Proposal to turn Tollcross office into new cafe approved

An Edinburgh office is to be transformed into a new cafe after plans were approved, despite six objections from local residents.

- by Kevin Quinn

Square Bites Limited’s plans to turn the Chinese Welfare Information & Advice Centre at 25 Home Street in Tollcross into a new cafe, were approved on April 23 by the City of Edinburgh Council’s planning department.

The application site is a ground floor commercial unit within a four-storey tenement row. The plans show no real alterations to the unit, with the new cafe including a seating area at the rear.

Approving the plans, the council's chief planning officer David Givan said: “The proposal is acceptable and would align with the objectives of relevant policies within the LDP and NPF 4. No material considerations outweigh this conclusion.”