Your chance to comment on development of Daltons Salamander site

Developers will soon submit a new planning application to build purpose built student accommodation and flats on the Daltons site at the corner of Salamander Place / Salamander Street (their previous application was refused by the council).

There is a Pre Application Notification (PAN) process for this new application for the Dalton’s site which requires consultation by the developer. A drop-in consultation session for the public, with a display and explanations to help us understand what is being proposed, will be held at St Marys Star of the Sea on 15 January from 3pm to 7pm.   All members of the public, especially local residents, are invited to come in and view the display, and this will be a good chance to ask questions and find out exactly what is being proposed.

Leith Links Community Council objected to the previous application and will be formulating a response to this new proposal once we have seen the plans, and as soon as a formal planning application has been submitted. This will probably happen soon – the developers seem to have left very little time for people to comment at this consultation stage. We will alert you via this website when the planning application is in, as there will then be the usual opportunities for all individual members of the community to comment (whether to object or support).

The developers have also been invited to attend the next LLCC meeting on 26th  January at Duncan PLace (6:30) but we have not yet had confirmation whether or not they are coming – will let everybody know as soon as we know.

The information below is taken from the flyer that developers are sending by post to near neighbours of the site.

Face to Face Public Consultation Event- Invitation Flyer

PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION: Prospective Major Application on Land at Dalton Metal Recycling, 52-66 Salamander Street, Edinburgh. Proposed mixed-use development, comprising residential (built- to- rent), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), retail/ commercial space and associated works.

The in-person public consultation event will take place on Thursday 15th January 2025 from 3pm to 7pm at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, 106 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AW

Further information will also be available at the prospective website www.scotthobbsplanning.com/consultations/salamanderstreet from Thursday 15th January 2026. If you wish to make comments on the proposal, you may do so at the event by submitting a feedback form.

Alternatively, you can email your comments to consultation@scotthobbsplanning.co.uk or post comment to SHP Ltd., 24a Stafford Street, Edinburgh EH3 7BD by 22nd January 2026.

Please note that all comments must be sent to the above address and are NOT representations to City of Edinburgh Council. There will be an opportunity to make formal representations to the council, as the planning authority, when a planning application is made.