An Edinburgh farm is set to demolish historic buildings to make way for a new luxury courtyard housing development.
The council’s Development Management Sub Committee have issued a report recommending that the plans for Brunstane Farm be granted.
The site is just outside of the 17th century Brunstane House and a courtyard will be created around the new development to ensure it is protected.
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The developers plan to bring in the bulldozer to dilapidated redundant piggery buildings and build ten new houses, with garages and associated roads. On the planning application they say they had no objections from Portobello Community Council during the process.
However, there were a small number of objections on the planning application because of road safety concerns from increased traffic.
This did not stop Edinburgh council’s planning report from overwhelmingly backing the plans.
The report for the meeting this week on Wednesday January 26 says that the developers complied with all requirements for such a historical setting, and confirmed that traffic plans were acceptable.
It stated: “As a result of its location, form and design, the proposal complies with Sections 59 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.
"Residential use is acceptable in principle and the proposed density is commensurate with the surroundings.
“The scale, form and design are appropriate and retain an appropriate setting to Brunstane House to the north-west. The existing access is unaltered and is satisfactory to the Roads Authority. Both vehicle and cycle parking are adequate and acceptable. The proposal complies with local plan policies and non-statutory guidelines and is acceptable for this reason. No other material considerations outweigh this conclusion.”
Edinburgh councillors will now have the final say at next week’s meeting.
