HMO Ardblair house, 1 Duddingston Crescent

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 28 Aug 2007, 10:22

Currently run as a guest house, there is an application for a licence to run a 'house in multiple occupation' which will be considered by a special sitting of the council's Regulatory committee in October.

A local meeting for residents who object to the proposal is taking place on 3 September at Portobello Town Hall at 7.30 p.m.

(Cllr. Child has requested that the committee's decision be informed by the minute of this meeting.)

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 20 Sep 2007, 17:20

From today's EN:

Neighbours hostile over plans to turn guesthouse into hostel

Eck · Post by **Eck** » 09 Oct 2007, 18:24

Has there been any update to this issue?

If so can anyone tell me what is happening?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 09 Oct 2007, 18:30

Eck, this is from Maureen Child's latest newsletter issued 27 September:

Ardblair House
At the time of writing no date has been set for the special Regulatory Committee of the Council to hear the applicant and objectors to the bid to open Ardblair House, 1 Duddingston Crescent, as a licensed establishment for temporary accommodation for homeless people. I will let those most interested know the date as soon as I have it. The Councillors who will have to determine this will have a minute of the meeting I arranged among Council homeless officers, objectors and applicant in early September.

Eck · Post by **Eck** » 09 Oct 2007, 18:33

Thanks for that.

Not overly chuffed at this proposal at all.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 03 Nov 2007, 16:29

From today's EN:

Neighbours lose hostel battle

Eck · Post by **Eck** » 05 Nov 2007, 13:47

That's a poor result. Not happy about this at all.