This is the site of the former Royal Bank of Scotland building on Dundas Street in Edinburgh. A huge building, it was demolished recently and now sits empty beside King George V park. The development has hit a snag.

The original plans have changed and the developers are after new permissions from the council. The work is expected to include a lot of new student accomodation of the sort that has been put up throughout the city. Also a lot of rental, residential and a bit of office. There is a lot of pressure on housing: the amount available is insufficient and the costs are high and rising, but I have mixed feeling about this for a variety of reasons. Let's see what happens ...

More information is on the Spurtle.