Pop-up Festival Village

Posted on: June 22, 2023

It remains our position that this application should be refused

Cockburn Response

The Cockburn objects to this application. It appears very similar to a previous application on this site which we objected to and which was refused planning permission. The only significant difference from the previous application would appear to be that retail units and toilets have been removed. This, if anything, renders this application ever less acceptable given that the nature of commercial activity proposed inevitably requires more, rather than fewer, toilets. Waverley Market is located on a particularly congested part of Princes Street with vehicular and pedestrian traffic moving to and from major transport hubs. This proposal will inevitably make an already poor situation worse. In addition, the structures associated with this application will negatively impact on some of the city’s most iconic views.

It remains our position that this application should be refused. The proposal will have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the New and Old Town conservation areas and is therefore contrary to Section 59 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and Local Development Plan Policy Env 6 (Conservation Areas – Development). It will also have an adverse impact on the setting of a number of nearby listed buildings and is therefore contrary to Section 64 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and Local Development Plan Policy Env 3 (Listed Buildings – Setting). As a result the proposal will have a detrimental impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the Edinburgh World Heritage Site contrary to Local Development Plan Policy Env 1 (World Heritage Sites). In addition, the proposal does not represent a high-quality design that safeguards the historic environment and is therefore contrary to Local Development Plan policies Del 2 (City Centre), Ret 7 (Entertainment and Leisure Developments – Preferred Locations) and Des 4 (Development Design – Impact on Setting).

Should this pplication be refused planning permission, it may be appropriate for the Council’s Development Management Sub- Committee to determine enforcement action.

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Student Housing: Crisis and Opportunity? – A Cockburn Association ‘Open Edinburgh’ event

POSTED ON BY James Garry

There was no disagreement that Edinburgh has a housing crisis, and that student housing forms a part
of that crisis

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Fireworks warning as new law bans them from certain areas in Scotland

POSTED ON BY James Garry

Councils will be able to ban the use of fireworks in designated areas as a new law comes into force

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Is Edinburgh’s short-term let licensing policy really ‘unlawful’? Some thoughts on the impact of the Judicial Review decision of June 2023.

POSTED ON June 16, 2023 BY Terry Levinthal

The review did not consider the planning regime per se, so it remains unchanged

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Carlton Highland Hotel

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No information is supplied to enable an understanding of any potential impacts on North Bridge and Market Street

Cockburn Response

The Cockburn objects to this application. The proposed alterations to the hotel’s roofscape are clearly inconsistent with the architect’s original design concept for this side of North Bridge which requires clear separation between each of the façade elements to be maintained and carried through in the rooftop design.

Furthermore, no information is supplied to enable an understanding of any potential impacts on North Bridge and Market Street arising from this development as a result of an increase in associated visitor and service access requirements.

Several hotel proposals are coming forward currently in and around Central Edinburgh. The ad hoc nature of these applications makes it impossible to understand the potential cumulative impact arising from the additional access and service requirements of these developments. The City of Edinburgh Council has an opportunity to take a pro-active approach to the development of a unified Servicing Plan for hotels and similar developments in consultation with Edinburgh residents and other stakeholders.

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Public consultation launched for student residential redevelopment

POSTED ON June 15, 2023 BY James Garry

Purpose-built student accommodation

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Part change of use, alterations, and erection of hotel /aparthotel

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This appears to be a good use of this site

Cockburn Response

This appears to be a good use of this site. External heritage features will be conserved, underused buildings will be brought back into productive use and most of the existing street level commercial units will be retained.

However, significant internal modifications are proposed. In the absence of a comprehensive Heritage Statement it has not been possible for us to fully assess the heritage impact of proposed downtakings.

More information is also required to understand the impact arising from this development with reference to associated visitor and service access requirements.

Several hotel proposals are coming forward currently in and around Central Edinburgh. The ad hoc nature of these applications make it impossible to understand the potential cumulative impact arising from the additional access and service requirements of these developments. The City of Edinburgh Council has an opportunity to take a pro-active approach to the development of a unified Servicing Plan for hotels and similar developments in consultation with Edinburgh residents and other stakeholders.

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