Edinburgh

The opening of the new Portobello High School is set to be delayed by four months, according to staff at the school. Balfour Beatty has informed the school that it is unable to meet the planned completion date that would have allowed pupils to move in to the campus in August 2016. It is now likely t

Graham Construction has begun work on a £22 million student accommodation project at the University of Edinburgh. The Buccleuch Place & Meadow Lane student accommodation project involves the conversion and refurbishment of two grade B-listed tenement blocks and the construction of four new buil

Major demolition works marking the start of the £850 million redevelopment of the St James Centre in Edinburgh are to get underway in May. The site between Princes Street, Leith Walk and York Place will be transformed to make way for up to one million square feet of prime retail space, plus a 210-r

Plans to deliver a new Meadowbank Sports Centre could take a step forward next week as councillors discuss a report on how the new facility should be funded. The ‘Funding Package Proposal for a new Meadowbank’ report outlines the estimated investment required to transform the ageing sports venue

CALA Homes has revealed conceptual plans for around 450 - 500 much needed homes as part of a wider residential led development proposal on a former industrial dockland site in Leith. The housebuilder’s plans for its proposed ‘Waterfront Plaza’ project on currently disused land owned by Forth P

The proposed redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre A deal has been agreed between The EDI Group Ltd and housebuilder Cruden Homes to build a further 148 new homes in Craigmillar, Edinburgh.

Scotland first ‘hub by Premier Inn’ on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile Budget hotel chain Premier Inn has invested £35 million into Edinburgh with three new hotels and ongoing refurbishments and extensions, bringing 150 jobs and 10 apprenticeships to the city.

Construction work on the new Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh has been put back for a second time because of “adverse weather conditions”. Contractors O’Hare and McGovern, which initially began the £35 million project in November 2014, have advised that it will not be completed until Octo

Edinburgh's Old Town UNESCO has called on the UK government to demand changes to Edinburgh’s planning system in order to preserve the Old and New Towns, two of six UNESCO sites in Scotland.

Plans for the University's Data Technology Institute Ambitious plans to transform the University of Edinburgh's campuses have been boosted by a £200 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Plans to build a 28-storey hotel at the Waterfront in Edinburgh have been unveiled. Ocean Terminal and Hodder Planning held a public consultation this week into proposals for the 96m tower which would be situated to the north east of the existing waterfront shopping mall.

An example of a Hampton by Hilton hotel A deal has been signed to bring a 228-room hotel to the Fountainbridge regeneration scheme in Edinburgh.

Plans to transform Edinburgh’s former Royal High School into a new music school and concert venue have been endorsed by Historic Environment Scotland. Experts at the national heritage agency said the proposals, which were formally submitted by the Royal High School Preservation Trust in December,

Edinburgh's Old Town Cultural advisers from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) are poised to hold an investigation into the impact of new developments may have on Edinburgh's Old and New Town World Heritage Site status.

Castle Terrace, Edinburgh Knight Property Group has commenced the refurbishment of two city centre office premises in Edinburgh and has completed the first phase of a £45 million development in Aberdeen.