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Brian McRoberts
Brian McRoberts
@brimcrob.bsky.social
1 month ago
​We wouldn't ask unless it was serious. ​A planning application has been submitted to convert the offices directly above our pub into serviced accommodation/short-term holiday lets. This is very bad news for us, and here is why: 🍻 The staff in the offices upstairs are regular customers, who have their official post-work drinks here most Fridays, and often pop in throughout the week after a long day. 💡They are the ones who keep the lights on in the depths of winter. If they go, that regular trade is gone. 🚋 Air BnB guests are seasonal, and will jump on a tram and spend their money in the city centre. To add to this, If bedrooms are built above a busy pub and music venue, it spells disaster. 👉 Guests will complain about the noise (music, chat, people smoking outside) 👉 The Council is forced to restrict our licence. 👉 We are forced to close. 👉 Our staff lose their jobs. 👉 There is no funding for Leith Jazz and Blues Festival Malt & Hops has been part of this community since 1747! We survived the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, but we might not survive this. ​It’s not just us. We are standing with our neighbours - the cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, and other local services. They rely on the office workers upstairs for their daily trade. Tourists don't need a haircut on a Tuesday morning; locals do. Converting these offices kills the ecosystem of our street. HOW YOU CAN HELP (It takes 2 minutes): ​1️⃣ Go to the Council Planning Portal here: bit.ly/SaveTheShore 2️⃣ Click "Comments" and "Make a Comment." 3️⃣ OBJECT to the application (Ref: 26/00362/FULSTL). ​Please SHARE this post. Tag your friends who love a pint here. Tag the bands who have played here. ​Let’s show them that Leith protects its own. ❤️🍻 ​#SaveTheShore #KeepItLocal #Leith #Edinburgh #keepedinburghthriving

​We wouldn't ask unless it was serious. ​A planning application has been submitted to convert the offices directly above our pub into serviced accommodation/short-term holiday lets. This is very bad news for us, and here is why: 🍻 The staff in the offices upstairs are regular customers, who have their official post-work drinks here most Fridays, and often pop in throughout the week after a long day. 💡They are the ones who keep the lights on in the depths of winter. If they go, that regular trade is gone. 🚋 Air BnB guests are seasonal, and will jump on a tram and spend their money in the city centre. To add to this, If bedrooms are built above a busy pub and music venue, it spells disaster. 👉 Guests will complain about the noise (music, chat, people smoking outside) 👉 The Council is forced to restrict our licence. 👉 We are forced to close. 👉 Our staff lose their jobs. 👉 There is no funding for Leith Jazz and Blues Festival Malt & Hops has been part of this community since 1747! We survived the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, but we might not survive this. ​It’s not just us. We are standing with our neighbours - the cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, and other local services. They rely on the office workers upstairs for their daily trade. Tourists don't need a haircut on a Tuesday morning; locals do. Converting these offices kills the ecosystem of our street. HOW YOU CAN HELP (It takes 2 minutes): ​1️⃣ Go to the Council Planning Portal here: bit.ly/SaveTheShore 2️⃣ Click "Comments" and "Make a Comment." 3️⃣ OBJECT to the application (Ref: 26/00362/FULSTL). ​Please SHARE this post. Tag your friends who love a pint here. Tag the bands who have played here. ​Let’s show them that Leith protects its own. ❤️🍻 ​#SaveTheShore #KeepItLocal #Leith #Edinburgh #keepedinburghthriving

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The offices above the Malt & Hops are potentially being converted into accommodation. This could be very bad for business. The Malt & Hops is a braw pub.

:bit.ly/SaveTheShore
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