PLANS for a hotel, offices and 350 homes at a former Royal Bank of Scotland site in the Scottish capital have been granted.
It is subject to conditions including relating to height, affordable housing, the hotel and the park at the site called the New Town Quarter.
Consultation by Ediston and Orion began before the site was acquired from RBS and has involved four formal public consultation events, the developers said.
The £250m plans include a 116 bedroom hotel which fronts onto Dundas Street to the west, Eyre Terrace to the east and onto the new public realm link route to the south.
The main entrance will sit at the junction with Dundas Street. The hotel block is expected to include a bar and restaurant.
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A portion of the ground level is a double height area with café, restaurant and lounge area.
The office block is located on the south west corner of the site. It covers to 9,820 sqm gross external area. There is also a retail unit of 282 sqm at street level on Dundas Street.
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Edinburgh City Council planning officials said: “Historic Environment Scotland does not object to the application but has concerns with some elements of the scheme, such as the relationship of the proposals with some listed buildings.
“However, when viewed in the urban context of the site, coupled with the benefits of redeveloping the site with a more sympathetic design taking cognisance of the listed buildings, and the retention of the trees, the character and setting of the listed buildings is preserved.”
Councillors on the development management sub committee voted seven to four in favour of the plans.
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