Plans have been brought forward to redevelop a derelict former swimming pool laundry building into homes.
The proposal is to create apartments at a site that is moments from the beach.
Staran Architects has prepared a report for Cabins in the City for the proposed new development at Pittville Street Lane in Portobello, Edinburgh.
It said the applicant is an emerging award-winning Edinburgh-based residential development company. The plan is for a four-storey residential block with five apartments of varying sizes. Each apartment is accessed via a secure central stair core which provides access to a communal bike store at ground level.
Derelict
The report states: “Currently the site is occupied by a derelict two-storey building that previously operated as a laundry and a concrete water tower which both served the swimming pool opposite the site. Although these buildings are not listed, they are within the Portobello conservation area.
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It continued: “There are two existing buildings on the application site which are in a poor state of repair. Although not listed, the badly eroded sandstone north and west facades of the two-storey former laundry are considered to provide a positive contribution to the conservation area. The east façade is rendered and has little architectural or historic merit.
“The roof over the former laundry is traditional slate which again, is in a poor state of dilapidation. Noticeably, the interior of the former laundry building is in an even greater state of dereliction. Nature has begun to reclaim the space and many areas that have been left exposed to the elements are unsafe to enter. When entering the concrete water tower from the derelict laundry there is a sense that you are on firmer ground. However, a structural condition report undertaken in 2019 and updated in 2021, notes that the ‘tower is becoming unsafe and at risk of collapse in the short/mid-term’.”
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