Planning

PLAN FOR 31 SERVICED APARTMENTS IN GREENSIDE PLACE

Yorkshire-based J. Bentley Estates Limited seeks permission to redevelop, refurbish, and upgrade 23–25 Greenside Place as 31 serviced apartments (20/02211/FUL).

COMMUNITY COUNCIL SEEKS 'DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE'

Last week we reported the extended deadline for consultation about the Halmyre Street Place Brief.

That extension was granted in order for Leith Central Community Council to gain additional feedback on its own detailed response.

1 MAY DEADLINE – DON’T FORGET TO COMMENT

Ediston and Orion Capital Managers, the entities behind the proposed New Town North development between Dundas Street and King George V Park, have issued their latest newsletter to subscribers.

In it they summarise their initial feeback to over 50 comments and questions received since the latest consultation on their plans went online on 9 April.

Ediston and Orion Capital Managers have now made available some plans, summaries, and visualisations for a mixed-use development on the site of the former Royal Bank of Scotland complex between Dundas Street and King George V Park.

ONLINE CONSULTATION STARTS TODAY

The third public consultation on plans for the New Town North development between Dundas Street and King George V Park will go live online today at noon.

Developers Ediston, on behalf of Orion Capital Managers, propose homes, build-to-rent apartments, premium office spaces, and a high-class hotel.

Retail outlets, gym/health facilities, extensive landscaping, and new public realm are also part of the mix.

Drum (Steads Place Ltd) and CAMVO 123 Ltd have this week submitted a proposal of application notice for the demolition of industrial units at 106–162 Leith Walk (even numbers).

Hackland + Dore Directors Pension seeks planning permission to knock down the single-storey office building of Hackland + Dore Architects at 16 Annandale Street.

The proposal is to replace it with a seven-floor, 11-flat residential building (20/00364/FUL). This would be a car-free development.

Latest news from Edinburgh Council’s Planning Portal reveals another refusal for change of use from domestic dwelling to commercial short-term let (STL). 

This one concerns a first-floor flat in Montgomery Street (Ref. 19/04099/FUL), and the accompanying report serves as a useful model for anyone seeking to object to similar applications in future.