Planning application
25/01950/LBC
Old College 68 South Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Brass patinated handrails to north and south entrance steps of Old College Quad, discreetly enhancing access and safety without altering the historic stone faade. .
Core Details
- Reference
- 25/01950/LBC
- Address
- Old College 68 South Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH8 9YL
- Status
- Application Granted
- Category
- Internal Works & Accessibility
- Impact Scale
- 2/10
Timeline
- Received
- Validated
- Last Scraped
- Record Created
Additional Application Data
- Latitude
- 55.9474302
- Longitude
- -3.1872571
Application Summary
AI Summary
Brass patinated handrails to north and south entrance steps of Old College Quad, discreetly enhancing access and safety without altering the historic stone faade. .
Original Description
The proposals are to add handrails to the main external entrance steps in Old College Quadrangle to improve accessibility and address health and safety issues. These include the entrances to the School of Law and Law library on the north side and the entrances to the Registry and Playfair library to the south side. The proposals are for a contemporary design influenced by the historic setting comprising brass handrails with a patinated bronze finish fixed to the stone treads.