Edinburgh

The Central Library in Edinburgh will be closing temporarily for 17 days for planned maintenance and repairs.

Maxi Construction has been awarded a £2.7 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council for the design and construction of a new 2-storey classroom block within the grounds of the Grade B listed Sciennes Primary School.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £4 million to restore two historic Victorian palm houses and a range of modernist 1960s glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).

The final designs for the flagship Meadows to George Street scheme which forms part of Edinburgh’s City Centre Transformation have now been published. The Meadows to George Street (MGS) project will overhaul conditions for walking, wheeling and cycling on some of Edinburgh’s busiest and

Plans to create a residential-led development that will transform a 15.5-acre factory site in Edinburgh with new homes, community amenities and access to a new transport hub have moved forward with the acquisition of the plot of land.

Murray Estates has received final approval from the Scottish Government for a £500 million housing development and supporting infrastructure in West Edinburgh.

Network Rail has begun the process of appointing a main contractor to build the new Forth Bridge Experience reception hub.

Developer HUB and specialist sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management have submitted plans for a residential-led development on Beaverhall Road, Edinburgh.

Artisan Real Estate’s wholesale commitment to sustainable residential development across the UK has been recognised with its Edinburgh-based Rowanbank Gardens development being nominated for a prestigious national accolade geared to tackling the climate crisis.

An Edinburgh resident has submitted plans to squeeze a new build one-bedroom house between two historic tenements in Inverleith. If approved, the small two-storey house would be built between 6 and 7 Bangholm Terrace.

Engineering consultancy Will Rudd Davidson has been appointed by City of Edinburgh Council as consultant civil and structural engineers to oversee two housing projects in the capital and a survey of the condition of high-rise homes in the city.

More than 3km of track – 70% of the total to be laid – is now in the ground as part of the Trams to Newhaven project, which remains on schedule to begin revenue services in spring 2023, delivered within the £207.3 million budget. The main construction work on three of the eight new

A second consultation has launched into a proposed housing development at Granton Waterfront.

A detailed planning application has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council for the reconfiguration of Ocean Terminal in Leith.

Scottish developer Kelvin Properties has made its first move into Edinburgh with plans for new homes. The urban regeneration specialist has completed the purchase of a site in Canonmills that was formerly home to a charity’s furniture warehouse, where it plans to build 48 new apartments includ