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Edinburgh Live
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Gary Armstrong

Edinburgh set for new hotel under plans to transform New Town offices

Edinburgh could be set for a new hotel after plans emerged to transform an office building in the city's New Town.

Planners at Edinburgh City Council are currently reviewing an application to convert an office block at 11 Stafford Street into new overnight accommodation, from Use Class 4 to Use Class 7.

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The property was previously marketed as an 'entire townhouse for sale' by Orinsen Commercial Property agents.

They said the building, which is on the junction of Queensferry Street Lane; "comprises an entire Grade B listed townhouse of stone and slate construction, arranged over four levels.

"The attractive property retains many of its original quality period features. In addition there are two car spaces to the rear of the building.

A CGI of one of the proposed hotel rooms (Pearson Planning / Edinburgh City Council planning papers)

"The property benefits from a main entrance and two separate entrances at lower ground level with potential for securing split access for multiple tenants."

The plans, submitted to Edinburgh City Council on behalf of Archibald Mackay Hospitality Limited, don't state an operator for the potential hotel, but include drawings and CGI images of how the conversion would look.

To see the plans in full you can visit the council's online planning portal here.

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