Edinburgh

A small engineering and design company has been behind the recently accomplished restoration and renovation of the dramatic Ross Fountain in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens. The technical mastery of Edinburgh and Glasgow-based Applied Engineering Design (AED) underpinned

Revised proposals for a mixed-used transformation of Edinburgh’s Leith Walk complete with affordable housing and student accommodation have been recommended for approval by City of Edinburgh Council planners. Drum Property Group plans to demolish the two-storey red sandstone shop frontages and

A topping out ceremony has been held to mark a key milestone in the construction of the new £40 million Queensferry High School. Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education and skills, John Swinney, yesterday visited and poured a final piece of concrete on the top floor, marking

A new initiative which will see the City of Edinburgh Council buy tenement flats from owners and rent them back to ensure essential repairs are carried out are to be progressed. Under the proposals, the local authority would offer to purchase the former council properties, with their owners’ c

The City of Edinburgh Council has drawn up plans for two new primary schools which will cater for a total of 1,000 children. Designs have been lodged with planners for a new Victoria Primary School in Leith as well as a new school in the south of the city on Frogston Road East as part of the Broomhi

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has visited the first homes to be delivered as part of a new housing partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Futures Trust. Around 1,500 new affordable homes will be delivered through the Edinburgh Living initiative over the next five years w

ISG has landed a contract to build a new £5.8 million single malt whisky distillery in Edinburgh. The Newmake Limited scheme, located near Holyrood Park, will see an existing three-storey former railway goods warehouse redeveloped to create a full-height distillery to the rear and three floors

The first phase of a multi-million pound transformation of a community in Edinburgh has taken shape with the launch of 111 new energy-efficient homes. The Dunedin Canmore properties form part of the redevelopment of Craigmillar town centre that will see the area transformed by new homes, a new secon

Springfield Properties has submitted a planning application for an additional 139 homes its existing site in Edinburgh. The housebuilder has submitted plans to extend the site at The Wisp. The application for an additional 104 private two-bedroom apartments and 35 affordable apartments has been subm

A planning application for a student-led residential development in the Canongate area of Edinburgh has been lodged by property developer Summix Ltd. Located alongside to Old Tolbooth Wynd and the Canongate Kirk, Summix said the 91-bed development will serve to regenerate and re-use this neglected a

A 78-home redevelopment of Corstorphine Hospital near Edinburgh Zoo has been granted planning permission despite concerns over the lack of affordable homes and the welfare of the zoo’s giant pandas. Under the plans, developers Dundas Estates will convert the listed building into 30 apartments

Ogilvie Construction will break ground this month on a new £4.5 million Travelodge in South Gyle, Edinburgh for developer Crucible Alba Group. The new 70-bedroom hotel is due to be completed in the Autumn and aims to attract tourists and business travellers taking advantage of its proximity to

Work to remove parts of the former Meadowbank Stadium in a major milestone towards the delivery of a brand new sports centre for Edinburgh is now underway. The team at GRAHAM Construction, which was contracted by the City of Edinburgh Council in October to build the new state-of-the-art £45 mi

Real estate agent Rettie & Co has acquired a 100-strong portfolio of residential properties in Edinburgh’s city centre. Bought from Crichton-Stuart Management, the portfolio includes a large number of HMO (house in multiple occupation) flats in prime student areas, including 3-4 bedroom fl

The first glimpse inside an 84-apartment development in Edinburgh described as the “most upmarket in Scotland’s recent history” has been unveiled as the homes are due for launch. CALA Homes (East) said its Crescent at Donaldson’s, taking shape in the grounds of the iconic Wil