Summary
There are plans to demolish Argyle House, a building in Edinburgh that was featured in the Netflix series Dept Q. The plans include developing a new mixed-use site with hotels, homes, offices, and shops. Public consultations about these plans are scheduled for December and January.
Key Facts
- Argyle House, built in the 1960s, is set to be demolished and replaced with a mixed-use development.
- The building was used for filming the police headquarters in Netflix's Dept Q series.
- The proposed new development would include a hotel, residential, office, and retail spaces.
- Public consultation events will be held in December 2025 and January 2026.
- Argyle House, considered unattractive by some, was sold for about £38 million ($47 million) in 2023.
- It originally housed government offices but now hosts various firms.
- The building also appeared in the ITV series Crime, based on Irvine Welsh's work.
- Dept Q was initially set in Copenhagen but moved its setting to Edinburgh for the Netflix series.
