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As part of its efforts to update the Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas planning guidance, the City of Edinburgh Council is collaborating with the University of Edinburgh to understand how the guidance can be improved to be more practical and accessible.
The University’s project, Giving Voice to Historic Property Owners, is now recruiting focus group and workshop participants. The project is specifically looking for owner-occupiers (you own the home you are living in) of listed buildings and properties in a conservation area in Edinburgh.
You can check here to see if your property is listed or in a conservation area.
Focus group participants will receive a £10 e-gift card and in-person workshops will end with a catered lunch.
Learn more and sign up on the project information page.
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BACKGROUND
In 2023, the City of Edinburgh Council launched a public consultation to explore the barriers faced by historic property-owners when adapting their homes. Responses from that consultation were analysed by the University of Edinburgh. The results showed that most homeowners not only strongly desire clear, centralised, neutral, and accessible planning guidance, but they are also keen to be more engaged in planning matters concerning their properties.PURPOSE
This University of Edinburgh project aims to understand what specific aspects of the Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas planning guidance (Consultation Draft 2024) require further clarification, and to explore possible improvements that will make the guidance more practical and accessible for historic homeowners.ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
This project focuses specifically on owner-occupiers (you own the home you are living in) of listed buildings and properties in a conservation area in Edinburgh. You also must be 18 or over to participate.PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES
If you own and live in a historic home in Edinburgh, there are two opportunities for you to voice your views and participate in this project from January to May 2025:- Participate in a focus group (in-person or virtual, ~75 min) to discuss what doesn’t currently work or is lacking in the existing guidance.
- Participate in a half-day morning workshop (in-person or virtual) to brainstorm possible ways of improving the practicality and accessibility of the existing guidance.
You are welcome to participate in both. If you are interested, please answer a few questions in the short (~2min) form to check your eligibility and to express your interest to participate in either a focus group, a workshop, or both. The short form will also ask you about your date/time preferences between Jan-May 2025. If eligible, you will be contacted and be given further information. All focus group participants will receive a £10 e-gift card that can be used at a range of high street and online shops. In-person half-day workshops will end with a catered lunch.
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