Edinburgh

The development firm owned by Sir David Murray has submitted proposals for the first phase of a £1 billion “Garden District” in Edinburgh. Murray Estates’ plans will see 1500 homes, a new primary school and a network of roads and streets built on land next to Edinburgh Park and the Royal Bank

The City of Edinburgh Council has rejected plans to outsource its Facilities Management service as it attempts to address a £126 million budget shortfall over the next four years. Councillors have instead asked for new proposals to be developed for delivering the services in-house with specialised

The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) has appointed Richard Murphy Architects and Simpson & Brown to develop alternate proposals for the restoration of Edinburgh’s former Royal High School. Backed by the philanthropic Dunard Fund, the Trust has made a formal legal offer of &poun

The vision for a new Meadowbank Sports Centre has moved a step closer after the City of Edinburgh Council revealed the funding shortfall has dropped dramatically. According to a report in February, the estimated cost of the project was £43 million with a funding shortfall of between £11.3m and £1

Construction companies from around Scotland are being invited to a free Meet the Buyer event in Edinburgh on 1 October, to find out about upcoming work contracts. Buyers already signed up to the event include major contractor Vinci, as well as the Scottish Government’s Public Contracts Division an

Plans for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School in Edinburgh may have been dealt a significant blow following criticism from Historic Scotland. The national heritage watchdog condemned proposed extensions that are central to the redevelopment, saying the wings will “domi

Planning approval has been granted for the development of a further 177 houses and apartments in Pennywell, north west Edinburgh. Urban Union’s second phase plans for the Pennywell Living development is part of an overall vision with the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver approximately 719 homes

Midlothian Council has unanimously granted planning permission to FCC Environment (UK) Ltd for the construction of a waste recycling and combined heat and power plant on former railway marshalling yards at Millerhill. FCC Medio Ambiente SA was appointed preferred bidder in December 2014 for the cont

A new student housing development is set to be built in Edinburgh following a £19 million investment secured by Maven Capital Partners. The firm will act as the asset manager on behalf of IP Investment Management (IPIM), a Singapore-based Investment Fund, on the scheme which will see 255 purpose-bu

The £1 billion Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland City Region deal will reach a major milestone today as the six bid partners submit their proposal to the Westminster and Scottish governments. The bid partners, East Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West L

New designs for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill have been submitted after a public consultation “fundamentally altered” the initial plans. A proposed design for a 160-room development released in March was criticised from heritage gro

The existing building CALA Homes and City & Country have collaborated to rekindle plans to restore the building formerly home to Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh.

Alex Neil meets residents who have benefitted from Help to Buy The Scottish Government has unveiled more details of its plans to spend £195 million over the next three years on a successor to the existing Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme.

A deal to bring a new £15 million hotel development to Edinburgh Airport by next year has been secured. National planning consultancy Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners (NLP) first mooted the deal in November following a surge in traveller numbers at the airport in 2014.

The construction of a £1 million holiday home gifted to families who have children with cancer has started following the fundraising success of a small Edinburgh charity. It’s Good 2 Give, the charity run by volunteer fundraiser Lynne McNicoll OBE, has turned the turf on a plot of land on the ban