80 Morrison Street
Posted on: November 28, 2024
Market forces alone are insufficient to determine how and where new office and new hotels developments are located
Address: 60 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8BE
Proposal: Change of use and conversion, alteration, partial demolition and extension of vacant office to form hotel, bar and restaurant
Reference No: 24/05216/FUL
Closing date for comments: Fri 29 Nov 2024
Determignation date: Fri 27 Dec 202
Result: Pending
Cockburn Response
The proposed use in close proximity to the conference centre is acceptable.
We note that this application builds on a prior approval for the redevelopment of this former office block as offices. However, the proposed increase in height in the current application will require scrutiny in relation to the heights of neighbouring buildings and with regard to views across the city to the site; views from the Old Town area may be most impacted.
It is evident from the commercial press that the city still has an unmet demand for high quality office spaces. Market forces alone are insufficient to determine how and where new office and new hotels developments are located in the city centre.