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Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town the 300 bed development will be known as Sugarhouse Close, owing to a former sugar refinery which operated on the site from 1752 to 1868.
The proposals retain a number of existing buildings within the site whilst enhancing accessibility via a new courtyard and close leading from the Royal Mile, exposing to view the Brewhouses and kilns which latterly occupied the site.
A construction start is pencilled in for December 2010 for completion in July 2012.
A series of design discussions were held with interested parties to ease approval
An expanse of grey dominates one gable, described by planners as reflecting the gable forms of the wider area
Sugarhouse Close is one of the first approvals under the new Planning Scotland Act
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4 Comments
#2 Posted by Old Town on 24 Nov 2010 at 16:27 PM
Yes, lessons to be learned fromthis?
http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/356/Caltongate_debate_continues.html
http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/356/Caltongate_debate_continues.html
#3 Posted by Close encounters on 24 Nov 2010 at 16:49 PM
Nice Planning Design Statement can be found on the portal;
http://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/portal/submissions.do?action=ViewPublicCaseDetails&applicationRef=10/00746/FUL
http://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/portal/submissions.do?action=ViewPublicCaseDetails&applicationRef=10/00746/FUL
#4 Posted by juan de los angeles on 25 Nov 2010 at 21:30 PM
Beautiful! Especially the white one with black window surrounds. Shame about the timber clad garden sheds occupying the rest of the courtyard.
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