Edinburgh

Planning permission has been granted for the sensitive redevelopment of one of south Edinburgh’s best-known buildings and site of a former school for the blind.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s transport and environment convener has welcomed a significant funding boost towards a major project to transform George Street.

Prospect Community Housing has partnered with developer J Smart & Co. to deliver 69 much-needed affordable homes in the south-west of Edinburgh.

Work is set to start on urgently-needed affordable homes in a prime Leith location thanks to the efforts of three locally-based organisations.

The problems which resulted in the delayed opening of the Sick Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh were “built into” the £150 million development due to political pressure to avoid delays, a senior architect has claimed.

Councillors are expected to give the green light to mixed-use proposals to regenerate the site of the old Fountainbridge Brewery site in Edinburgh.

The Haymarket Hub Hotel in Edinburgh has submitted plans to extend the building by an additional 47 rooms and a new kitchen and dining space. Proposals submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council include a nine-story extension to the rear of the building, which would take the property to 242 bedrooms

A detailed assessment of compliance of all building systems is to be undertaken at the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) to guarantee the safety of patients and staff, the Scottish Government said today.

Members of Edinburgh’s property community have been given the first opportunity to see the careful planning and attention to detail involved with transforming a historic New Town building into one of the city’s finest boutique hotels.

A major project to build a new bridge across the A90 near Kirkliston has reached a key milestone, as the initial foundations are laid.

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) and the City of Edinburgh Council have tasked Richard Murphy Architects with carrying out a feasibility study to develop a long-term masterplan for Custom House in Leith. The study will consider a range of options to secure the future of the building wit

Scottish glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has made its first inroads into the lucrative leisure and hospitality sector with a project for one of the market’s brightest new chains.

Edinburgh building services specialist M-Pact Group Ltd is further enhancing its reputation for undertaking challenging and sensitive projects with the ongoing restoration of St Andrew’s House in the heart of the capital.

Wardell Armstrong’s landscape design team have been shortlisted for a Scottish Design Award in the Masterplanning/Landscaping: Public Realm category for their work on the Social Bite Village.

Ventilation problems have delayed the opening of the £150 million Sick Children's Hospital in Edinburgh following last minute inspections.