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The current proposals are simply too large and bulky to support
The current proposals are simply too large and bulky to support
Whilst we accept that this is a development site albeit a somewhat constrained and constricted one.
However, as they stand, the current proposals are simply too large and bulky to support, with indifferent architectural content and poor siting in the local neighbourhood.
We have a neutral view in terms of the suitability of this site for student accommodation, but would prefer to see much less studio accommodation and more “flats”, which could be sustainably repurposed as mainstream housing if there is a shift in the market and a downturn in the demand for PBSA,
The amount of existing and approved student accommodation already present in the local community must be an important factor when assessing the cumulative impact of any further student accommodation provision.
We also advocate the application of a City Plan 2030 policies that suggest student housing sites should also provide a 35% affordable housing component, especially given the declared ‘Housing Emergency’.
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The vision for the refurbishment is to create a best-in-class office building,
The vision for the refurbishment is to create a best-in-class office building,
St Andrew Square is rapidly becoming the Russell Square of Edinburgh
St Andrew Square is rapidly becoming the Russell Square of Edinburgh
This application is a part of a continuing trend which sees the conversion of prime city centre office accommodation to hotel use. The commercial sector has indicated that there is a critical shortage of office accommodation and that this may curtail inward investment and business growth (EEN 12 January).
How the city centre is being used is increasingly determined by the interests of commercial market operators. The City of Edinburgh Council must seriously consider the implications of current trends favouring tourism and visitor related landuses of the city centre and on the move away from traditional (mixed) city centre landuses.
However, there is nothing inherently objectionable in this proposal. St Andrew Square is rapidly becoming the Russell Square of Edinburgh with several recent or pending office to hotel conversions. Access/ servicing provisions is more easily delivered in this location than in other parts of the First New Town because of the proximity of access hubs.
The problems in the property market making Edinburgh’s affordable housing crisis worse
The problems in the property market making Edinburgh’s affordable housing crisis worse
