The owner of a high-profile property in Edinburgh's Princes Street has welcomed backing for its plans to turn the former Debenhams store into new boutique hotel and hospitality hub.
Pensions giant Legal & General said the £50 million renovation project, which goes before the city council's Development Management Sub Committee next week, has been recommended for approval by the city's director of planning. The proposals also have the "active support" of Essential Edinburgh - the city centre's Business Improvement District - and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.
Plans include a restaurant and rooftop bar along with a 207-room boutique hotel and spa. There will be shopping, dining, hospitality, leisure, and public event space, plus a new pedestrian link between Princes Street and Rose Street.