Latest Updates From The New Town Quarter Project Team
Following the consultation for our planning application which was submitted at the end of August this year, we have been liaising with the City of Edinburgh Council planning department and have agreed to make some technical design amendments to specific areas of the development proposals, in line with advice received.
These amendments include:
• moving the office building further away from Fettes Row
• reducing massing on the top floor of the northern residential blocks to improve the view from Dundonald Street
• increasing the use of natural stone in the office building facing Fettes Row and the building on Eyre Place, along with some of the hard landscape paving on the main route through to the King George V Park
• design refinement to some areas of the elevations on Dundas Street and Eyre Place.
The drawings and supporting information will be with the Council by the end of this week. A further consultation period will run from 11 December to 12 January and will be available for review on the Council’s portal. You can access the link here:
We will be in contact with the relevant local community groups to advise them of the changes and we will make ourselves available to provide any additional information required if we can.
We hope you find the time to look at the updated proposals and provide comment. If you do have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
In the meantime, I would like to thank everyone once again for their input to the proposals so far and hope you are able to enjoy the festive season. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Ross McNulty, Development Director at Ediston
ross.mcnulty@ediston.com
Mobile: 07651 207402
Reflecting the Very Best of Edinburgh’s New Town
Plans have been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council for the New Town Quarter development.
Proposals include a mix of new homes, offices and public amenities on the 5.9-acre former Royal Bank of Scotland site, at the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town. We have received a huge amount of interest in our proposals – including more than 4,000 visitors to our website from Edinburgh, Scotland and across the world.
This has become one of the largest consultations ever carried out for a city centre development and we would like to thank everyone who has contributed to it by passing on their views and comments, all of which has helped shape our final application. It is hoped that the application will be discussed at committee by the City of Edinburgh Council in the New Year.
For more information on the New Town Quarter, please click HERE
Business Benefits To The City Centre
A recent survey of 32 local businesses which surround the New Town Quarter area showed overwhelming support for the development plans. The area brings together an interesting mix of mainly independent traders – including cafes, restaurants, bars, hairdressers and guest houses.
Many of them were hit hard when RBS vacated their premises in 2017 and are now suffering further following the ongoing trading restrictions imposed by the pandemic. The New Town Quarter will bring much-needed investment to the city centre – and most importantly, bring people back to the local area to create a vibrant and exciting new destination.
Click HERE to read some of the comments posted by local businesses who support our planning application.
Click HERE to find out how the New Town Quarter will help local businesses back on the road to recovery.
Feedback & Contact
For more information on New Town Quarter, please contact:
Ross McNulty, Development Director, Ediston.ross.mcnulty@ediston.com
Mobile: 07651 207 402