STEAD'S PLACE

The 2.9-acre Stead's Place site is first earmarked for development by the City of Edinburgh Council and becomes one of the city's most prominent gap sites... Drum submits a planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council for a £50 million mixed-use development plan comprising homes, student accommodation and a hotel - plus a row of retail and restaurant/café outlets overlooking Leith Walk replacing the original sandstone building... Revised proposals are submitted reducing the Leith Walk elevation by one storey to keep the building in line with surrounding tenements. The revised proposals, which followed detailed discussions with the local community and the City of Edinburgh Council's planning team, also include a more defined and distinct row for the sandstone retail units as well as increased provision for cyclists and pedestrians. The proposals receive more than 700 letters of public support.