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Lottery Funding
The
Portobello community group, PEDAL (Portobello Energy Descent & Land
Reform) has bid for £50m from the Lottery's Peoples' Millions fund
in order to create Scotland's first 'eco-village'.
Proposals include:
- car free housing promoting green
sustainable living.
- allotments and community smallholdings.
- an exhibition centre, based on the
Eden Centre in Cornwall.
The plan
is to create the village on the site of the former Scottish Power HQ.
It was previously proposed to build a supermarket on this site, but these
plans were rejected in 2005, following a public inquiry.
If the
Portobello Eco-village is shortlisted, the project could be featured on
ITV then put to a public vote before it is given any cash is granted.
[Herald & Post,
February 2, 2006, p.1.] |