Green light for £850m Edinburgh proposals
Added/updated: Monday 02 March 2009, Category: News summary
The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) has approved an outline planning application for the £850m transformation of a 13-acre (5.3-hectare) site in the heart of the city. Under plans for the new St James Quarter, the existing 1970s St James Shopping Centre and adjacent New St Andrew's House will be demolished to make way for a new retail and leisure development. A new 150-bedroom luxury hotel, an apart-hotel, restaurants and new public spaces are included in the proposals, which have been put forward by the site's owner, Henderson Global Investments (HGI), as well as a new multi-level retail 'galleria'.