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Royal Bank of Scotland has finally submitted its proposals for planning permission in principle at 34 Fettes Row, and 7, 11, 13 Eyre Terrace.
As predicted (Issue 250), many aspects of this will be familiar to those who have followed earlier stages of public consultation, but we revisit them here partly as a first stab at finding a route through the 59 documents submitted in support of the application.
The Scottish Chamber Choir will hold a festive concert in Broughton on 17 December.
Directed by Iain McLarty, the event at Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church will feature seasonal music, readings and carols, and is being staged as a fundraiser for locally based charity Waverley Care and The Soko Fund.
Full details at foot of page.
Normally, tickets cost £10, but we have two to give away to the winners of our new irritating competition.
An independent survey has revealed the damage being done to trees in St Andrew Square by the Events held there.
Essential Edinburgh, which commissioned the survey by the Potter Tree Consultancy (PTC) and manages the events, is now applying for permission to act on all the report’s recommendations (Ref. 16/05408/TCO).
These concern 79 trees examined in the Garden in mid-October.
Drummond Community High School will hold its Open Evening later this week on Thursday 10 November.
It’s a great opportunity for prospective learners, parents, carers (and the odd interested local) to wander in, get a feel for the place, and find out about the opportunities they have to offer.
New head teacher Jodie Hannan told the Spurtle:
Since I took up post in June 2016 I have been impressed every day with the students’ positive attitude and commitment to learning.
DEVELOPERS SEEK TO PROGRESS WITH SCALED-DOWN PROPOSALS
Revised plans by Duddingston House Properties (DHP) and the Urbanist Group (UG) for a new luxury Rosewood hotel in and around the old Royal High School have been scaled down in the latest set of proposals.
The design is a direct response to rejection of the previous plans.
A DRINKING PERSON’S GUIDE TO BEING DEMONSTRATIVE
This is a glass of red. And very nice, too.
It was noticed on a hike high up Broughton Street by our wine correspondent Hank, from Wick.
He says that, in his opinion, the A-board has several red wines, some of them hocks.
As you read this, Issue 257 rattles from the press like steak knives through skeletons.
Listen! Can you hear a soft-pawed wolf howling beside Calton Hill? Can you hear the banshee moans on Broughton Road? Are your bowels about to burst? Yes? Then you have read the future, or at least an early draft of Page 1.
Beware, beware! Page 2 is full of worms and death and cemeteries, the unexpected contents of a box, a serial intruder, grim-faced Leith Walkers preparing for the worst.
ADVERTS ALL OVER THE PLACE, 24/7
Last month we reported how the multinational JC Decaux (JCD) had outlined plans for – and sought feedback on – equipping George Street (Issue 256).
It now seeks planning permission for 5 bus shelters and 4 stand-alone ‘community information panels’ (CIPs).
Where they’d be and what they're not
JCD wants to place the bus shelters outside Nos 10, 13B, 47, 60, and 63 George Street.
WORLD-CLASS VISUAL ARTS SPACE IN 2017
In what has not been a great week for contemporary art in the capital (23.9.16), we’re delighted to bring you good news.
After five years’ behind-the-scenes toiling, Collective Gallery signalled the start of work on its new Calton Hill observatory complex this morning.
Glovart Holdings Ltd has submitted revised plans for its (already consented) development at 1–6 Canonmills Bridge (Ref. 16/3406/FUL).
The variation affects the ground and basement floors. It comprises removing an internal wall to provide a single (larger) commercial unit – probably a shop and/or restaurant.