Whats in store if the road is built?
The park will be cut in half severely damaging a complete landscaped park from the 18th century and restricting recreation opportunities for 1000s. The viability of a working farm on the outskirts of Edinburgh will be affected. There is likely to be very significant recreational impact as the area becomes less attractive for walkers, cyclists and horseriders. In 1999 the Executive itself indicated that although “there would be noise and local air quality benefits but there are generally negative ratings on the other environmental factors, including global air quality, water, ecology, visual impacts, heritage and landscape character.” The road may be a prelude to considerable further development along Salters Road. The junction of the proposed bypass with Salters Road seems to be designed for a much greater volume of traffic than currently uses Salters Road. With the new school campus and other developments on the east of Dalkeith further greenbelt land may be lost. Together with the im
