careful not to spoilt it. |
| Edith Jeanette Caulfield | Toronto | Canada | This is insanity at its worst...power is the greatest narcotic known to man and the people that want to do this are surely addicted |
| Claire Kitchen | Lincoln | Lincolnshire | Please do not ruin this historical capital by bringing down history and replacing it with modern rubbish! |
| Sandra Heeps | Sutton-at-Hone, Kent | England | |
| Alexander Heeps | Sutton-at-Hone, Kent | England | |
| Ella Hall | Glen Waverley | Australia | |
| DR. MARGESCU VICTOR | VALENCE | FRANCE | |
| Hannele Nicholson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Katy Martinek | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh is a beautiful city and I don't want to see historic buildings destroyed to make way for ugly, boring hotels and conference centres - there are plenty of those already. |
| Helen Rees | Houghton Regis | UK | Stupidity abounds in politics at the moment and this is just another to add to the list. Maybe I should have said greed, rather than stupidity... |
| Mark Thomas Hutchison | Edinburgh | EH1 1DR | At a time when Edinburgh's place in the U.K. and stature worldwide is only on the increase, in my view 'redevelopments' of the type currently before Council are abjectly contrary to the maintenance of the character and spirit of Edinburgh's Old Town.. |
| Johanna Chilcott | Bideford | England | |
| Helen-Anne Ross | Glasgow | Scotland | Edinburgh born and bred and intends to return |
| John Campbell | Edinburgh | Lothian | |
| Masja de Rover | Hoogeveen | Netherlands | |
| laura mitchell | Edinburgh | Gt Britain | |
| Kate Hunter | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Sue Casely | Edinburgh | Scotland | You can see modern buildings anywhere. The Royal Mile is unique. It is not just the buildings but the formation of the street. Opening it up especially for a glass frontage and junction would lose that feeling of inimacy which is part of its charm. |
| Chris Casely | Edinburgh | Scotland | How can they push through this in what is meant to be a World Heritage Site?? |
| Leah Radcliffe | Stony Plain Alberta | Canada | |
| Alex MacNeil | Whitehall | Bristol | |
| Laura Jamieson | San Francisco | USA | |
| Anna Dunford | Wellington | Aotearoa New Zealand | I may be an ex-pat but would like to think that the integrity of the Royal Mile be maintained for future residents and visitors. Part of what makes Edinburgh so special is the thriving residential community in the heart of the city. |
| Catriona Gall | Edinburgh | Scotland | This project is not needed. |
| S Lyth | Newcastle upon TYne | England | How can you even think of this. Whenever you think of Edinburgh you think of the Royal Mile. Why do town planners have no respect for what has gone before, does their training teach them to destroy the best and erect the worst? |
| Jan Holden | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| jane wilkinson | edinburgh | scotland | If we need another conference centre and hotel in the centre there are surely appropiate sites elsewhere, replacing monstrosities on princess St? Local residents in the old town give it authenticity and continuity with its historical past. |
| ZUZANA KADUROVA | EDINBURGH | UK | |
| Robert Russell Calder | Hamilton | Scotland | During three months temporary location to Edinburgh I was startled to see the same old rubbish being thrown at the Old Town (I text-edited the Old Town Survey Report over twenty years ago) |
| Margaret Sharkey | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Kathleen Sharkey | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Douglas Friedli | Edinburgh | UK | The glass-fronted building proposed for the Canongate will destroy the look of the Royal Mile, which is Edinburgh's oldest and most precious asset. |
| Tom Paton | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Guy Dixon | edinburgh | UK | |
| Alison McCann | Edinburgh | Scotland | T |
| sophie o'neill | edinburgh | scotland | |
| John Sharkey | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Steve Copland | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| James Richardson | Forfar | Scotland | |
| Katharine Proudfoot | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Matthew Bowden | Sydney | Australia | please listen to the residents and save the Royal Mile |
| Abi Titterington Lough | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alison Patterson | Edinburgh | UK | |
| frances young | edinburgh | scotland | |
| greg kenny | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Sharon Tweedale | Edinburgh | Scotland | aghast at city planning proposals. |
| Patricia Ramsay | Edinburgh | Scotland | If the proposal goes ahead the continuity of the buildings down the Royal Mile will be lost along with much needed council housing.There should be more housing for rent or affordable housing to buy being built rather than another hotel and office space. |
| Mrs Heidi Cartiwright | Carlton, Nottingham | United Kingdom | If this is the way you treat your historical heritage, then I pity the local people! Abandon this stupid plan NOW!! |
| Katharine Reynolds | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Matthew Andrews | Haddinton | Scotland | |
| fiona mcmurray | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Phil Wright | Cambridge | England | |
| Gerry McGarvey | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| helen beauchamp | crook | england | as a regular visitor to edinburgh, i am appalled that this application is even being considered. i live near the 'once' historic city of durham which was desecrated in the sixties through bad planning desisions. please don't let this happen! |
| Marie Lindstrom | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| James Davidson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| David MacPhail | Edinburgh | Scotland | I'm not against development of the area, but these proposals will cut an unsympathetic swathe through the Canongate area and are frankly a bit much!! As usual, we are given a token amount of 'social housing' for the lepers which make up the community. |
| David Jackson Young | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Jim Reilly | Penicuik | Scotland | |
| william moss | edinburgh | united Kingdom | The development plan seems to callously undermine a community by stealing treasured views of Calton Hill for a quick buck The Developers clearly fail to understand that urban regeneration requires more than lounging space for the wealthy |
| Wilson McLeod | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Luke Watson | Edinburgh | Scotland | A misdirected project driven by economic gain at the expence of local residents and an integral part of Edinburgh's identity. Surely there are enough sensitive and creative people in this city to come up with a better plan that preserves and enhances? |
| Fergus McInnes | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| michael smith | Edinburgh | UK | This once unique city is quickly becoming filled with naff '70s retro fadish architechture. This destructive trend must be stopped now. I do not want my city to look like some faceless Southeast English city. |
| Lindsay Craig | Redhill | UK | This is my home city, an architectural wonder marvelled around the world. You must veto these proposals immediately and PRESERVE our city from the claws of developers and their cranes. |
| Helen Ewing | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Roisin Farrington | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Graham Urquhart | Limekilns | Scotland | Once again the shibboleths of 'progress and prosperity' are trotted out and communal cultural inheritance is the proposed casualty. Listen to the people who actually live there! |
| Jennie Gardner | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Robert Eric Swanepoel | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Robin Corkhill | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Lynne J Hastie | Cowdenbeath | Scotland | |
| Euan Currie | Edinburgh | Scotland | This plan is utter arrogance and symptomatic of a hatred for the arts, the homeless, history, culture and people of Edinburgh by those in power. This is one of the worst things to be proposed in a long time. |
| laura henson | london | uk | As a former resident of the canongate I am horrified by thought of demolishing any of the architecture and atmosphere of the area |
| Elaine Ritch | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | redevelopment ruined the Newkirkgate |
| Char Intihar | edinburgh | United Kingdom | I'm up for re-development, but not when it means turfing out old grannies! |
| Karen Davidson | Bannockburn | Scotland | |
| Ian Cargill | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| S. J. Sanders | Edinburgh | Scotland | This is a bland and uninspired scheme which will destroy the character of the old Town, the whole reason the tourists come here in the first place! |
| John Ralph Bowles | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| jonathan hawley | edinburgh | uk | |
| Louise Whitehill | Edinburgh | Midlothian | |
| Fiona O'May | Edinburgh | Scotland | Greed and mediocrity would appear to have no bounds. |
| andrea meneghini | edinburgh | midlothian | I think it is imperative this developemnt is stopped |
| nicola milazzo | Edinburgh | scotland | |
| FIONA GARDINER | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | This is will be regretted in time to come...it is imperative that Edinburgh keeps its history and unique character! |
| Keltie Robertson | Leith | Scotland | |
| Kishan Bachoo | Edinburgh | Scotland, UK | |
| James Bull | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alexandra Hammond | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | I just received a phone call from the developer about the redevelopment of the Old Town. I was not able to support it, because I believe commnuity input and local lived experience are crucial, and they have not been adequately consulted. |
| Adam Kopystynski | Edinburgh | Scotland | It is disgraceful that this is even being considered never mind built! |
| John Wallace | Edinburgh | Scotland | Keep the tenaments |
| Stuart Fielding | Edinburgh | scotland | Stop this elitist government ruining our great city by building themselves a utopia |
| Diane Steele | edinburgh | scotland | Leave the history of our edinburgh alone, we have enough hotels, offices and other ghastly buildings to look at, don't add to the list |
| Keith J Bell | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Laurie Haughton | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Graham Dick | Colinton, Edinburgh | Scotland | Yet another example of Leader Anderson, Davies and the rest of their 'designer socialist' cabal being mesmerised by the bright lights and champagne lifestyle. They've forgotten whose interests they were elected to look after. |
| DAVID RYNN | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | Bland, uninspiring, dull, likely to ruin the character of the old town and over-riding the wishes of the local residents. Stop this development now. |
| Colin Mclean | Penicuik EH26 0LD | U.K. | Never mind tearing down buildings, renovate them instead of replacing them with modern monsters like the Parliament Building |
| David Ferris | Edinburgh | UK | |
| James Wason | Edinburgh | UK | A modern glass fronted building in the proposed location on the Canongate will clearly destroy the character of this most precious of streets in our Old Edinburgh and the planning application must be opposed. |
| Chris Isles | Edinburgh | UK | large redevelopment of an historic site, no doubt to have flats approprated for the scot exec as luxury work flats!!!! |
| John Whyte | Edinburgh | Scotland | Disgusting proposals, the fact that you can even consider making these changes shows how little empathy you have for our city. Why do you think it's never been suggested before? |
| Brian O'Rourke | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| jeannette archibald | edinburgh | mid lothian | |
| ian archibald | edinburgh | mid lothian | |
| George McKie | Edinburgh | Scotland | I object to the destruction of our historic city centre and to the theft of 'common good' land. Will we have another ugly monstrosity to match the one down by Holyrood? |
| Patrick Travers | Greenock | Scotland | |
| John Houliston | Edinburgh | UK | Yet another mad council decision that can never be rectified. |
| Diane Finlayson | Edinburgh | Midlothian | |
| Peter McCue | edinburgh | Scotlan | Enough is enough. |
| Taylor Forrest | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| shawn ross wood | edinburgh | scotland | Don't Ruin Our Old City!!!! |
| Nikki Thomson | Edinburgh | UK | Don't destroy the character of the Old Town with this monstrosity. |
| david wiley | edinburgh | scotland | i am sick of this city been turned into nothing but hotels and modern flats at the expense of the true culture, heritage and beauty of what was once a great city |
| rae kenny | edinburgh | united kingdom | |
| Mike Saddler | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| David Sheppard | Edinburgh | Scotland, U.K. | |
| Sam Sprot | London | UK | Words fail me |
| Daryl Baptie | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Mark Abrahams | Fleet | Farnborough | |
| Craig Stenhouse | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Robin Payne | Edinburgh | Scotland | Glass biuldings look cheap and funnily enough are cheap. Stop ruining the city with tacky hotels, cimemas and bowling alleys. |
| Rob Morgan | Musselburgh | Scotland | |
| keith G Brown | LARBERT | Scotland | As a native Leither I am appauled at what this plan proposes for the cannongate. I am afan of the parliament building but this is just a complete and utter botch of a job which almost sinks to the level of Italy in terms of gravy trains for vested interes |
| Euan MacKay | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Graeme McAllan | Orlando | USA | My Mum stays there! |
| Grant Small | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alan Heathcote | Dalgety Bay | UK | |
| Dean Cameron | EDINBURGH | Scotland | |
| Iain Gray | Edinburgh | UK | I simply cannot believe these plans to rip the heart out of one of the most famous streets in the world for the sake of a quick buck! The dsign is poor, bland and unimaginative and should be reisted at all cost. |
| Karen Simpson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Niall Morley | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinurgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the UK. There is absolutely no excuse for new buildings to compromise the aesthetic standards set by Robert Adam and James Craig. We should not be leaving this job to a modern design software package! |
| Mike Allan | Buckhaven | Scotland | DO NOT destroy a major part of Edinburgh's history |
| Jim Mallet | Dunbar | Scotland | Dont touch it |
| Duncan Foot | Glasgow | Scotland | It wont help |
| Doreen Hay | Edinburgh | Scotland | I think that it should be done sensibly |
| Dennis Melton | Edinburgh | Scotland | This is an outrageous case of bullying by big business. Up the workers |
| Dennis Melton | Edinburgh | Scotland | TThe reality is simple information is power and the more they have the more power they have and of course the less information you have the less power you have to influence what is going on. So while this community remains in rags the new community will g |
| John Willis | Edinburgh | Scotland | They will be pandered to while we are walked all over and told to be happy about it. If ever there was a need for political change it is now. Ask your self honestly when was the last time the developers were brought to account by this community, yes that |
| John Wallace | Edinburgh | Scotland | The establisment councillors, of hinds, fitzpatrick and foreign holiday queen mcginnis have been with us for the best part of a generation, and there seems no sign of them standing aside to allow fresh thinking to have a shot. In fact they are to busy st |
| Ian Winston | Edinburgh | Scotland | The Canongate is great, and it should be kept that way. Hands off. |
| Winnie McMurdo | Edinburgh | Scotland | Dont touch the place, i like the shops. |
| Liz Barron | Edinburgh | Scotland | well its no fair that ordinery working folk get stuffed by the council and they fat cats wi money and that the voice of the people should be listend too |
| gail | Edinburgh | Scotland | its always the poor ones who get took advantage off and that is not fayre, so stuff your development cos we want a decent hoose |
| al | stansted | england | How many tourists visit Edinburgh to see Hotels and luxury apartments? |
| malcolm winter | edinburgh | scotland | nonsensical name and nonsensical plans that are aimed solely to make the developer money |
| Helen Sargan | Over, Cambs | UK | |
| Dave Taylor | York | UK | We visit Edinburgh every year and are entranced by the intricate and extraordinary architecture of the Old Town. We wouldn't be interested in more anonymous glass-fronted stores and the same chains as everywhere else in the UK. Keep Edinburgh special. |
| Andrew O'Neill | London | UK | |
| Derryck Riding | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Dave | Edinburgh | UK | |
| George Caldwell Cameron | Prestwick | Scotland | |
| Hazel Bon | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Steven Calder | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Jack Sloan | Hamilton | Scotland | Please do not do this to my capital city! |
| DAVID BENSON | London | U.K. | Please do not destroy the character of one of the world's most distinctive and historic high streets! |
| Ryan Van Winkle | Edinburgh | Scotland | stop the development of our old town. we don't need more of what you are selling! |
| Marja Minderman | Enschede | The Netherlands | crazy plan, how can you think of such nonsense |
| Jane Clarkson | Prestwick | Scotland | Keep our traditional old buildings |
| Michael Vallely | Prestwick | Scotland | |
| Maggie King | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Derek Anderson | Aberdeen | UK | |
| John Mawer | South Woodford | London | |
| Fiona Morna McGarva | Canberra | Australia | Do you want Edinburgh to end up like a soul-less new town development like Canberra? |
| bill murphy | edinburgh | scotland | please preserve the character of the old town |
| emma Lindsay | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | The historical buildings and streets in edinburgh are what makes it unique. Why do you wish turn it into just and another glass and metal "IKEA" city |
| norma lindsay | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| tom lindsay | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| maretta calder | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Danny | Galashiels | Scotland | Why noy put a McDonald's restaurant up at the castle as well? |
| anthony david gilbert | edinburgh | scotland | |
| jane lindsay | edinburgh | scotland | save our historic royal mile it is the envy of the world |
| Siobhan Healy | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Jane Barrow | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Jeffrey Zimmer | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | What a dull, dead, soulless quarter. Very sad. |
| A Dannreuther | Edinmburgh | Scotland | |
| Regula Butlin-Staub | Edinburgh EH9 1QT | Scotland UK | |
| Rachel Elliott | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Sophie Alexandra Margaret Rogers | Glasgow | Scotland | Hindsight is a wonderful thing - Glasgow was ruined due to the M8, please don't ruin Edinburgh and displace the local community. |
| Carolyn Halcrow | Edinburgh | Scotland | Stop our High street (Royal Mile) looking the same as every other glass fronted high street in Britain. Ours is unique, keep it that way! |
| margot hamilton | Edinburgh | Scotland | having worked in the area in question for years I realise that the area needs to be a complete community not just a sterile tourist area |
| kirsten anne webster (born in Canongate district) | Edinburgh | Scotland | Since the Scottish Parliament opened the Royal Mile is turning into a service centre with many local shops becoming offices. |
| Damian Troup | Helensburgh | Scotland | |
| Mary Breatnach | Edinburgh EH 9 1 EJ | Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Alba Robert | Edinburgh | Scotland | Leave the Royal Mile alone, is touristy enough |
| Alastair Wright | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Adam Octavian Dannreuther | London | England | I hope that this does not go ahead |
| Roland Dannreuther | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Shelley Wright | Edinburgh | UK | |
| katherine mclean | edinburgh | midlothian | |
| Laura Smith | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Patrizio Ponzo | Kirknewton | Scotland | |
| struan robertson | ruthin | wales | I want to see real people in real homes in a real city not some device built of glass to rob Edinburgh of its soul |
| Robert Finnie | Edinburgh | #scotland | |
| Mr and Mrs F.W. Richardson | Forfar | Angus | This seems ludicrous! |
| Robin Mann | Ashhurst | New Zealand | |
| Maite Azcona Lopez | Zaragoza | Spain | have been living close to the royal mile and it would be a real pity to see beautiful buildings destroyed. |
| Tom Webster | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Julia Ann Gyle | Edinburgh | Scotland | Please save historical buildins !!! |
| Kelly Dudley | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Surely as a World Heritage site, isn't it protected? After the shambles that is the Scottish Parliment, can't they leave the distruction of history & the erectment of montrosities to Birmingham (UK). |
| Mary Claire Crompton | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Elka L Schmidt | New Orleans, Louisiana 70119 | USA | I know what it's like to have your neighborhoods threatened. I love Edinburgh! Don't ruin my second home--the first goes without saying! |
| Mark Simms | Bournemouth | England | Whilst there is limited space for development within the city, and I fully understand the need to grow and accommodate the changing requirements of society, the Royal Mile and it's tenement building forms a major part of the history of Edinburgh |
| Claire Stone | Uxbridge | UK | |
| Dr Nicola MacLeod | Edinburgh | none | A look at the before and after shots of George Square and Leith Street should tell the council and the Executive all they need to do. Successive Councils are allowing the destruction of Northern Europe's most beautiful city. |
| Paul Morris | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Louisa Radice | Exeter | UK | Exeter High Street has been branded the most cloned in Britain. Don't let Edinburgh follow suit. |
| Fred Morrell | Perth | Australia | Do not spoil that fantastic Edinburgh skyline of the old town |
| Patricia Niblock | Edinburgh | Scotland | What does the ARIAS say? Or are Scottish architects keeping quiet? |
| marion mochan | edinburgh | scotland | its a digrace they want to change our streets our homes |
| michael david nolan | edinburgh | scotland | being that the royal mile and canongate area is one of the biggest tourist attractions in edinburgh its sudden cosmetic surgery will turn it from being beautiful to lookin like joan rivers ,go seek medical help ,you must be on drugs . |
| Graham Vane-Stobbs | Edinburgh | Scotland | The whole character of this part of the old town is going to be completely destroyed if this development goes ahead. It seems the only people entitled to views of the city in Mountgrange/council plan are those that can afford to pay. |
| Iestyn Day | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Gavin Smith | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Chris Davies | Edinburgh | Scotland | How does the council get away with knocking down listed buildings when it wont even build a skatepark. |
| stewart conacher | Edinburgh | Scotland | The savung of the old town has to be a top priority and if the council wont do so then Edinburgh citizens must do all we can to save this world heritage site. |
| cameron stewart | edinburgh | scotland | The hotel is being built to accomodate tourists the tourists come to see the old town talk about killing the goose that laid the golden egg clueless philistines. |
| Ellen Ledingham | Camelon, Falkirk | SCOTLAND | |
| Richard Thacker | Dunbar | UK | |
| Sasha Crichton | Edinburgh | Scotland | I have lived on Canongate for two years, I understand the importance of development, however I don't believe that the developer's plans appreciate the architectural wealth of Canongate. Save the historic buildings!!! Culture and heritage before profit! |
| W Arthur Chapman | Edinburgh | Lothian | |
| Kat Tyrie | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Amanda Moloney | London | England | |
| Nigel Lowey | Nottingham | UK | We don't own Edinburgh buildings; we temporarily look after them for our children. |
| Ms Krisi Herbert | Brighton | England | Stop destroying our communities and our heritage!!!! You are a disgrace to this island with your incessant greed!! Families and communities have always mattered more in this country and still do!! |
| wendy holyer | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Fiona Kay | Edinburgh | Scotland | It would be a complete decimation of our city and culture plus heritage. |
| John Telford | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Eness Grace Douglas | Nanango | Australia | surely that area is heritage listed...if not why not? |
| Craig Thomson | Edinburgh | Scotland | Nice! I see another eyesore like St James on the cards. |
| Janet Alexandria Groat | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Samuel Bowers | London | UK | |
| paul kerr | Edinburgh | Scotland | The propose demolition of the listed tenement buildings at the bottom of the Royal Mile will destroy part of what is special about the Royal Mile, by spoiling its narrow built up medieval street plan with a modern commercial development. |
| Taylor Elder | dundee | Scotland | Save the Old Town |
| Clare Scothern | Peterborough | UK | |
| J Ballantyne | Tamworth | England | Please don't allow this planning application. Surely the buildings could be renovated and put to good use. |
| Fiona Roberts | East Huntspill | England | |
| Ben Halliwell | Edinburgh | East Lothian | Why oh why are we destroying the individuality of our city to be replaced with bland buildings that can be found in an city in Britain or indeed Europe? |
| Emma Nolan | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | |
| Sarah Hunter | Edinburgh | Scotland | DON'T LET THEM DO IT!!! |
| Lise Tole | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | My god! I cannot believe this is even being considered. As a Canadian, I cannot believe that you would destroy this heritage for these ghastly developments, which will only look like the St. James Center in a couple of years time. |
| J Cornish | Salisbury | UK | Just visited Edinburgh and loved the old areas. Renovate and repair essential , not destruction. Too many of our towns and cities are alreadyclones. |
| Iain Paulin | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| PAUL LEVY | BRIGHTON BN2 9YD | UK | outrageous to spoil such a fine street |
| Kevin Simpson | Edinburgh | Scotland | Yet another atrocious decision by Edinburgh City Council. !! |
| Elliot Matthew | Dalbeattie | Scotland | |
| Miss Connar Bingham | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Graham Clark | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Elizabeth Wyand | Edinburgh | Scotland | I find these modern structures to be jarringly ugly intrusions into the architecture which has been so characteristic of Edinburgh for so long. There are other parts of the city which could be better developed than the area in question. |
| Alasdair D Littlejohn | Droitwich Spa | UK | |
| Garett Riemersma | Covington | USA | Learn from the mistakes of America. Preserve your historical places at all costs! |
| sharon paton | Biggar | Scotland | What's the point of spending zillions promoting Scotland and Edinburgh as tourist attractions then destroying the very thing which tourists want - ambiance, atmosphere, heritage and a sense of place - farcical if it wasn't so serious and hardly a laughing |
| Sophie McCabe | Edinburgh | Scotland | It is so sad to see the best bits of our beautiful city being replaced by office blocks. Tourism brings in so much revenue and creates so many jobs that it cannot be justified. Stop it before it is too late. |
| Timothy Dane Stewart | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Why would anyone want to do this to the Old Town? Emphasis on the OLD. If you want to build, do so without tearing down. |
| Jenny Barber | Steeple Claydon, Bucks | England | |
| Kelly Melaccio | Staten Island, NY, 10301 | USA | The hotel proposed is a tourist trap. What you're planning to tear down takes away what would bring the punters around in the first place. Makes no sense. |
| Hike-Flurina Hiemstra | Voorthuizen | The Netherlands | Absolutely ridiculous! |
| Lucy Rhind | Ipswich | England | |
| Erica S. Murray | Marcellus | United States | Speaking as a tourist, I would hate to see the character of Edinburgh changed. I don't travel 3,000 miles to see a hotel that looks just like those I find here. A major appeal of Edinburgh is the history and the "look". PLEASE don't change that! |
| Emmalene Barlow | Haslemere | UK | By demolishing the buildings some of Edinburgh's history is being taken away, i wish you good luck on your campaign and hope you can stop this demolition from happening. |
| Cleo Kennedy | Wollaston Wellingborough | UK | |
| Stephanie Pierce | Waxahachie | USA | Please don't destroy the historical architecture of Edinburgh. As an American, I greatly respect the fact that Scotland has been able to retain such history in their cities. Please don't begin to tear down and build like we do. |
| David Woodall | Keith | Scotland | |
| Sasha Rathbone | Edinburgh | UK | The demolition of these buildings would be a tragedy for historic edinburgh and be looked on by future generations in disbelief. |
| Alison Crawford | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Mark Foster | Edinburgh | Scotland | I think the new development would greatly affect the character of the royal mile to its detriment. |
| John Foster | Edinburgh | Scotland | Building on a historical site takes away the uniqueness of Edinburgh city centre. |
| Mary Foster | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alasdair Thompson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Claire Masterton | Edinburgh | Scotland | Recently moved to the Canongate - cannot believe the proposals. Keep up the good work. |
| Anthony Wallis | GLASGOW | Scotland | This plan is an absolute travesty. No amount of money should allow this to destroy one of the most beautiful cities in the world. |
| Jim KERWIN ( in exile) | REDDITCH | England | I am a Scot in exile, please dont let the same "regeneration" happen in Scotland as it is being done down here. "Little boxs shiny boxes and they all look just the same" |
| Bruno Frayling-Kelly | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Frances R Wedgwood | Edinburgh | Scotland | Whilst I appreciate the need for redevelopment of the New Street area but the creation of parliament way seems totally pointless and in no way warrants the destruction of parts of the Royal Mile |
| Emma forsythe | musselburgh | scotland | edinburgh is beautiful and deserves to stay that way so please try and stop them from ruining the area by putting up more ridiculous buildings like the parliament buildings |
| Aidan Williams | Edinburgh | UK | save the mile! |
| Mike McGarrity | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Susan Dibdin | Edinburgh | Midlothian | |
| NEil Bethune | Edinburgh | Scotland | this is a disgusting proposal. Is there no such thing as being proud of scottish history and culture anymore. Truely shameful..! |
| jimmy woo | edinburgh | scotland | i was wondering if the plans could fit in a factory |
| Susana Lorenzo | edinburgh | uk | This is a crime against culture and heritage. What makes Edinburgh so special is both the buildings and the dramatic geography that gives them a dimension of depth and makes them be a living part of a most stricking landscape. |
| Olivia Duncan | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jessica Shepherd | Edinburgh | Scotland | SAVE OLD TOWN! I hate these business deals that are often agreed by people who don't actually come from the area and have no idea on what local people want. |
| Alex Prendergast | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Irene Brown | Edinburgh | Scotland | our heritage is too important to sacrifice to commerce |
| Poletti Santos | Edinburgh | Scotland | I think the potential destruction of our Old Town is a disgrace. Please keep me informed. |
| Keshav Dogra | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Matthew Martin | Edinburgh | Scotland | the old town is what makes edinburgh check the skyline |
| Jeanette Gray | Edinburgh | Scotland | Looking to the future does not mean destroying the present and demolishing the past |
| William Findlay | Edinburgh | Scotland | Replace all this for glass! |
| Erica Jones | Hillarys | Australia | As someone who visits as a tourist, I would be horrified to see this go ahead. |
| JANE AVERY | LONDON SE21 8LG | GB | Edinburgh is a majestic and magical city. The destruction of the Canongate in the name of "regeneration" would be a travesty of its heritage. |
| Diana Cairns | Edinburgh | Scotland | The community should decide how this area is redeveloped, not developers who don't live here and won't have to suffer the consequences of inappropriate development. |
| Alison Connelly | Edinburgh | Scotland | We should be preserving our history, not destroying it. The character of the area will be ruined if this plan is allowed to go ahead. |
| David Cochran | Edinburgh | Scotland | Please, for pity's sake don't allow another community to be swept out of the way by developers, do not allow architectural treasures to be destroyed for another soulless mass of glass and concrete |
| Ceava Potter | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Lucy Johnson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alice Searle | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Patricia Harper | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jim Thompson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| mr scott robertson | edinburgh | United Kingdom | no more hotels please |
| craig maclean | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Ioannis Kokosalakis | Edinburgh | Scotland | I am absolutely appalled that Edinburgh council is even considering this. |
| danny oliver | Edinburgh | uk | |
| Mike Gradone | Edinburgh | Scotland | These plans are scandalous and would have been thrown out at the outset if the Council had half a brain between them. |
| ian mycko | edinburgh | scotland | i was born & brought up in old dumbiedykes i think its a disgrace what they done there & are doing now |
| stan urbaniak | edinburgh | scotland | no way |
| Natalie Richards | Edinburgh | Scotland | Why destroy a peaceful and beautiful area of the Royal Mile? We should preserve it as it is for our children to enjoy. |
| Clarissa Taylor | London | England | |
| Catherine Burr | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | United States | I am an American of Scottish ancestry. One day, when I finally visit the lands of my ancestors, I will come to see the land and people which endure, not modern anything which I can see anywhere, and which will be replaced tomorrow. PRESERVATION!. |
| LORNA SMITH | EDINBURGH | MIDLOTHIAN | The old town is where the visitors like to visit when in edinburgh it the main attraction the royal mile for visitors. |
| Carol Broomfield | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Deborah Ray | Edinburgh | Scotland | Enough is enough |
| J. Steen | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | |
| Mercedees Beronja | New York | NY | My love of the Royal Mile is tied into its beauty, its culture and its traditions. I am heartbroken that someone would consider taking this away. |
| Claire Hoyda | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Karen Hughes | Glasgow | UK | I lived in Edinburgh for 11 years and visit regularly. I often comment on how Glasgow "redevelops" many areas, the like of which would be preserved in Edinburgh. (Charing Cross in Glasgow is a typical example.) Please don't prove me wrong. |
| Joyce Herkes | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Emma Herkes | 40667 Meerbusch | Germany | |
| Lesley Leggett | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Winifred Cumming | Kirkliston | UK | totally inappropriate with little feeling for our lovely city |
| Katherine Ryan | Leeds | England | |
| Judith Fordham | EDINBURGH | UK | I think that this is a dreadful plan and should not go ahead |
| alan wharton | daventry | england | Although I do not live in Edinburgh, I was born there and am a regular visitor to the City. It is a scandal that the Heritage of edinburgh should be damaged in such a way spoiling it for generations to come |
| Andrew Tibbs | Edinburgh | Midlothian | |
| Andrew Thompson | Perth | Scotland | this is a philistine proposal which must be resisted by all who know and love the old town of edinburgh |
| Caroline Anderson | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Edinburgh is beautiful - leave it alone. |
| Sarah Thoday | London | UK | |
| Louise Valentine | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| William Scott Anderson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Sally Pryde | Edinburgh | Scotland | I am totally opposed to the Caltongate development because people don't come to Edinburgh and definitely not the Royal Mile to see flash new buildings. Keep the history |
| Steven William Murray | Edinburgh | Scotland | I am disgusted by the new buildings at quartermile (big glass brick's) and am opposed to other ugly futuristic design proposals. |
| Kirsty McGill | Edinburgh | UK | |
| David Wood | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Rory Grant | Brighton | UK | |
| Andrew Ross MacDonald | Inverness IV3 5PF | Scotland | Beware Canongate, the Philistines are upon you |
| Ian Burdon | Edinburgh | Scotland | Here we go again, destruction of something longstanding and good where people live and love for the short-sighted "development" (Orwellian double-speak if ever I heard it). Edinburgh's soul is being progressively diminished: this has to stop. |
| Anastasia Brown | Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 | USA | |
| Anne Corris | Wollstonecraft | Australia | Edinburgh is a lovely city - don't ruin it! (This from a Glaswegian!) |
| Ian Michael Broster | Birkenhead | Merseyside | |
| Iain MacGillivray | Inverness | Scotland | It's happening all over the world and something has to be done to stop those arseholes from destroying our heritage! |
| Stuart Cole | Kilmarnock | Scotland | |
| Sheila Schiffman | Fair Oaks, California | USA | I hope to visit Scotland in the next few years. I am not going to see the new buildings. I am going to see the historic buildings and beautiful landscapes. |
| Gary Henigman | Martinsville, Illinois | USA | I hope you success! |
| Antony Mark Beal | market rasen | UK | shame! |
| Mark Jones | Evesham | England | |
| Kristiina Kankaanpää | Turku | Finland | save The Culture |
| Mike Brown | Rockingham | Australia | What obscene plans. At the very least, modify with heart. |
| Kathryn L Frye | Simi Valley, CA | USA | |
| Laney Johnston | Aurora | USA | This is outrageous! |
| Lori E. Weinheimer | Fulton, New York | USA | I wholeheartedly oppose the destruction of even one stone or brick in Old Towne Edinburgh for ANY reason. Each one is part of its timeless charm and allure, not to mention great history! |
| Rachel A. Carter | Leominster | USA | |
| Phillip Kaptur | Birmingham, MI | USA | |
| Bill Prince | Wellingborough | England | It's madness to throw away your heritage like this. It will benefit no-one in Edinburgh - let the fat-cat investors go elsewhere - like Kuala Lumpur. |
| Oliver Hulme | East Huntspill, Highbridge, Somerset | UK | I visit Edinburgh three times a year. These plans are a disgrace. |
| Berni Armstrong | Capellades | Catalonia | I cannot believe that Edinburgh has not learned from the folly of much of England that preserving a city's current landscape is preserving its soul. Don't take a leaf out of the English planners' book and sell your soul for gold. |
| Roger Clark | Sydney | Australia | When I visited Edinburgh some years ago, I spent a whole day walking down the Royal Mile. What a wonderfull place, and now someone wants to destroy parts of it. A travesty ! |
| Marion Turner | ARDGAY | Sutherland | Inappropriate development - ignores wishes of residents - promotes short term big business interests. In a not very long time will just look tacky and outdated like so many other developments we have had foist on us eg St James Centre. |
| Chris Hawson | New York | USA | |
| Ian McLean | Ipswich | England | No more |
| Molly Mockford | Lewes, East Sussex | UK | |
| Aimi McIntosh | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Pamela McIntosh | edinburgh | Uk | |
| tim porteus | Edinburgh | Scotland | I grew up in the Canongate. can't believe that the council is repeating the disaters of the 1960s. The old town is not theirs to destroy! |
| Iain Thom | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Andrew Murphy | EDINBURGH | Lothian Region | Don't let them destroy the Royal Mile |
| Graham Purnell | Edinburgh | Scotland | This project is unsympathetic and largely unnecessary. It will destroy a lot of the character that makes tourists flock here. A less ambitious development made with better materials and in sympathy with its environs is what the people of Edinburgh want. |
| Ewan James Farry | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Claire Casey | Paisley | Renfrewshire | Why tear down perfectly good buildings that are in a great state for the age that they are? What reason is there other than MONEY? |
| Elizabeth Mackenzie | Tain. | Scotland | Good luck with the campaign. It is a disgrace to even contemplate destroying old buildings with so much history and character in favour of new buildings which will never stand the test of time like the old ones have. |
| StJohn Bird | Dundee | Scotland | |
| Tom Milner | Strathkinness | UK | |
| craig murray | musselburgh | scotland | eh!? |
| Adrian Dawson | London | United Kingdom | |
| Ms Fiona M. Anderson | Edinburgh | Scotland | I do not agree that the scale of the proposed development is in keeping with the surrounding area. I particularly object to the loss of the old school on both visual and practical grounds. |
| Ann Miller | Edinburgh | Scotland | Too many hotels etc not enough housing. Stop destroying now! |
| Catherine Ferguson | Edinburgh | Mid lothian | I grew up in canongate area and I think it is a disgrace what this council is trying to do. Enough is enough. |
| Christopher Ferguson | Edinburgh | Scotland | The local council is pathetic. They should be concentrating on redeveloping the run down areas of the city, not demolision historical sites to line the pockets of others. |
| Johannah Barry | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Duncan Hale-Sutton | Edinburgh | Scotland | Demolition of these buildings will be one of those decisions that will be regretted in the future. |
| Sophia Hale-Sutton | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | I am speechless!!!! |
| Susan Barbour | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh is famous for it's old buildings and history. Tourists visit because of this, not to see new modern buildings. |
| heather owen | edinburgh | UK | |
| Bernadette McGee | London | UK | I grew up in the Canongate and my mother is still a resident there, it would be a disgrace to get rid of our lovely old buildings to make way for another modern hotel. People come from all over the world to visit the Royal Mile and view our lovely street |
| Anne Marie Kennedy | County Sligo | Ireland | I moved to Ireland from Edinburgh |
| Thomas McGeachin | Santa Monica | USA | |
| Ewan Philipson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| elizabeth h. scott | carluke | scotland | with each modern development like this being given permission to go ahead, we lose part of ur culture and heritage. This is happening not only in the capital, but all over Scotland in small towns and villages - and for what purpose? - mainly for the benef |
| Maryann DeWitt | Aviemore | Scotland | I wish you all the best Canongate Community, never give up.!!! |
| Jo Simpson | Edinburgh | Scotland | Don't live in the area but go to uni near the Canongate, it is a beautiful area and the best thing about it is the old, historic buildings - the new proposals would simply spoil the area for everyone (except the developers!!) |
| Iain Duncan | London | UK | |
| Neil John Calder | Edinburgh | Scotland | I am completely against any demolition of the proposed buildings for yet more arrogant, ill suited modern buildings. The continuing removal of our heritage throughout Scotland is shameful. Can we not introduce stringent conditions for any new development? |
| Chris Mackay | edinburgh | scotland | I think the city council what the city to look like every other city in the UK, It saddens me imensely |
| Arch White | Edinburgh | Scotland | Disgraceful! |
| Helen White | Edinburgh | Scotland | Scandalous, decision for historic part of city |
| frances woodrow | edinburgh | scotland | does edinburgh really need another hotel. save our heritage! |
| Kevin Brown | Edinburgh | Scotland | I think the proposal is entirely out of keeping with the area. We are going to end up with another bland wind-swept are like Festival Square, Castle Street etc. Such a major decision should be postponed until after the elections. Let US decide! |
| Martin Heller | Currie | Scotland | The request by Mountgrange to break into the Canongate is a monstrous suggestion and should have been didmissed out of hand, irrespective of †he virtues of the rest of the plan. |
| Anne Heller-Murphy | Edinburgh | Scotland | The proposal is an insult to the people for whom the Canongate is home; an insult to those of us for whom Edinburgh is our home and our heritage; an insult to all those architects who could breathe new life into the area without destroying it. |
| Brian O'Rourke | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Lee Carson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| jeffrey s kohl | edinburgh | uk | i own a business at this site and oppose the plans for development |
| Robert Jeffrey Haddow | Edinburgh | UK | A Local market, perhaps a farmer's market would be a good idea |
| William Scott Thomson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Giuseppe | Edinburgh | Scotland | The charm of the Canongate lies in its uniform austerity. If the world-renowned Old Town loses even a small proportion of its visitors who come seeking fine baronial buildings and haunting tenements, the entire city will be sorry. |
| samantha anderson | edinburgh | scotland | |
| fiona logan | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Niall Tracey | Edinburgh | Scotland | These buildings are part and parcel of the Royal Mile's character. I couldn't bear to see another attempt at a modern hotel. Last time they tried that they gave us the Jury's Inn. *shudder* |
| Sylvia ballantyne | edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Schonaid Lewis | Edinburgh | Scotland | Lets hope that we can prevent another modern day travesty in a beautiful part of the OLD TOWN. |
| Scott Fobister | Edinburgh | Scotland | Ludicrous, irresponsible and sadly unsurprising given the headlong rush of the planning department to accomodate the greed of developers at the expense of city integrity |
| Thomas Robertson | loanhead | Scotland | Shocking idea. |
| Steven McGuiness | Edinburgh | Scotland | a totally bad idea. tut tut. |
| Peter Ward | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Andrew Neilson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Roz Bell | Inverness | Scotland | By all means revitalise the Canongate but do it by keeping the character of what is there already - not destroy it with soulless so-called upmarket building |
| Christina Bain | Edinburgh | Scotland | I cannot believe what is going to be lost. I live in Jeffrey St and the photos of what is going to happen to the view are shocking. I hope to do everything in my power to stop this madness. |
| Pamela Lamb | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | |
| Maia Russell | Tascott NSW 2250 | Australia | Please dont destroy our scottish heritage! |
| Neil Taylor | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Robert Stephen Travers | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Euan Andrews | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Old Town and South Side is turning into a permanent building site, extremely depressing to live in, and I am sick of it. |
| Daniel Curran | Edinburgh | Scotland | I give my full support to help save these buildings |
| Murray Thomson | Stirling | Scotland | |
| Serena Field | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| jason blackie | edinburgh | scotland | Is this Edinburgh Council trying to ruin the city more ???? |
| andrew baker | east linton | scotland | |
| Ysella Jago | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Craig Bell | Oakville, Ontario | Canada | |
| ALEXIS SOUTHAM | EDINBURGH | UK | |
| Ilan Lerman | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| James Anderson | Edinburgh | Midlothian | |
| Peter Young | Aberdeen | Scotland | Are we returning to the 60s again when Councils demoilshed whole tracts of historic buildings for the sake of hotels and roads? Didn't the UK, especially Scotland, learn from these mistakes? Look for other options before destroying historic buildings! |
| TONY SMITH | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | I suspect the decision is already done and dusted. |
| Jared Sanders | Ediburgh | Scotland | People make communities, not architects |
| Mark J Bennett | Edinburgh | UK | I am dismayed by the latest proposals for the Caltongate development as they are such a wasted opportunity in such an important architectural and historical location. There should have been a more sensitive approach, instead of these bland designs. |
| Elizabeth Cooper | Edinburgh | Scotland | I like beautiful modern buildings, however demolishing perfectly good building purely for commercial gain is just not sustainable development. Scotman Hotel shows us it's possible to refurbish/change use and provide a commercial opportunity. |
| Ewen Donald Macdonald Miller | Edinburgh | Scotland | I grew up in Sydney, and city whose character has been destroyed by the short-sighted aims of property developers. It would be a tragedy if the same thing were to happen to Edinburgh. |
| Douglas Corrance | Edinburgh | UK | Mountgrange are making the same old mistakes, just take a look at Inverness. |
| kelly easton | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Andrew Rainey | Edinburgh | Scotland | The buck stops here! |
| Rachel Louise Yerbury | Edinburgh | Scotland | More money to line specific pockets? i am sure. World Heritage centre? yeah right! How can demolishing a beautiful building like the old school to be replaced by yet ANOTHER beige fake bricked glass building be better? Plenty of offices for let already! |
| Mark Dewar | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. people from all over the world come to see it. lets stop the council from ruining it |
| Jason Louttit | Flushing, New York | United States | Being a former resident and often visitor to Edinburgh, I find it disgraceful that the beauty of the past must be lost for the eyesores of the present and future. |
| Philippa Dorothy | Edinburgh | EH3 5NG | Please save our old buildings. Edinburgh is special, world reknown and thriving as a special European capital at the moment. Plans like this could ruin all that. |
| margaret n. thomas | dundas, ontario | canada | Coming originally from Edinburgh I feel strongly that another "George Square" fiasco should never be all owed to happen! That was one of the most beauriful Georgian squares in edinburgh and it was destroyed. Never again.....please! |
| Jenna Ciancia | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jayne Ciancia | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Tony Ciancia | edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Alison Healy | Edinburgh | Scotland | I see its quantity over quality |
| Ann Rayner | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Janet Williamson | Los Angeles 90027 | USA | I arrived in Edinburgh in 1969 & instantly loved the city. Although I now live in Los Angeles I have a deep appreciation for the history and culture the old buildings represent and urge those who would destroy them to not. |
| Helen Mc Avoy | Ayr | Scotland | Not everything has to be turned into glass and plastic for the sake of the commercialised brave new world of the so-called plannners |
| Robert Francis Mc Avoy | Ayr | Scotland | |
| Ross Hetherington | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Jamie Cole - Hamilton | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | I think it is discraceful, Edinburgh is a Heritage city and we are demolishing everything that make it unique. |
| Anne Marie Johnson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Kali Israel | Ann Arbor, MI | USA | As an historian teaching modern Scottish history, I am horrified that such a rich site of immense historical value, which is also so integrated into the contemporary life of the city, could be destroyed. |
| Robert Beaton | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Elaine Ritch | Edinburgh | Midlothian | good luck |
| Alasdair MacDonald | Oxford | UK | These proposals look set to ruin a much loved part of Edimburgh. |
| George David Camm | Bath | United Kingdom | Taking down buildings like these is done for one reason only.The greed of developers.It would just another nail in the coffin of trying to keep places where we live unique and therefore interesting.Please do not turn Edinburgh into yet another clone City. |
| Julie King | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jayne Manning | Shepton Mallet | UK | WHY?? |
| saffron bailey | sandy | bedfordshire | |
| Arwen Woods | Balmedie, Aberdeen | Scotland | How can the destruction of the most beautiful part of our capital city even be considered? Please stop this now before it is too late!!! |
| Jodie Pearce | Warrington | Cheshire | Madness and sheer folly! Oppose this 100% |
| Stephanie I J Boyd | Livingston | Scotland | |
| Lesley Mortenson | Accrington | Lancashire | Who do you think will come to stay in your "luxury" hotels if you have no history to show them? |
| Lillias Fabbroni | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | The abominaton that is the Holyrood parliament building is more than enough. No more eyesores. Any future developments MUST be totally in keeping with the existing area. |
| jerry scriver | Banstead | England | As i don't often manage to get to Scotland,there are a lot of these places i've not yet visited.Why deprive any of us of the pleasure just fo big cah? |
| Rosemary Burton | Sanquhar | Scotland | I am ashamed at the proposals which threaten to reduce a major part of a unique World Heritage city to an anonymous clone |
| RICHARD SMITH | EDINBURGH | UK | The disregard of listed status is irresponsible and sets an alarming precedent . |
| Gill Denham | Brampton | Cumbria | The old Town is beautiful and Characteristic why destroy it with ugly modern building that will clash with the old and charming architecture of the area? |
| Andy Taylor | Edinburgh | UK | |
| sandra schlegel | wareham massachusetts | USA | It would be a tragedy to pull down these buildings. Think again. You are losing the character of Edinburgh. Why visit there if it ends up looking like times Square NY. Which is aesthetically Ugly. |
| Julie Shipman | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh will loose a lot of the tourist market if these plans go ahead not to mention how it will negatively affect the people living in this community. |
| Helen O'Shea | Edinburgh | Scotland UK | Like we really need another bunch of souless bricks to leach character from the Old Town! |
| Suzanne Jordan | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jenny Brotherstone | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Ishbel Morag Miller | Sydney | Australia | The Valhalla in Australia was going to be pulled down instead a company bought it is restoring it and will find an economic use for it as it is! Why the hell would you want to get rid your your wonderful old buildings just because some developer sees fit. |
| Peter Douglas Macdonald | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Katrina Christie | Linlithgow | Scotland | |
| evander callum macdonald miller | cairns | Australia | never shall old town be redevelpoed |
| Fiona Illand | EDINBURGH | UK | |
| Autumn Phillips | Duns | Berwickshire | Whatever happended to sympathetic building/renovation? What is proposed is nothing more than an eyesore - has the parliment building not taught them anything? |
| Karen Mosley | St Albans | UK | |
| S.Q.Wye | Tighes Hill | Aujstralia | I remember this part of |
| Alastair Black | Edinburgh | Scotland | The whole idea of this Old Town redevelopment is an outrageous disgrace. |
| Joyce Ritchie | Isleworth, Middlesex | London | We true Scots cannot allow this to happen. |
| Catherine Labranche-Marois | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Robin John Storey | Edinburgh | Scotland | This is ghastly scheme which will ruin our city centre. Has nothing been learned from the 60s/70s ? The new council must protect us from the ugly & utterly unsympathetic rubbish that these developers are trying to foist on our once-beautiful city. |
| Helen McGoldrick | Edinburgh | Scotland | How can the demolition of desperately needed affordable homes be justified |
| Louise Johnson | Edinburgh, EH7 5QA | Scotland! | We don't need a ANOTHER 200 bedroom glass fronted luxury hotel, conference facilities, more office blocks, more luxury apartments and serviced apartments and upmarket retail and a new road, “Parliament Way”. !!! |
| Ashley Paterson | cockenzie | Scotland | Edinburgh is a beautiful historic city that should be preserved not taken apart by developers wanting to make money. |
| Hannah O'Reilly | London | England | Please save Edinburgh's old town, I used to live there and can't stand to see it being destroyed! |
| LYNN MITCHELL | EDINBURGH | UK | NEW PLANS A DISGRACE!! |
| Anne-Sophie W. Hoffmoen | Edinburgh | Scotland | Why destroy all the beautiful buildings that the tourists come here to see and the residents love?? |
| Robert Alan Neill | Manchester | England | I lived in Edinburgh during the 1960's, graduated from the University, and visit the City most years. I am shocked by these proposals, which would provide a new hotel for visitors while destroying the character of the place they have come to see! |
| Jo S Wilson | Broxburn | United Kingdom | I strongly object to the proposed 'Caltongate' developent that will destroy even more of the few remaining buildings in the Old Town. This area has already been hideoulsy blighted by the Scottish Parliament Building - further ruination should be stopped |
| Carly-Jayne Lucas | Edinburgh | Australian | I would like to say why ruin such a beautiful city by developing more hotels,there is plenty of room on the outskirts there is no need for more shit on the royalmile,you need to save the beauty of your city |
| Gary Milne | Edinburgh | LOTHIAN | |
| Marjory Frauts | Göttingen | Germany | |
| Meredith Ponder | DeLand, FL | USA | I feel that it is a shame that such a valuable piece of history is being destroyed. |
| Matthew birtwistle | Edinburgh | Scotland | It's a disgrace that history is once again being trampled by greedy developers |
| Joan Barger | Manchester, NH | USA | Our city destroyed its historic trainstation and old shopping center - and regrets it now, too late. |
| Alya H. El Hosseiny | Cairo | Egypt | |
| Natalie Grant Logan | Budapest | Hungary | This is really upsetting news. If the buildings pose a danger to the general public, I'm all for appropriate renovation, but this brutal destruction is completely out of order! |
| Claire Steyert | Bo'ness | UK | |
| S Abbey | Harthill | England | |
| Dawn Patrick-Brown | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Dale Simmons | Ottawa ON | Canada | |
| Petra Huettermann | Aachen | Germany | I have stayed in Edinburgh for 9 months now, I really fell in love with that city. When I first heard of the plans, I couldn't believe it. I just know, Edinburgh wouldn't be the same anymore. PLEASE don't do this mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Anja Stephan | EH12 8NA Edinburgh | Scotland | don't destroy |
| Dr and Mrs B. Ritson | Edinburgh | Scotland | We must preserve the city's unique character or no one will want to visit . . |
| Andrea Middleton | East Calder | Scotland | If the building was symapthetic to the medieval architecture I would not be signing this petition but it is a modern horror in the old town. |
| David Lloyd Ritchie | Edinburgh | Scotland | This development is an utter disgrace |
| José V. Saval | Edinburgh EH16 5XP | UK | Destroying our city inheritance means destroying the sense of community |
| Richard Guest | Edinburgh | Scotland | Continued proposed ruination of a World Heritage site for the financial gain of relatively few. Enough is enough! |
| Ruth Edwards | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Fraser Macrae | edinburgh | Scotland | Basic greed should not be allowed to prevail |
| Graeme Brown | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Keith Mackenzie | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Laura Harcus | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Joanne Forbes | Edinburgh | Scotland | Do not demolish these buildings! |
| Aaron Winfield | Edinburgh | Lothian | |
| Peter Tulloch | Edinburgh | Scotland | Keep up the good work |
| Christopher Heller | Kennethmont, Huntly | Scotland | Don't let the Mountgrange money-grubbers and their hand in glove councillor allies destroy the precious architectural and cultural heritage of our beloved capital city. People first! |
| Anne Stevenson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jennifer Hazel | Edinburgh | Scotland | I think these new plans are disgusting. Why not work with the beautiful traditional buildings that are already on site?? The rest of the cities in europe would be appalled to discover plans to ruin this much history, replaced by a hideous design. |
| Denise Gordon | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jacqueline Elliott | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire | England | as someone who was born in Edinburgh but who now lives away but returns as often as possible I am Totally against this monstrous plan!! Leave the old town as it is. STOP the planners in their tracks!! Good Luck!! |
| Bruce Mackie | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Stephen Murray | Edinburgh | UK | |
| s wallace | glasgow | g12 9tb | The old town of Edin. is unique. Save it! |
| Ted Lloyd Gwilt | Edinburgh | Scotland | It seems that architects and planners have indeed learnt nothing. |
| Patricia niblock | Edinburgh | Scotland | The building in the new design for canongate is very ugly. Edinburgh has excellent architects - Use them please and do not build this lumpy square box building on this site. |
| Ana Ruiz Duque | Jena | Germany | |
| Morag Henderson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Dave Sinclair | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jim Hunter | Leeds | England | Although in Leeds, born and bred in Edinburgh. . Its called the "old town " for a reason...keep it that way ! |
| Jean Blair | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| neil spence | west linton | bonnie scotland | |
| Alison Adam | Bramhall, Stockport | UK | |
| Alison Spence | West linton | Scotland | |
| Les Stoddart | Edinburgh | Scotland | Stop this now. Hopefully the new council will put the breaks on this or will they prove to be as corrupt as their predecessors |
| Andrew Jameson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Huw Streater | Linlithgow | Scotland | |
| david saunders | edinburgh | scotland | just another edinburgh disgrace |
| Maia Forrester | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Caroline Boon | Arbroath | Scotland | desperate to stop another carbunkle blighting modern Edinburgh |
| Katy Hardie | Carnoustie | Angus | Don't do it! |
| Fergus Macdonald | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| katherine hoyle | edinburgh | Scotland | |
| katherine Hoyle | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Chelsea Gardner | Delta | Canada | |
| Gordon Rankin | 03700 Denia, Alicante | Spain | Although now in Spain I was born in Edinburgh and find this plan out of keeping with the valuable historical heritage of the area. |
| Neil Sutton | Gosport | Hampshire | I live in a old garrison town which has had much of its historical 18thC centre torn out. Yes it was run down but now most people wish it had been saved because the town has lost it's soul, history & grandeur. Edinburgh still has a soul. SAVE IT. |
| Katelyn Steblin | Richmond | Canada | it would be very destroying part of Scotland's vital heritage. |
| BART DIGNAN | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | |
| Alison Gonzalez | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| A. | Vancouver | Canada | |
| alisha davidson | vancouver | canada | |
| Phil Olson | Ardgay | Scotland | |
| Alison Davidson | North Vancouver | Canada | If there is a need for a hotel there, converting an old building would get more business. I say this as a tourist and as someone who lives in a tourist destination. Converted buildings are gorgeous and there are examples all over the world. |
| María Fernández | Kennethmont, Huntly | Scotland | ¡No pasarán! |
| Rebecca Agnew | Ferny Hills, Queensland | Australia | |
| Monica Freudenreich | Delta | Canada | |
| Susan Smith | Balerno | Scotland | As a professional Blue Badge Guide, I know my tourists don't pay to see a building site, rather a historic city! |
| Chris Rennie | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Francis Roger MacTaggart Brewis | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Scott Macdonald | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| james flynn | edinburgh | scotland | I was born in the Canongate, and what they plan is vandalism |
| Georgina Ruth Parle | Banbury | England | I sincerely object to this kind of change being forced upon my home town. Edinburgh is one of the few truly beautiful cities left in the UK, so why tamper with its history? This kind of redevelopment is utterly unacceptable and MUST NOT go ahead. |
| Alison Penelope Ball | Banbury | England | I was born not far from the proposed development site, and strongly deny any need to sacrifice heritage and history for hotels - a ridiculous suggestion which must be stopped! |
| Ian Adams | Edinburgh | Scotland | Preservation of our heritage should be our highest commitment to this city. Buildings in Amsterdam for example are over 600 years old. People flock in their thousands to see them. No-one is going to come to Edinburgh to see shopping malls and new building |
| gina allen | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Charles Collette | Marseille | France | I lived in beautiful Edinburgh for 5 years and could very well come back one day. I want to find again the city I love, not another clone of hundreds of cities in the world that have given up their history for money! Go EH8! |
| Robert Stewart McCutcheon | Livingston | Scotland | Save the Old Town - scrap Caltongate ! |
| Saskia Brierley | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Integrity of Old Town will be compromised and the views from above (e.g. Calton Hill, Arthurs Seat and Bridges) will not meld with the old centre, no matter the treatment to street facings. New Edinburgh Council HQ is already testament to this defacement. |
| janine powell | stoke-on-trent | UK | Keep Edinburgh unique and not another faceless city in the world |
| Alexander Forbes | Madrid | Spain | Please don't do it! |
| wendy precious | edinburgh | scotland | tThis hotel should not break through the structure of the cannongate, destroying history and vistas of such an historic part of the old town. Having a greed for money can blind you to the long term damage you are about to create. |
| Jennifer Scott | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Chris Hall | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Cathy Benson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| sarah veitch | edinburgh | scotland | disgusting plans!!!! Looks so out of place & damages the place |
| Melville Bucher | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Robert O'Keeffe | Ottawa | Canada | |
| Lorraine Curr | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jennifer Rand | Arcata | U.S.A. | I oppose this development in such a historic part of the city. |
| Lindsey Stroud | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| greta gillies | melbourne | australia | |
| chris currie | melbourne | australia | |
| ruth spence | edinburgh | uk | |
| Paul Bruce | Musselburgh | Scotland | Please stop this development! |
| Ashleigh Foster | Delta | Canada | |
| Julie Mitchell | Edinburgh | U K | |
| Elizabeth Curr | PERTH | United Kingdom | |
| Chris sagar | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Sean Reid | Ottawa | Canada | |
| Alistair Laing | EDINBURGH | UK | Our World Heritage site status is in danger if the CEC Planning Department allow city centre demolition to facilitate new building. |
| emmanuel de canongate de canecaude | versailles | france | It's the History of our family (before emigration in France) that you are killing. Please preserve our culture. |
| Sally Millar | Edinburgh | Scotland | Stop this development NOW! |
| Sheila White | Edinburgh | Midlothian | |
| Phillippa Mahon | Ediburgh | Scotland | Don't be idiots. Think people not money. |
| James Goodall | bilston | scotland | |
| James Goodall | bilston | scotland | this just proves the case to never employ these "award winning" architects |
| Peter Findlay | Edinburgh | Scotland | The people of Edinburgh have had enough of architects, greedy developers and councillors who don't listen. Let the people who live in Edinburgh decide what needs to be demolished or developed. We certainly don't need any more offices or hotels. |
| Paul Campbell | Edinburgh | UK | |
| John Alexander Hadden | Edinburgh | Scotland | I strongly oppose the proposed Caltongate development on the grounds that it is hideous and will ruin the attractive appearance of Edinburgh's historic old town. |
| Emily Compton | Astoria NY | USA | |
| Isabel Fletcher | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Dorothea Warlich | 34131 Kassel | Germany | |
| Andrei Alexandrescu | Niantic, CT | USA | The style just doesn't work! |
| John Sturridge | Acton , New York | USA | |
| Kristen Mack | Huber Heights | USA | Why tare down something so rich in history? |
| Eileen Findlay | Gold River | California, USA 95670 | I was born in the Canongage, 2 Chessels Court in 1944. Gladstone's Land was across the street and had been totally demolished, I played there as a child. The Canongage was once an alive, living, breathing community. Bring it back!!! |
| Katharine McGivern | Edinburgh | EH8 8HQ | |
| edward anderson | edinburgh | Scotland | I went to a meeting some time ago and and I would like to know how far down the line the application has gone. Were the develpoers told to re submit and change plans? |
| Luke Moloney | Dumfries | Scotland | |
| Kurien Jacob | Edinburgh | Scotland | I work near by Canongate and visit the Royal Mile everyday. As a foreigner I enjoy the walk and hope this to be retained as it is. I dont mind signing another petition to demolish the Parliament and build something more Scottish. |
| Lesley Stirton | Dundee | Angus | |
| Heather Simpson | Glasgow | Scotland | As someone who lived in Edinburgh for many years it breaks my heart to see that the council wish to tear down buildings which are a part of our shared cultural heritage. It is wrong, holds no benefits for the local residents and should be stopped. |
| Nicholas | Musselburgh | Scotland | |
| Dr Mary Breatnach | Edinburgh | UK | Why? |
| Josephine Berry | Musselburgh | Scotland | I'm appalled at the plans. Keep fighting them. |
| Sarah Higgins | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Paolo Drusi | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Michael Ellis | Edinburgh | UK | In view of the size of the development opportunity presented, I find astonishing the plans to demolish existing (some listed) buildings, buildings that have their own unique character. Keep up the pressure. |
| john dunn | coventry | west midlands | |
| Coen Bust | Balerno | United Kingdom | |
| Michaela Farquhar | Balerno | United Kingdom | |
| Neil | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| María Fernández | Kennethmont | Scotland | |
| Rena Clark | Warwick | England | I have traced my family from present back to 1795 in the Canongate. Just think of the history that will be pulled down. |
| Tommy Taylor | Edinburgh | Scotland | Listen to the local community |
| katrina strachan | london | england | |
| Graham John Thomson | Tranent | Scotland | Totally against the demoliton of these period buildings. |
| Bruce Whitehead | South Queensferry | UK | |
| Juana Espasa | Edinburgh | Scotland, UK | |
| Juan Carlos Ruiz | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Louise A Gregory | Jura | Argyll | another amazing decision by the town's council... |
| joyce Bichard | glasgow | lanarkshire | |
| Jennifer McKell | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Sarah Neave | Norwich | United Kingdom | |
| Emma Hunnisett | Hadlow Down, Sussex | England | We were once proud of our heritage. Utilise these buildings rather than destroy them. |
| Chris Chapman | Legerwood nr Earlston | Scotland | all the applications are barking mad; A development in historic style like Radisson SAS architecture would be much more appropriate, with a bias towards residential 1st time buyers and local community |
| Don MacKeen | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Robert Crombie | EDINBURGH | UK | |
| Abigail Stuart | Edinburgh | Scotland | Council better get there heads straight when it comes 2 redovelement & construction in edinburgh- especially in our old town (that brings the tourists here in the first place) as we will end up making more mistakes, like the parliament.. horrifc building. |
| Grant Bruce | edinburgh | Scotland | dont be silly |
| Rosalind Cavaghan | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Anestis Tsakiridis | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Anna Hatzidaki | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Rona Doff | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Stephanie Acton | Lancaster | USA | Stayed in old town while visiting last year. Astoundingly gorgeous. Would hate to see it taken over by 'luxury' anything!! |
| Francesco Rao | Edinburgh | Scotland | Stop this lunacy!! |
| Audrey Jean Simon | Edinburgh EH9 1ED | Scotland UK | What we need in town now, is more affordable housing, such as those they propose to demolish. |
| Gary Rogers | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Liz MacIntosh | Haddington | East Lothian | |
| Alistair Davidson | Glasgow | Scotland | Planning decisions should be in the hands of communities and residents, not councillor's developer pals. |
| sueur elsa | toulon | france | |
| amy nancarrow | edinburgh | scotland | |
| Charles Baillie | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Edinburgh is a treasure of the world. It should be cherished not destroyed. |
| Geoff Elton | London | UK | |
| FRANK PAUL RUSHBROOK | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | Why does Edinburgh council never learn from the lessons of the past? |
| Derek Leslie Williams | Edinburgh | Scotland | leave the damn buildings where they are - modern architects have no style and do everything on the cheap |
| Farai Mudzi | Louis Trichardt | South Africa | I came to Edinburgh recently in 2005, having grown up there in the 80's and 90's and was horryfied by the amount of modern developments and unsympathetic additions to older buildings it completely ruins the city's atmosphere! |
| J JACKSON | LONDON | UK | DO THESE PEOPLE IN POWER HAVE HEARTS IT SEEMS NOT, WHY DON'T THEY PUT THE BOOT ON THE OTHER FOOT, HOW WOULD THEY FEEL IF IT WERE THEM OR A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY......HEARTLESSNESS AND SELFISHNESS SEEMS TO RULE THESE DAY. BRING BACK COMPASSION . |
| Wilma Johnston | Edinburgh | Scotland | inapropriate development in such an area,tourists visit to see the old town,not apartment blocks! |
| Jacek Olszewski | Edinburgh | Scotland | NO PASARAN |
| Laurie Costello | Edinburgh | Scotland | What the council are doing to this city is nothing short of criminal! |
| John Burnett | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Candice Aldrich | Raleigh, North Carolina | USA | I lived in Edinburgh for a year and fell in love with the city, now considering it my home away from home. I would hate to see anything so destructive happen to such a gorgeous place. |
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| L Harrington | Edinburgh | Scotland | There is no logic in demolishing part of your history, and irrevocably removing what makes Edinburgh such a unique and interesting place. Please reconsider this plan. Can you not utilize/upgrade the existing buildings? |
| Iain J Blackie | Eyemouth | Scotland | Are they mad? if this mob of vandals want to build egg box structures let them build them in London behind buck house or perhaps downing street. Who is getting the benefit from this? Keep our bonny capital city free from this modern, cheap and nasty crap! |
| Kirsty Chatwood | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Ben Schiller | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Kaitlyn Chatwood | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Lily Schiller Chatwood | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Helen Morrison | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jack Fraser | Edinburgh | Scotland | Far too much of the uniqueness of the old town is being sacraficed in favour of convinience -leaving the area scarred by buildings that, although not necesserily unattractive, are completely out of place. Edinburgh is in danger of losing its ancient soul. |
| Lynsey Hutchinson | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Paul Clatworthy | Edinburgh | Scotland | Keep the Old Town Old and original, tasteful. Change is not a problem, but it should benefit and be in keeping with the residents and shops currently in place |
| Rona Urquhart | Edinburgh | Scotland | I'm all for regeneration but demolishing buildings such as Canongate Venture as well as the tenements is a discrace! (Don't even get me started on the proposal to change the street names!) |
| Julie Robertson | Edinburgh | Scotland | Having just viewed the DVD online I feel that this would not be benificial to the area in its current form as there is too much concrete and also very little architecture in keeping with the old town setting. |
| Claire Davies | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Tamara Trodd | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Scott Aston | Livingston | Scotland | |
| alan d ramsay | edinburgh | midlothian | |
| Susan Emily Richards | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Jill Burke | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Elizabeth G. Cowling | Edinburgh EH3 6LJ | UK | There are already enough hotels in the city |
| Laraine Shell | Edinburgh | a free one I hope | Demolition should be kept to an absolute minimum, existing buildings kept unless unsafe, all historical aspects preserved & people remain in their homes. Rebuild & refurbish sensitively in small projects. Above all, don't trust the council. |
| Karensa Bartlett | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Craig McCall | Edinburgh | UK | |
| HUGH SIBBALD | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | Angry at these shocking plans |
| Ben Leimkuhler | Edinburgh | Scotland | I think this is a horrible, shortsighted development. Edinburgh must work to develop and build *without* destroying its magnificent historical infrastructure. It can be done, but it requires delicacy and cleverness. |
| Jan Wennekers | Edinburgh | UK | |
| robert Finnie | Edinburgh | Scotland | The motive for the development is for personal profit by developers and probably subsidy of council finances, just like closing down schools, to finance an out of control project like the trams. |
| Graham Scanlan | Edinburgh | UK | You have to ask yourself, what reason would there be for tourists to take out a camera if these 70s lego flats are thrown up. Why would anyone even remember being in such a place? The plans are an insult to this city, "accepted" by a deceived council. |
| Ian Phillips | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Roy Michael Tapping | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Paul Coulter | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Claudia Bolgia | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Michael and Maria Henderson | Redhill | England | Keep the history. Still cant believe Mary King's Close was ruined by plastic dummies and sound effects. Keep History real!!!! |
| Margaret Coulter | Temecula, CA 92591 | USA | Horrible idea....please save the buildings and Edinburgh's history! |
| Dimitris Theodossopoulos | Edinburgh | UK | |
| Margaret Rutherford | Edinburgh | Scotland | In my many years of living in this city, I don't thik I've seen anything so hideous as the proposed Development.. I'm also outraged at COEC's involvement, and their apparent cosying up to this Developer. |
| Jennifer Austin | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Natasha Purves | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Lindsey Askin | Edinburgh | UK | I do NOT want this development. The developers claim "it is in total harmony with the commercial life and history of Scotland's capital." No, it's going to ruin the historicity and character of Old Town. This is money-grubbing at its worst. I'm appalled. |
| Graeme Carlyle | Edinburgh | Scotland | I can't believe they're proposing this. People come for the history, the castle, the old buildings... it's not going to attract people like they claim. Can't see it as a benefit. |
| Susan Neish | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | This is a horrendous plan with a blatant disregard for one of Edinburgh's most historic areas |
| Graham Neish | EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND | |
| Felix Waterhouse | Britol | England | Please please do as much as you can - everyone - to retain as much as the original layout and architecture of this fascinating part of Scotland forever. Best of luck with the campaigning! |
| Mrs Gwen Watt | Fraserburgh | Aberdeenshire | Edinburgh aging beauty should not be demolished. |
| Eileen Findlay | Gold River | California, USA 95670 | I was born in the Canongate, at home, like the rest of my siblings, on May 28th, 1944, 2 Chessel's Court, Canongate, Edinburgh. I was the youngest of 6 children. The Canongate is an historic area and those of us who grew up in the poverty that reflect |
| Matt Gillies | Glasgow | UK | |
| Sareta Puri | Edinburgh | Scotland | |
| Maria Barr | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Nicholas Mayes | Glasgow G12 9JW | Scotland, UK | |
| Joseph Kotopski | vancouver | Canada | I spent 2 years in Edinburgh. Yhe reason I consider it the most beautiful city on earth is because of the Architecture. Who are we to sacrafice the beauty of our past?.....Chuckolate! Use Facebook! |
| Seren Macleod | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Edinburgh is visited by tourists for it's character, don't let it become another faceless city. |
| Melita Perry | Oldbury | West Midlands | How dare they |
| Bill Paton | Edinburgh | UK | Why not just breakthrough at ground level i |