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Land At Festival Square Edinburgh

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/01235/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for planning permission proposing the "development of a new centre for film comprising cinema, offices, education, exhibition and function space, together with retail, cafe, restaurant and bar, and associated facilities, including landscaping and public realm works (Use Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, and 11 and sui generis public house)" at Land at Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH9 9SR.

As published by the council, reference 20/01235/PAN

Application record

Reference
20/01235/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Consultation Approved
Decision
Pre-application Consultation approved.
Received
11 Mar 2020
Validated
11 Mar 2020
Decided
1 Apr 2020
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Tollcross (pre 28 March 2025)
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 1 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Pre-application Consultation approved.

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 1 April 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on City of Edinburgh's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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