Longridge Rejects Hostel Plan | Edinburgh News

0:00Plans that turn the old Heather and Pove in Longridge into a 14 bedroom house in multiple occupation, essentially hostile-style rooms have been. Shot down. The idea was to rent out each room individually, with some having their own bathrooms and kitchens. The main reason this guy rejected is that the village of Longridge just doesn't have the facilities to support this kind of development. There's no shop anymore, just a chip shop, and you have to travel to the next town for most services. Public transport isn't great either. Locals were really against it, with almost 200 objections. Some worried about who would end up living there, fearing it might be used for addicts or asylum seekers. Others felt it would be like living in a prison with no communal spaces and limited natural light, even though the agent argued it would provide affordable housing and was fully licensed, the planning officers agreed with the locals. They pointed out that the scale of the development just wasn't appropriate for the location. Given the lack of nearby amenities, ultimately, the council sided with the community, deciding

1:03that this type of accommodation just wasn't the right fit for Longridge. They felt the village would be better served by something else, like a shop or regular flats that's your update from Edinburgh News today, powered by AI.