Finance House
Posted on: April 28, 2024
In our view the approved residential redevelopment should go ahead
Address: 10 Orchard Brae Edinburgh EH4 1PF
Proposal:Residential development, change of use and extension of existing Class 4 office building to student accommodation and flexible working space
Reference: 24/01574/FUL
Closing date for comments: Tue 09 Apr 2024
Determination date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Cockburn Response
We do not support this application.
This former office block has already achieved planning permission for part change of use and part redevelopment to mainstream residential use. In our view this approved redevelopment should go ahead.
In November 2023, Councillors during a Full Council meeting in Edinburgh overwhelmingly voted to recognise and seek to address the scale of Edinburgh’s housing crisis by officially declaring a Housing Emergency.
In view of this declaration we believe that it would be inconsistent with this declaration for the Council to approve this new application.