Student ghetto fears fail to halt Homebase plan – Edinburgh
A controverial student housing block will be built – despite being knocked back by the city council.
The £30 million proposals for the site of the Homebase DIY store in St Leonard’s Street were rejected earlier this year.
Planning bosses said the proposed 579-bed unit would push the Southside’s student population above 61 per cent – twice the level recommended in city guidelines …