Planning

An abrupt change of advice from City of Edinburgh Council means Leith Central Community Council’s meeting on 17 August has been cancelled.

The event – the first ‘properly constituted’ meeting of its kind since March – was to have been held in the Out of the Blue Drill Hall under strict social-distancing arrangements.

It was planned on the basis of Council advice issued on 6 July saying physical meetings were now possible under Scottish Government guidelines.

Lothian Buses have put the 0.44-acre Tramways Bowling Club site on the market.

Advertised with agent Graham & Sibbald, the land and 40-cover licensed clubhouse/bar are described as potentially offering ‘alternative leisure uses’, and are available at offers over £120k.

The Grace Church, Leith seeks planning permission for a change of use from Class 11 (Assembly and leisure) to a church (Class 10 Non-residential institution) at 3 Shrubhill Walk (20/02825/FUL).

The 1,232 sqm property was originally designed within the People for Places development as a replacement venue for the Edinburgh Masonic Club in 2018, but has remained empty since 2019.

It is now almost a week since details of a proposal to erect four advertisement hoardings on the Mansfield Place roundabout appeared online.

COUNCIL CUTTING OFF NOSE TO BEAUTIFY FACE

Community Partners Ltd of Halifax, on behalf of Edinburgh University, seeks to erect four non-illuminated signs on the Mansfield Place roundabout.

One sign would face each of the approaching roads (20/02480/ADV).

The Atlas Guest House at 30 London Street seeks full planning permission and listed building consent to remove a stone wall behind the premises, extend the driveway, increase the garden wall's height, and install new metal bi-fold driveway gates.

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'

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.