More woe for Hoskins as Scottish government boots out Calton Hill hotel scheme

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-10-29T06:00:00

Hoskins Architects revised 2017 proposal for the old Royal High School on Calton Hill in Edinburgh

Ministers open door to rival proposal by Richard Murphy

Hoskins Architects’ third attempt to build a luxury hotel around one of Edinburgh’s most significant landmarks has failed after the Scottish government rejected it on appeal.

The high-profile case has seen two of Scotland’s leading practices pitted against each other and yesterday’s decision explicitly reopens the possibility of a speculative, rival – but consented – scheme by Richard Murphy going ahead.

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