Edinburgh planning news

CHRISTMAS

Planning permission will be required for the installation of the Star Flyer and the Big Wheel in Princes Street Gardens. This is a key part of the trail of stalls and rides planned by the council for the end of the year. The Scottish Government has confirmed it will make £200,000 available for the winter festivals. But all of this is also subject to public health guidance, and the Council Leader, Adam McVey, said: "Public Health guidance has to be the first and last consideration here."

BOOKER

Plans for a new housing estate on the former Booker Cash &

Carry site on Inglis Green Road may include a new bridge.

Green councillor for the Chesser area, Gavin Corbett said: “There has been strong support for a footbridge over this part of the river for years and having litter-picked this area loads of times I can see what benefit it would bring. It would make a great walking connection for residents in Hutchison-Chesser and Longstone and, for cyclists it would cut out the frankly scary stretch of road from the top of Chesser Avenue to Inglis Green Road. The developers on the site would strike a really popular note with the local community if they commit to building a bridge here as part of their plans. So I hope they heed public views.”

THOR'S TIPI BAR

A planning application for a pop-up on the rooftop at Waverley Mall, will, if granted, be in place for an event 'that will bring people back into the city centre' from 21 September. After last year's success, Waverley Mall owner Moorgarth asked Thor's to repeat the pop up food and drink area with 60 local staff (30 last year) and locally sourced food on the menu with no single-use plastic, a glasshouse specially designed for the site, and tipis made from 100 year-old Scandinavian poles and natural materials. The tents would be sited on a lower level than last year, meaning they will 'sit better on the skyline'. The applicants also say that the build is 'now in line with the Act of Parliament 1991 for the height restrictions on the roof'. 20/03336/FUL