Abbeylands is a quiet cul de sac off the High Street and within the Dunbar Conservation Area. Plans to create social housing that could have benefited the old or the infirm have now been shelved. The residents of South High Street and Abbeylands, Dunbar request that only the long term car parking be retained in the cul de sac and formalised as resident-only parking. We also request that a scheme is designed to improve the safety of the junction, the attractiveness street scene and enhance the feeling of quiet and safety.

The old yard site should not be developed as a public car park, but it could be a good location for a pocket park. The old Empire cinema site should be developed as a community garden, along the lines of Lady Kitty's in Haddington. 

These sites may lack the emotional appeal of "Coos Green" (North Berwick) also threatened with a car park proposal, but have a fascinating history. Dunbar's so-called backlands are an important part of the rich heritage of Dunbar and should not be developed any further. 

If the council create another car park here it will only attract pointless speculative traffic (paradoxically it will be filled by mainly residents and local businesses), create noise for neighbours, reduce child safety near the Parish Hall and further reduce the quality of this part of the town. 

Please say no.