Planning

Anyone who has experienced the noise, anxiety and expense of fixing a roof will feel a pang of sympathy for the Property Committee at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral.

Work on 1–3 Canon Street appears to be progressing well, with the new roof taking shape in damp conditions yesterday.

Following in-person and online discussions with the public which began in September 2022, engineering and design consultants Stantec have updated plans to reconfigure the Powderhall Junction.

Developers announce partial flip to purpose-built student accommodation

Work on the 5.9-acre site of the former Royal Bank of Scotland HQ between Dundas St and King George V Park, due to start in July, has

Some clarity, at last

Spurtle has been following the lack of obvious progress in completing refurbishment of the Powderhall Stables as artist studios, micro offices, and public meeting space.

Leith Central Community Council alleges muddled details, murky daylight and ill effects on local community

Leith Central Community Council has joined 76 other objectors in opposing Unite Group PLC’s applica

CSG Projects Ltd wants to build a Richard Murphy-designed 5-bdrm home on land it owns between the office at 12 Blenheim Pl and Greenside Parish Church (24/01889/FUL).

Leith Central Community Council opposes plans to convert the  bingo hall at 26 Manderston Street into purpose-built student accommodation (24/01162/FUL).

Gone now, but I can still smell the place's signature scent of beer, bleach and stale cigarette smoke.

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KEY FEATURES AND FIRST THOUGHTS

Edinburgh Council has submitted plans for Phase 1 of a mixed housing development on the site of the former Powderhall Waste Transfer Station at 165 Broughton Rd (24/01569/FUL).

Below we summarise some of the principal features of what, at first glance, appears to be an attractive and well-conceived addition to Edinburgh’s housing stock.