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Princes Street hotel plans under fire



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Published Date: 12 November 2008
HERITAGE watchdogs have come out against plans for a new hotel in Princes Street.
The proposed £40 million scheme would involved the demolition of two listed buildings to make way for a glass-fronted 100-bedroom hotel and major new department store.

But Edinburgh World Heritage and the Cockburn Association say the scheme for 121-123 Princes Street was "wholly inappropriate".

They also criticise the plan to retain only the facade of a Georgian building and "imprison it behind a huge expanse of glass".

The developers behind the proposals, Belfast-based Deramore, lodged a planning application in September after months of talks with planning officials.





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  • Last Updated: 12 November 2008 10:59 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Edinburgh planning issues
 
1

stuartyboy,

edinburgh 12/11/2008 21:59:29
Oh come on who needs more hotels,there is a glut of
them in Edinburgh,most are never filled even at
holiday times or the festive season,somebody must
be making money from this.

 

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