Edinburgh’s new ethical supermarket is set to install a new café with an outdoor seating area.
The City of Edinburgh Council granted the proposal from Locavore to open new premises at 118 - 126 Dalry Road.
Locavore opened their ethical supermarket on Dalry Road in January and their eco-friendly shopping experience is proving popular with customers.
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Their products do not come packaged and instead are stored in large containers and customers are then given their goods in reusable paper bags.
Locavore have also created their own garden space nearby and some of their products are grown from there.
Now the café will follow a similar ethos once it is ready to open to the public.
The planning application revealed that Environmental Health advised the council that a ventilation canopy is installed in order to safeguard the amenity of neighbouring residents and other occupiers.
Chief planning officer at Edinburgh Council, David Givan, said: “The Guidance supports cafes and takeaways within such areas provided it will not lead to an unacceptable increase in disturbance, on-street activity or antisocial behaviour to the detriment of the living conditions of nearby residents.
“The proposal includes a café area with an external seating area to the front of the premises. It is proposed to ventilate the premises with an external flue to be positioned on the flat roof to the rear of the building. Residential properties lie more than 30 metres from the site. Environmental Protection have been consulted and subject to the attached condition, support the proposal.”
Earlier in the year the Locavore managing director, Reuben Chesters, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be opening this branch on Dalry Road in Edinburgh.
“It’s going to be our largest branch to date and a flagship showing that an alternative to damaging supermarkets really is possible.
“We can localise food and make it work for the benefit of society and the environment instead of running it for the benefit of shareholders. We hope the people of Dalry and Edinburgh will join us to build a food system fit for the future.”
