Khushi's Edinburgh seek planning permission to extend the restaurant and create new office space behind the premises at 10–11 Antigua Street (Ref. 12/04541/FUL).
The project would create 247 sq. m. of additional floorspace for restaurant/café use (with a total occupancy of 225), and 77 sq. m. of additional space for financial, professional and other services.
This would be made possible by building out the restaurant across the rear car park at ground level. Beyond this, a small cobbled courtyard area would lead to a new pend onto South Gayfield Lane, above which would be situated the extra first-floor offices.
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[img_assist|nid=3701|title=Photo by etoiline on flickr.com under a Creative Commons licence.|desc=|link=node|align=right|width=179|height=200]The Playhouse Theatre at 18–20 Greenside Place has been granted planning and listed building consents to build a temporary covered walkway and staircase from the existing theatre at the rear east elevation up to the existing circle level (Refs 12/03987/FUL: 12/03983/LBC).
Permission was granted on condition that the development be for the duration of just one particular theatrical production. As exclusively revealed here (Breaking news, 22.11.12), that production is the stage version of Disney's The Lion King.
Approximate dates for the show's run have since been announced. It will begin in September and last for 8–10 weeks.
Historic Scotland had no objection to the proposal, and Council officers found that it would preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area and have no adverse impact on the building or its setting. They also Hakuna Matata-ed a commercial neighbour's concerns regarding window security, sight-lines of security cameras, blocked bins and air conditioning units, loss of car parking, and loss of visual amenity.