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Edinburgh Live
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Kris Gourlay

New Edinburgh student apartments with terrace overlooking canal set to go ahead

Plans for an Edinburgh scrapyard to be demolished and replaced with student flats with a roof terrace over-looking the Union Canal are set to be given the go-ahead.

The proposals to completely transform the old metal scrapyard and buildings on Yeaman Place, fronting the canal, were submitted in the summer of 2022 and were subject to a site visit and hearing.

Following this, planning officers have said the proposals "broadly" comply with provisions set out in the national planning framework and so it is recommended that the development goes ahead.

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