Green light for flats plan

A PLAN for a five-storey block of flats on Pilrig Street has been approved.

Eight flats are to be built on the corner of Pilrig Street and Dyden Street, on a site which lies on the edge of the Leith Conservation Area.

The development will include seven off-street parking places, and green space to allay planning officials' concerns about over-development in the area. The Cockburn Association and local residents had objected to the project.

Before building begins, the developer has been required to make a contribution of 22,800 towards the costs of the tram project and a further fee of 4000 towards the extension of the bus tracker system.