An abandoned Edinburgh shop could be converted into an off-licence in an upmarket neighbourhood.
The City of Edinburgh Council validated an application on February 16 to create the new off-licence at 314 Morningside Road.
Developers want to renovate a former dry cleaners and create the new shop, within the basement and ground floor levels of the four-storey property.
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On the planning application they say that the street is already a busy retail area, with nearby occupiers include Jojo Maman Bebe, Soderberg, Goodfellows Bakery, Specsavers, Blackwood Coffee and The Canny Mans Public House.
A property brochure provided on the application says that Morningside Road is a popular secondary retailing parade with local businesses and benefits from high levels of vehicles and pedestrians travelling between the city centre and the southern suburbs of the city.
However, they add that the property is located in close proximity to local primary and senior schools, therefore providing an abundance of footfall during the week. Presumably they mean parents!
Although the developers want to create the off-licence, the property brochure states that the building might even have been useful as a café.
It says: “The property comprises a former dry cleaners arranged over the ground and basement floors of a four-storey tenement building. The single frontage unit comprises of an open plan sales area at ground floor which benefits from roller shutter security on both the window and door.
“The basement consists of further storage along with staff tea prep and WC facilities which are accessed via a staircase half way up the main sales area on ground floor. The space currently utilised as retail but may be suitable for class 2 use or café use subject to the necessary consents.”
Edinburgh Council are expected to make a decision on the application in the coming weeks and months.
