NORTHUMBERLAND STREET
Near of far, or vice versa, or both.
No. 28 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs.
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‘DULL LUMP’ IN WRONG PLACE
Edinburgh-based Colliers, representing Dogma Square Properties, seeks planning consent for a 4-storey block in the car park behind Canon Court. The ground-floor office space and 9 apartments above (6 x 2 bdrm, 3 x 1 bdrm) would be accessed from Canonmills and Warriston Rd (23/06328/FUL).
HOME LIFE IS GROOVIER WITHOUT THE EFFLUVIA
The Development Management Sub-Committee yesterday refused an application to remove/vary conditions on the potential running of a Taco Bell at Category B-listed 6 Picardy Place (formerly Bank of Scotland) (23/02655/FUL).
NEW PLANS FOR BROUGHTON MARKET
Edinburgh-based Broughton No 1 Ltd has applied to extend and alter the office building at 1 Broughton Market and convert it into a 9-bedroom aparthotel (23/06502/FUL) price-equivalent to 4 or 5-star hotel accommodation elsewhere in the city.
ISSUE 334 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
As you read this, advanced copies of the November Spurtle are already spreading across Broughton and beyond like bats flitting before a storm.
Issue 334 leaps into action with news of progress, variously slow, encouraging and decisive. We also feature a new face behind the foliage and a call for your jinglies as Christmas approaches.
MORE STUDENT HOUSING FOR BEAVERLANDS
Dunedin Street (Edinburgh) LLP proposes to build new purpose-built student accommodation with associated amenity space, cycle parking, landscaping and infrastructure on the site of a large modern garage and yard at 26 Dunedin Street (23/05027/FUL).
The plan is for 73 studio apartments across 6 storeys.
Storm Babet busts new bins
Dear Spurtle,
We had two new land-fill bins installed in our street on Wednesday. When I came out the flat this morning, both lids had been blown open overnight and one of the inset lids had been blown completely off its hinges. I have reported this to the Council.
I rescued the lid and some of the components – it is a very flimsy arrangement with a recycled plastic hinge rod in two sections and a poorly detailed metal plate fixing. This is what has come to bits and has also ripped through the plastic of the main lid.
Basically, it's a poor design which has failed at the first test – plenty room now for seagulls and rats etc. to get access …any sign of this occurring elsewhere?
Jerry Forde
East Claremont Street
