Plans for new homes in the Lochend area have been submitted, with objections already submitted.
The application was put to Edinburgh Council on March 29, with two notes of complaint from locals made as of yet - with no supporting comments. Should they be approved, the 36 homes would replace what is currently an office for the existing nearby development.
The council is yet to make a decision on the plans, which could also see further green space added to the area. Applicants say the development is a 'sustainable, appropriate, and well considered proposal'.
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Ema Architecture and Design said: "This Design Statement has been prepared in support of an application for Planning Permission on behalf of Butterfly North Limited, for land at 1 Lochend Butterfly Way, Edinburgh.
"The proposal for the site includes 36 new homes, along with associated infrastructure and green space. The site extends to 0.2 ha and is located within the existing urban area of Edinburgh City Centre.
"The site is located to the southern side of Hawkhill Avenue in Lochend, and adjacent to existing apartment blocks on Lochend Butterfly Way to the west and south, and housing to the east on Hawkhill Avenue. The site is the former location of the sales complex for the neighbouring Lochend Butterfly and Urban Eden developments.
"The land is currently vacant and is considered brownfield. This Design Statement seeks to demonstrate that the proposal for the site responds to its context, existing constraints and opportunities, and current national and council design guidance, resulting in a sustainable, appropriate, and well considered proposal."
Planning permission for 24 homes on the site was granted in 2018, though due to the effects of the pandemic the development couldn't progress. The original permission has now expired.
The new application has incorporated a 'meaningful gateway', continuing green spaces, and incorporates a wider variety of housing types. They also remove the previously improved parking area in favour of a landscaped space, incorporating a rain garden.
The architecture proposed for the apartment blocks takes cues from 'traditional tenement architecture', with the high-quality materials and contemporary detailing proposed to integrate the new development to the area while creating its 'own sense of place'.
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