All of the planning applications made to the council’s planning team this week are shown on the list below.
Some of the applications which are worth reading include these:
- In a rare move in Sighthill/Gorgie there is an application to change the use of student accommodation at 555 Gorgie Road to temporary residential accommodation.
- An application has been made for a proposed advertising hoarding on Glasgow Road for the Royal Highland Show
- 28 homes will be created at the former Madelvic Works in Granton in an application by Lar Projects (Lar Housing Trust is an independent housing charity)
- An application has been lodged for the creation of the Maroon Mile with lamppost banners on Dalry Road.
The Maroon Mile
This is a one mile long trail planned by Heart of Midlothian Football Club.
The club was successful in securing significant funding of £207,339.00 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their planned Maroon Mile project.
A spokesperson for the club said: “Hearts’ history is strongly ingrained in the area’s built environment, most notably in the War Memorial at Haymarket which is dedicated to the citizens of Edinburgh and to the Battalions who served. This roll of honour includes those Hearts’ players who enlisted for McCrae’s Battalion. The monument is a deeply cherished part of the capital’s history. Sadly, due to major changes to roads infrastructure that have been introduced, its dignity has been eroded. A critical part of this project will be to begin to restore that dignity and to use the Monument as the starting point of the Maroon Mile.
“Hearts Heritage will create a mile-long heritage trail that focuses on the social, economic and sporting history of Gorgie and Dalry. Starting at the Monument, the trail will end at the Hearts’ Museum, where new multimedia equipment will be deployed to share a rich array of assets highlighting the history and heritage of the Club and the area since 1874. The trail will be created jointly with local community groups with physical signage and interpretation as well as an audio walking tour. New Heritage assets will be created by local pupils who receive free digital skills development in the Club’s pioneering Innovation Centre. The creation and sharing of project outputs will be accessible and inclusive and will reflect the interests of the community. Hearts Heritage will use part of the funding to create two new Heritage posts to manage and curate activities and outputs.
“The project will enhance points on the Mile and form part of a wider initiative designed to maintain the trail in the future. Traditional Skills Day workshops will offer pupils at local schools the opportunity to have a practical taster of disciplines such as stone carving and signwriting.
“The Maroon Mile project will be delivered over an 18-month period from March 2024 to October 2025.”
Any property owner seeking to build, improve or alter their home or commercial premises must have the correct consents. This begins with a planning application and usually progresses all the way to a completion certificate.
Some applications for large developments such as purpose built student accommodation have been referred to the government Reporter after refusal by the council. Alterations to some buildings may also need listed building consent which is dealt with simultaneously.
There is a class of alterations which are considered “permitted developments” and will not need any planning permission. There is more guidance here.
Planning Weekly List 26 May 2025
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