02 June 2009
Architect clashes with lawyer over the impact of hotel development on the Edinburgh skyline
A TOWERING hotel development earmarked for a long-running gap site next to Edinburgh's Haymarket railway station will "enhance" the city's skyline and create a major new landmark for the capital, a senior council official claimed yesterday.
Design expert Lawrence Dowdall told a public inquiry into the controversial £200 million scheme that it would have little or no impact on the most significant viewpoints around the capital.
Mr Dowdall clashed with the John Campbell Q.C. representing the city's main heritage body over how the most important views were judged. Mr Dowdalls rejected Mr Campbell's assertion that Edinburgh City Council had ignored its own rules by approving the planning application.
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