Gateway theatre and planning for Elm Row residential scheme

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Dear Alex Smith,

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Name: Alex Smith Date: 3 December 2008

Email Address:

[FOI #4474 email] Your ref:

Our refs: SD.32/RLW

FOI ref: IN361840/2035

Dear Mr Smith
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Ref IN361840/2035 Smith [Status of Gateway
Theatre, 40 - 44 Elm Row, Edinburgh EH7 4AH] partial provision and
alternative means of access to information
1. I am writing in connection with your enquiry of 2 December 2008
which poses several questions about the Gateway Theatre, 40-44 Elm Row,
EDINBURGH EH7 4AH.

2. The City Council has a Planning & Building Standards portal which may
be viewed at: [1]http://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/p...
There are four relatively recent applications described there in
connection with the Gateway Theatre.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Reference |Nature of |Proposal |Current status |
| |proposal | | |
|------------+----------------+------------------------+-----------------|
| | |Demolition of existing | |
| |Planning |theatre, workshops and | [2]ViewDecision |
|06/04670/FUL|Application |associated buildings; |issued 09/07/2007|
| | |erection of 42 | |
| | |flats/townhouses ... | |
|------------+----------------+------------------------+-----------------|
| | |Demolition of existing | |
| |Planning |theatre, workshops and | [3]ViewDecision |
|06/04670/LBC|Application |associated buildings; |issued 29/03/2007|
| | |erection of 42 | |
| | |flats/townhouses ... | |
|------------+----------------+------------------------+-----------------|
| | |Redundant theatre + | |
| |Planning |workshops + associated |Decision issued |
|06/04670/CON|Application |buildings to rear of |01/05/2007 |
| | |40-44 Elm Row + 29-33 | |
| | |Montgomery Street... | |
|------------+----------------+------------------------+-----------------|
|07/06819/DEM|Building Control|Demolition of all |Pending |
| |Warrant |buildings |Consideration |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you wish to know more about any of these proposals then the Client for
the Planning Application was Queen Margaret University College, Agent for
Planning Applicant: Susan Stephen Architects Ltd., 4 Melville Crescent,
Edinburgh, EH3 7JA, 0131 220 3003

Agent for the Building Warrant was, Domus Ltd , Kilmora, Kirk Street,
Prestonpans

East Lothian EH32 9EA, Tel: 01875 814 385

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Yours sincerely,

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PRINCIPAL OFFICER (PLANNING & STRATEGY)
City Development Department
The City of Edinburgh Council

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