A well-established property company in and round Edinburgh is interesting after they have been refused consent to transform their essential road places of work right into a short-term vacation let by Midlothian planners.
McDougall McQueen, which has six places of work in and across the Scottish capital, appears set to shut its Gorebridge Fundamental Avenue department, situated 12 miles south east of Edinburgh, after submitting a planning utility to transform the workplace into residential use.
John MacIntyre, of McDougall McQueen, utilized for a change of use for the corporate’s Gorebridge workplace within the conservation space.
Nevertheless, Gorebridge Neighborhood Council objected to the plans saying they went in opposition to a precedence motion, recognized within the council’s Native Growth Plan to revive the primary road with outlets.
They mentioned: “The long-term impression of the proposal needs to be thought of and the applying be refused to prioritise the preservation of business areas for retailers on the Fundamental Avenue.”
Planning officers described how there’s a excessive stage of curiosity from companies trying to function from the realm and a low emptiness charge for retail models regionally.
“The proposal would outcome within the lack of a industrial unit in an space the place there appears to be demand from companies to function,” they mentioned.
The applicant has now appealed to Midlothian Council’s Native Evaluation Physique to overturn the choice from planners.
Of their assertion supporting the plans brokers for the applicant state: “The proposals search to reuse an workplace which is below utilised and resulting from shut.
“The proposals search a change of use to a brief time period let and minor alternations to the outside utilizing prime quality supplies which might be sympathetic to the historic nature of the of the constructing.
“We consider there isn’t a impression on the context or look of the constructing. The proposed use will replicate the combined use nature of Fundamental St and incorporate properly.”
The enchantment will go earlier than the evaluate physique subsequent week.
