Edinburgh rugby club gets approval for new bar and coffee unit at Currie Chieftains RFC
New rugby club bar already opened on matchdays
An Edinburgh rugby club has been given the green light for a bar to offer refreshments to supporters on match days.
Currie Chieftains RFC applied in August for permission to add the outbuildings at its Malleny Park home, on open space to the west of the main stand. The proposals were approved by the council’s planning department on September 16.
The outbuildings are an anthracite grey timber shed for coffee and tea sales measuring 2670mm by 2400mm by 3000mm, and an anthracite grey shipping container measuring 2590mm by 2440mm by 6100mm to sell alcohol. The coffee and tea, and bar outbuildings are joined by a decking area.
They are to be used to serve various refreshments and do not require invasive groundworks or connections to the public water or sewer networks. The opening hours for the new facilities will be strictly restricted to active rugby match days and events.
Posting on its Facebook page, Currie Chieftains, said: “The ‘Chieftinns’ Bar will supply, both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks as well as batches of our new merchandise. This will join alongside our amazing youth rugby stalls that we have on offer.
“We would like to thank all the generous and hard working members of the Currie Chieftains community who helped bring this to life.”
Approving the plans, the council’s chief planning officer David Givan said: “The very small loss of open space is acceptable as there will be no significant detrimental impact on the quality or character of the local environment, and nor shall it cause any existing homes to stop being within the appropriate walking distance of local or large standard open space.
“The local benefits, in terms of alternative equivalent provision being available, outweigh the loss of a very small area of open space and the proposals technically have a community purpose given their relationship to a sports club that runs sides at varying age levels.
“The proposals, given their very small scale, acceptable use of muted colours and generally discreet location in terms of wider visibility, shall not be detrimental to neighbourhood amenity and character.
“The proposals are in accordance with the Development Plan and there are no compelling material considerations for not approving them.”
This planning application received no public comments on the council’s online planning portal.
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