Edinburgh’s first Muslim faith school is set to open after the council’s concerns over noise issues were dismissed. The Scottish Government said it could not accept the local authority’s view that a primary school for up to 100 pupils on Calder Road next to HMP Edinburgh at Saughton would cause an ‘inappropriate’ level of disturbance for local residents and granted planning permission. It comes following an appeal against planners’ “bizarre” conclusion that people living in nearby properties... Read this story
