GROUPINGS: 6 OCTOBER 2005

GROUPINGS: 6 OCTOBER 2005 ANNEX Objection groupings follow general route of railway (north to south): Eskbank, Dalhousie, Newtongrange, Gorebridge, Falahill, eriot, Fountainhall, Stow, Galashiels Group 1 C 114 (Scottish Power) Impact on assets and infrastructure Impact on property interests Scottish Power 2 C 116 (Transco plc) R (Bircham Dyson Bell) C 140 (Scotland Gas Networks Ltd) R (Bircham Dyson Bell) Impact on property interests Impact on assets and infrastructure Impact on property interests Impact on assets and infrastructure Transco 3 C 115 (Network Rail) Impact of objector s role as track operator (health and safety duties, potential liabilities) Loss of revenue Network Rail 4 C 113 (BRB Residuary) Ltd R (Biggart Baillie) Protection of assets and property and rights over land Impact on objector s statutory obligations BRB 5 C 76 (SUSTRANS) (cycle paths) SUSTRANS

C 118 (Railway Paths Ltd) (cycle paths) 6 C 112 (Royal Mail Group plc and Post Office Ltd) R (McGrigor Donald) Impact on objectors statutory obligations (delivery of mail) Re-siting of infrastructure (post boxes etc) Loss of revenue Royal Mail Group plc and Post Office Ltd 7 C 87 (CPL Distribution Ltd) 8 C 137 (The Cockatoo Bar & Restaurant, Millerhill) Eskbank Impact on viability of business and loss of custom and revenue 124 (Linda Page) (outlook from house) 80 (Mr & Mrs Lamb) Safety Impact on viability of business and loss of earnings (woodland and garden) ECR CPL James Cockatoo Glass,

9 C 8 (Symon of Edinburgh) and business operations C 77 K & I Ltd) and resulting impact on viability R (Bonar Mackenzie WS) of business C 122 (Tesco Stores Ltd) R (Semple Fraser WS) and business operations Impact on development plans for store Tesco Ltd 10 C 82 (Grange Estates, Murderdean Road) R (Bell & Scott) C 82 (Grange Estates) R (Bell & Scott) and buildings Loss of storage facilities Impact on viability and operation of business Impact on planning potential for site and ability to sell for business opportunities Impact on value of adjoining land Grange Estates 11 78 (Drs Wyllie and Mr & Mrs Combe) Safety (cycle/foot paths) Impact on value of properties 120 (David Flynn) (cycle/foot paths) Impact on wildlife, vegetation Noise Pollution 133 (Ms Lea Taylor) Noise Pollution Dr David Wyllie

Crime Litter 12 30 (Mr & Mrs Dunn) Noise Air pollution Litter Loss of privacy Safety Increase in crime Increase in traffic Note: two alternative locations for station and car park proposed 31 (J Walker) As above 32 (Mr & Mrs Paterson) As above 33 (Mr & Mrs Joshi) As above 35 ( Mr & Mrs Dalgetty) As above 36 (Mr & Mrs Jackson) As above 37 (Mr & Mrs Cairns) As above 38 (Mr D McGlashan) As above 39 (Mr & Mrs Docherty) As above 40 (Mrs ood) As above 41 (Andrew Reid) As above 42 (Mr & Mrs Spinks) As above 43 (Mr B Mayberry) As above 44 (Mr & Mrs Dodds) As above 45 (Mr & Mrs Forrester) As above Mr D McGlashan

46 (Mr D Brown) As above 47 (Miss J Mitscavitch) As above 48 (Mr & Mrs Scaife) As above 49 (Ms C Brasher) As above 50 (Mr & Mrs Maitland) As above 51 (Mr & Mrs Wightman) As above 52 (Mrs A Rooney) As above 53 (Mr & Mrs McDonald) As above 54 (Mr & Mrs Ewing) As above 55 (Mr & Mrs More) As above 56 (Mr & Mrs Chalmers) As above 121 (Mr & Mrs Sheriffs) As above 13 79 (Mr & Mrs Martin) and rights Long term care of land and making good Dalhousie 14 1 (Mr & Mrs Street) to property and to livestock Pollution Possible damage to tarmac road outside property (upgraded at cost to resident) Safety (speed limit on A7 when accessing on to it) (woodland) 7 (Thomas Wilson) Mr Martin Mr Street

(walkway) 9 (J B Pendlebury) to property Possible damage to tarmac road outside property (upgraded at cost to resident) Loss of privacy through removal of vegetation 10 (W T Davies) to property Possible damage to tarmac road outside property (upgraded at cost to resident) Loss of privacy through removal of vegetation 125 (Mr & Mrs Lawrence) Pollution Risk of structural damage to boundary wall Increase in traffic and safety 15 C 90 (Millers Oils Ltd) R (Russel & Aitken) Lothianbridge 16 C 59 (Mr & Mrs Dubickas) R (Stuart & Stuart WS) and rights Impact on viability of business and loss of earnings Impact on value of land and property Impact on business (caravan park and garage) and loss of revenue Millers Oils Ltd Mr & Mrs Pretswell

C 60 (Mr & Mrs Pretswell) R (Ironside Farrar) and buildings Impact on value of land and long term financial investment Impact on business operations and viability Long term use of land and reinstatement of land as fit for use (planning permission issues) 89 (Dr & Mrs Alexander) to property Security issues Newtongrange 17 57 (Residents of Victoria Gardens) 58 (Residents of Deanpark) Compensation for reduction in property value Air pollution through passing trains Aesthetics (siting of signal boxes, fencing) ealth and safety Increase in traffic Compulsory purchase concerns (no properties being compulsorily acquired though?) 85 (Mr & Mrs McCloskey) Siting of footpath at rear of property through removal of vegetation thereby reducing natural noise barrier and visual screen Loss of privacy Security Berend Meijer

86 (Residents of New Star Bank) 81 (Steven Lyon & Lyndsay Jackson) 135 (Bryan Byars & Marie Sutherland) 134 (Graham Muir) Siting of footbridge close to properties through removal of vegetation thereby reducing natural noise barrier and visual screen Loss of privacy Security and increase in crime Impact on value of properties Note: Alternative to siting of footbridge proposed Safety Noise Air quality (woodland and vegetation) Loss of privacy Impact on utility services ealth Reduction in value of property Safety 18 C 94 (Scottish Mining Museum) R (Ketchen & Stevens) Risk of structural damage to buildings Impact on development of museum Scottish Museum Mining Gorebridge 19 64 (Residents of arvieston Villas) and buildings Ian Macpherson

Impact on value of properties 20 C 92 (Tony Stovin) R (Warners) 93 (David & Lynn Swift R (Ian Kennedy WS) 21 95 (Bridie Thompson) R (Domus Ltd) 96 (Kenneth Scollan) R (Domus Ltd) 97 (Mr & Mrs Silvagni) R (Domus Ltd) Impact on viability of business Impact on expansion of business Loss of privacy and its sale marketability and viability and safety of alternative access proposed including risk of flooding Impact on proposed housing development opportunity and loss of revenue Impact on services Note: Alternative access proposed and viability and safety of alternative access proposed including risk of flooding Impact on proposed housing development opportunity and loss of revenue Impact on services Note: Alternative access proposed and viability and safety of alternative access proposed including risk of flooding Tony Stovin Bridie Thomson

Impact on proposed housing development opportunity and loss of revenue Impact on services Note: Alternative access proposed 22 C 11 (Paul & Christine Baxter) to property and farm land, in particular, impact on bridge access to property (views from property) and habitat (wild flowers, bog, marshland, woodland) Impact of construction traffic on drainage Pollution Paul & Christine Baxter Fushiebridge 23 61 (Mr & Mrs Wightman) Air and ground pollution and impact on health Visual impact and property (peace and quiet) Mr & Mrs Wightman 63 (Michael Radford) (felling of trees) Air and ground pollution and impact on health

and building 91 (Mr & Mrs Douglas) (trees and vegetation) Air pollution Visual impact 24 C 62 (Charles Callander) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) to land and livestock Impact on farming operations Loss of revenue (farm subsidies, grazing land, game shoot) Loss of privacy Charles Callander Falahill 25 3 (Mr & Mrs Rae) and through re-routing of A7 Maintenance of private tarmac access road Impact on services to property 12 (Mr & Mrs Banks) and through re-routing of A7 Impact on services to property Compensation (although land not actually being acquired) 13 (Lesley Inglis) D E W Kibble & Sons

Maintenance of private tarmac access road Impact on services to property and through re-routing of A7 Safety and increase in traffic 17 (elen Foster) and through re-routing of A7 Compensation (although land not actually being acquired) Impact on services to property Noise 65 (Mr & Mrs Paterson) and through re-routing of A7 Impact on services to property 66 (Mr F Wood) and through re-routing of A7 Impact on services to property 67 (David Cowan) Impact on services to property C 19 (D E W Kibble & Sons) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) Compulsory acquisition of land and through re-routing of A7 Noise from A7 and visual impact of railway and A7 crossing

over railway 20 (Scott Murray) Impact on services to property and through re-routing of A7 eriot 26 C 2 (J S Dun & Partners) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) C 68 (Lord Borthwick) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) to property and farm land Impact on farming activity Loss of privacy James Dun 27 18 (Robin Bull) Impact on value (and sale potential) of property (woodland and livestock land) 98 (Andrew & Dawn Smith) R (Archibald Campbell & artley) Safety (proximity of railway line) Robin Bull

ECR 70 (Peter Caunt) C 100 (eriot Community Council) Safety (of crossing over A7) Safety (of crossing over A7) (cycle, pedestrian, horse paths) 69 (Mr & Mrs Barnett) Impact on services to property Noise Pollution Loss of trees and hedges and buildings (greenhouses) Impact on wildlife Risk of crime Loss of privacy Fountainhall 16 (Mr & Mrs Allison) R (Edwin Thompson) and property Note: Alternative routes proposed 28 119 (CJA Samuel & JM Llewellin) 128 (Residents of Still augh) (woodland, vegetation, dyke) and aesthetics of property Pollution Financial loss and increase in maintenance costs for properties George Still augh Baillie,

Impact on value of properties Pollution 29 C 23 (James Barr) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) C 101 (Mr & Mrs Scott) Impact on farm s viability and operation (loss of crop yield) Impact on future investment in farm James Barr Stow 30 C 21 (James Muir) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) C C 22 (Lional Lofthouse) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) 15 (Nigel Miller) R (John Sale) 31 C 24 (L G Litchfield) R (Davis & Bowring) Impact on farming operations and long term use of farm land to land Impact on revenue and income Maintenance of fencing and drainage Impact on farm s viability, value and livelihood to farm land Impact on movement of livestock and storage facilities Impact on farm operations to farm land and impact on movement of machinery and livestock Loss of storage facilities for machinery, livestock and feed Nigel Miller L G Litchfield

Loss of bridge Impact on value of farm 32 25 (Mr & Mrs Thomson) ealth concerns through fumes, noise and vibration ECR Compulsory acquisition of land/property and impact on access and egress Safety (closeness of railway to school) 26 (James Kirkness and Compulsory acquisition of land and property others) 27 (James Kirkness and others) Air pollution Safety (closeness of railway to school) Increase in traffic and safety Noise 28 (James Kirkness) Compulsory acquisition of land and property Mr & Mrs Thomson 29 (Mrs Myles) Compulsory acquisition of land and property 103 (R Wilson) Safety (closeness of railway to school) Galashiels 33 C 105 (James Pringle, Gala Fish Farming Ltd) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) C 106 (James Pringle, Impact on viability of business and employment James Pringle

Torwoodlee & Buckholm Estates Co Ltd) R (Kenneth Robertson, Land Agent) Safety 34 108 (Eildon ousing Association) and property ealth and safety Impact on value (and sale potential) of property Loss of revenue and overall financial impact Peter Lee, EA 35 14 (Sheila Campbell) Loss of privacy Impact on value (and sale potential) of property ealth and safety 75 (Andrew Brown) (black path) 126 (David Fowler) Pollution Noise (trees) 127 (Residents of igh Buckholmside) 136 (Miss Fiona Morrison) Pollution (black path, impact on wildlife) Impact on value of properties Andrew Brown

36 C 104 (DSG Retail Ltd) R (Archibald Campbell & arley) 37 C 109 (Ostle Tyres) R (Collie & Co.) C 139 (McLagan Investments Ltd) R (Maclay Murray & Spens) 38 C 71 (Gordon Richardson and Fjordhus Ltd) R (Alistair MacDonald) C 72 (Messrs S & I Thomson) R (Alistair MacDonald) Impact on operation of retail park Impact on viability of retail units and loss of revenue Traffic management Risk of structural damage to site and buildings Impact on viability of business and employment and long-term future of business Loss of revenue Impact on planning and expansion plans for site Impact on economic development of site and loss of revenue Increase in construction traffic and health and safety and loss of buildings and storage facilities Impact on viability of business and jobs and storage area Impact on viability of business and jobs DSG Retail Ltd McLagan Investments Ltd Gordon Richardson 39 73 (Beechbank Place and buildings Jill aldane,

C C Proprieters Association) BPPA 74 (Rev John Creanor, Our Lady and St Andrew (car park) Church) 117 (Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh) Impact on viability of church ealth and safety 40 4 (Mr & Mrs Sandie) (black path) Loss of privacy 110 (Glenfield Residents Association) 141 (Mr Scott & Mr McConnachie) 138 (Waverley ousing) R (enderson Boyd Jackson) (black path) Loss of privacy and natural light due to height of track bed Risk of flooding ealth and safety (construction traffic, train derailment) Safety (increase in traffic) (garden) Damage to road during construction Impact on viability of business and ability to let properties Mr A egarty, GRA

Risk of structural damage to properties

Deadline for submission of witness lists, written evidence etc - groups 1-8 Forward witness lists, written evidence etc from groups 1-8 to promoter for response Deadline for submission of witness lists, written evidence etc - groups 9-22 Forward witness lists, written evidence etc from groups 9-22 to promoter for response Deadline for submission of witness lists, written evidence etc - groups 23-40 Forward witness lists, written evidence etc from groups 23-40 to promoter for response Deadline for response from promoter to groups 1-8 Forward promoter response to groups 1-8 Deadline for response from promoter to groups 9-22 Forward promoter response to groups 9-22 Deadline for response from promoter to groups 23-40 Forward promoter response to groups 23-40 Deadline for groups 1-8 rebuttal of promoter response Committee oral evidence mtg 1: Groups 1-8 Deadline for groups 9-22 rebuttal of promoter response Deadline for groups 23-40 rebuttal of promoter response Recess Committee oral evidence mtg 2: Groups 9-10 Committee oral evidence mtg 3: Groups 11-15 Committee oral evidence mtg 4: Groups 16-22 10 November 17 November 18 November 21 November 28 November 8 December 9 December 12 December 19 December 22 December 23 December 24 December - 8 January 16 January 23 January 30 January Recess 11-19 February Committee oral evidence mtg 5: Groups 23-27 27 February Committee oral evidence mtg 6: Groups 28-34 Committee oral evidence mtg 7: Groups 35-37 Committee oral evidence mtg 8: Groups 38-40 Committee oral evidence mtg: Follow-up to Preliminary Stage issues (housing, funding) and appropriate assessment 6 March 13 March 20 March 29 March