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People’s Plans 2: Radical Planning for the 21st Century in Leith, Edinburgh
Joined Up Master Planning (JUMP) formed in 2006 in response to the Forth Ports PLC planning proposal for Leith Docks under the guidance of Shaeron Averbuch and Ross McEwan, partners at Art in Architecture (AiA). JUMP organised its first public meeting in April 2007. What began as an organisation of only two individuals quickly established a mailing list over 200 and encouraged more citizen and professional written submissions than Forth Ports PLC obtained during their two-year consultation. While working with various professionals JUMP created and proposed an alternative development plan for Leith Docks that would create 16,500 new units, including green-space, to satisfy the needs of the community. Inevitably the council approved the Forth Ports PLC proposal.
Despite this pitfall, JUMP is refocusing its energies to the regeneration of the Granton district of Edinburgh, this time working proactively on their home-grown proposal. Collaborating with the North Edinburgh Trust and the City of Edinburgh Council, JUMP is proposing a regeneration project on a piece of land that has been inactive for over ten years. In addition they have partnered with Edinburgh Community Energy Cooperative to include the installation of a wind turbine. The annual revenue to the community from the wind turbine is projected at £80,000.
If granted, JUMP proposes to open one of the oldest walled gardens in Scotland to the community for its use, a long-held desire of the surrounding population. Additionally they intend to create a public beach and an artists’ community, with the long-term aim to transform the artists’ community into 80-90 self-build social housing flats.
This proposal is currently under consideration by the North Edinburgh Trust and Edinburgh City Council. A press conference is planned for December, with initial work scheduled for January or February 2010.
JUMP is located in Edinburgh. For more information please visit their website at http://www.jumpleith.co.uk/.
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