Erection of purpose-built student accommodation – Willowbrae

Cockburn Response

We do not support his application.

We note that an application for residential apartments , including affordable  apartments, has already been approved for this site.  We see no reason why the approved development should not be progressed.  The approved development would offer a range of residential types, including affordable housing, which are entirely suitable for the site and location and would support the need for more residential accommodation in Edinburgh outlined in the recently declared ‘Housing Emergency’.

This proposal appears to be part of an ongoing trend to substitute approved residential developments with student accommodation of a broadly similar design to that already approved.