The West Edinburgh Planning Framework is Scottish Planning Policy prepared by the Scottish Government. It will be implemented through the planning and investment decisions of land owners, agencies, and the City of Edinburgh Council in it's land use planning function.
The approach now forms part of the Rural West Edinburgh Local Plan. Scottish Enterprise has led a partnership formed from land owners and government agencies to identify the detail of the steps needed to move the project from the exiting site and development to the completed vision in the 'Edinburgh International Implementation Plan'. Edinburgh International is the name for the area covered by the implementation plan, which includes the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland showground; Edinburgh Airport; the area east of Eastfield Road north and south of the A8. The Edinburgh International Implementation plan was endorsed by Scottish Ministers in June 2011
Policy
The policy sets out a long term vision for development in West Edinburgh to realise the significant economic and cultural value from the creation of a high quality entrance to Scotland and Edinburgh as it's capital city, given the national and international transport opportunities and the which exist to the west of Edinburgh. The policy was launched May 13, 2008.
Also Worth Seeing
The following links take you to websites/documents which support the implementation of the vision set out in the West Edinburgh Planning Framework