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The Ross Development Trust (RDT) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) established to refurbish West Princes Street Gardens,
The Ross Development Trust SC046873 were registered in September 2016, after making a development agreement with the City of Edinburgh in June of that year. They organized the restoration of the Ross Fountain in 2018, and were also responsible for the upgrading of the West Princes Gardens Gardener's Cottage.
Following an international design competition, launched in February 2017, they are now involved in plans for the redevelopment of the Ross Bandstand and a completely new Visitor Centre, subject to a public consultation by the City of Edinburgh, closing on 14 September 2018, and amendment of the 1991 City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act which imposes limits on buildings in public parks.West Princes Street Gardens Project, City of Edinburgh Consultation Hub
/ref> The Chairman of the RDT is
Official website
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2016 establishments in Scotland Charities based in Edinburgh Organizations established in 2016
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
. Their declared mission is ''"to create a unique, internationally recognisable venue for all to enjoy, in an attractive and reanimated West Princes Street Gardens, as a year round, socially inclusive centre promoting a diversity of cultural activities."''
Redevelopment of West Princes Street Gardens
The Ross Development Trust SC046873 were registered in September 2016, after making a development agreement with the City of Edinburgh in June of that year. They organized the restoration of the Ross Fountain in 2018, and were also responsible for the upgrading of the West Princes Gardens Gardener's Cottage.
Following an international design competition, launched in February 2017, they are now involved in plans for the redevelopment of the Ross Bandstand and a completely new Visitor Centre, subject to a public consultation by the City of Edinburgh, closing on 14 September 2018, and amendment of the 1991 City of Edinburgh District Council Order Confirmation Act which imposes limits on buildings in public parks./ref> The Chairman of the RDT is
Norman Springford
Norman Springford (born December 1944) is the former Chairman of The Ross Development Trust and former Executive Chairman of Apex Hotels.
An accountant by profession, Norman Springford, worked for the Inland Revenue and then became the owner/man ...
of Apex Hotels
Apex Hotels is an operator of three star and four star hotels based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company operates ten hotels in the United Kingdom.
History
Executive Chairman of Apex Hotels, Norman Springford, was previously an employee of ...
and the Managing Director is David Ellis.
See also
*Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in the 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, ...
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2016 establishments in Scotland Charities based in Edinburgh Organizations established in 2016