How will the building project impact the Livingston service?

As we are one church in two locations, the new building in Balerno is as much for the Livingston church family as the Balerno church family.  People from both services will attend the youth events and Sunday evening services in Balerno, as well as the numerous weekly events such as Prayer Cell, Minis and other events that take place during the week.  St Mungo’s staff serve both Balerno and Livingston and a new building should have a very positive impact on staff wellbeing and on their workloads. The Livingston service will continue as normal after the new building is complete.

How will we engage with the local community to answer their questions and hear their views?

Respecting and listening to the local community is important to St Mungo’s and we have already entered conversations with Balerno Community Trust, MSPs, MPs and local councillors and other local organisations.  We will invite the community to view the building plans at an early stage and will listen closely to their feedback. During the planning application the local community will have the right to submit comments to Edinburgh Council.

What provision will be in place to manage community disruption during the building stage?

Good site management will be one of the key issues in selecting a contractor and we will expect them to ensure deliveries are restricted to certain times of the day and that site operatives park their vehicles in specified locations.  We recognise that there may be some community disruption, but we will do our best to keep this to a minimum and will communicate with the community throughout the construction stage.

Do the neighbours near Woodcroft House know about the building project?

They were told about our intentions in May 2024.

How will we keep strong links with Balerno High School once we’re in the new building?

We certainly do not want to lose our links.  No specific arrangements have been made, but we are aware that it might be helpful to the school for them to use our building for such things as end of year concerts