[ACE] ace in crisis! urgent!

[kisho khwa]

Hi all,

as you know the autonomous centre in edinburgh is now the only social centre left in scotland!!
we
have been very lucky with our premises but now the landlord has put in
a planning application to turn it into a flat. the information we were
given by the planning department was completely wrong so they have now
allowed us a further 2 weeks to object in writing. i think there are
now 10 days left!

We
would greatly appreciate it if you would write to the planning
department (address below) with a letter based on the attached
template. personal letters are best obviously.

http://autonomous.org.uk/

ace has the following facilities:

free
screenings/ workshops including womens health, massage, screenprinting,
desktop publishing, a make -your-own-short film course for black and
asian women aged 16-18/ cheapest photocopying in town/ free broadband
access/ large library and archive/ various groups meet & operate
there, edinburgh claimants (help and support for the unemployed and
folk on low wages with benefits advice/ problems with their
gas/electricity companies etc etc) , amina (help and support for muslim
women), edinburgh chiapas solidarity group, womens health group,
screenprinting collective, leith wholefood co-op,
edinburgh IWW, and many others
we
also have an extensive reference library of womens health books/
information, leith wholefoods (supplying affordable organic wholefoods)

many thanks,
nosh, on behalf of ace
 

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pre-written letter - but a personal one is best


 

 

 






Head of Planning and Strategy, 

City 
Development Department, 

City of Edinburgh Council, 

 1 Cockburn Street , 

 Edinburgh 

 EH1 
1ZJ
 
 
 
                            Re Planning Application 
07/02348/FUL

                                    17 
West Montgomery Place, Edinburgh EH7 
5HA
 
 
 
Dear Sir/ Madam

 
 
I wish to object to the application for planning 
permission to convert the above property into a flat.  This would result in the loss of the 
valuable community facility currently provided in these 
premises.

 
 
I consider that the ACE charity operating in 
 17 West Montgomery 
Place provides a very useful resource in this 
neighbourhood, and serves a real local need.

 
 
I understand that the Councils development  policy is to protect local shops, 
community halls and meeting rooms  I would urge that this policy be adhered to, 
and that this planning application be refused.

 
 
Yours sincerely

 
 
SIGNATURE

 
 
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