This week’s round-up, the first of the New Year and the first since the festive break, includes plans for a new hotel in the New Town, and a new coffee shop in the city centre.
As well as plans to erect a new memorial statue in Princes Street Gardens, a new takeaway in Gorgie, a new cadet training hall, and a planned new yoga studio.
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1. New coffee shop
Zayd group ltd has submitted a planning application for a change of use and alterations at the Maycheelin store at 51-53 Forrest Road, to turn it into a new Black Coffee store. The changes include new external signage including a projecting sign disc from a folded stainless steel panel, and new lettering as shown above. The plans also show some outdoor seating at the city centre location, with seating for four customers. The internal plans show prep, serving and seating areas inside the proposed new coffee shop. Also internally there would be four self service pods and seating for four customers, bringing the total covers to eight for the proposed new coffee shop. | Boyd Design
2. New cadet training hall
Defence Infrastructure Organisation has submitted plans to demolish a garage at 70 East Claremont Street in Canonmills and build a new cadet training hall. The current garage building is 19x20 metres with an adjoining lower building. The proposed demolition comprises of the removal of the main three buildings, while the small substation on the east of the site is to be maintained. The proposed new one-storey building would include training facilities and four flexible classrooms, two offices, dedicated storage and sanitary facilities. The existing brick walls will be retained, while new parking is proposed for up to 15 vehicles. | Convery Prenty Shields Architects
3. Royal Regiment of Scotland memorial
The Royal Regiment of Scotland has submitted plans to erect a statue of a lion at West Princes Street Gardens on empty land 30 metres east of Ross Fountain. The new statue would be 210cm high, 299cm in length and 168.5cm wide, if the plans are approved. If approved, the bronze statue of a lion, which is part of the regiment’s cap badge, will be placed upon a stone plinth. The memorial will also includethe national motto of Scotland “Nemo me lacessit impune”, which means "no one provokes me with impunity" or "no one attacks me without punishment". This proposal includes a generous paved area around the memorial which intersects with the existing tarmac path through the gardens. It also takes into account the possibility of future ceremonial activity around the memorial such as Remembrance Day. The plinth will be constructed by G Brown Stonemason Ltd, while the bronze sculpture of the lion will be created by sculptor Kenny Hunter and installed by Powderhall Bronze Ltd. | Kenny Hunter, Royal Regiment of Scotland
4. New Gorgie restaurant/ takeaway
Mr Ahmed Ali has submitted plans for external alterations to install ventilation and extraction flue, internal conversion of the property to form a restaurant, and change of use from Class 1A (non-residential) to Class 3 (restaurant/takeaway) on the ground floor, at 544 Gorgie Road, at the Chesser row of shops, near the junction with Chesser Avenue. The plans show seating for 20 customers, as well as a serving area, toilets, a kitchen and a staff changing room. | Kornél Koczkás K O K O architect