Edinburgh

Structured House Group’s proposals to develop a block of student flats with a convenience store on behalf of Scotmid have been refused by Edinburgh councillors. A joint planning application submitted in the summer proposed the demolition of the existing Scotmid store at 236 Gorgie Road to be r

The responsibility for maintaining Edinburgh’s tram infrastructure is set to be transferred to the service operator. A new operating agreement containing the long-planned transfer from the City of Edinburgh Council to Edinburgh Trams Ltd is set to be confirmed by councillors this week. 

Port of Leith Housing Association and Persevere Developments are celebrating the official opening of 43 homes for mid market rent at the Ten Brunswick Road development built by CALA Homes (East). The site, which was previously home to the Royal Mail Sorting Office, has been transformed to create a t

The City of Edinburgh Council has reached a financial settlement agreement with the Edinburgh Schools Partnership (ESP) regarding the building quality scandal that led to the closure of 17 schools in 2016. ESP signed up to an agreement with the local authority in 2001 to design, construct, refurbish

Work to deliver a new distillery in Leith is set to begin next year after a group of private investors committed £10 million to the project. The Port of Leith Distillery will be the first purpose-built single malt facility constructed in the capital for more than a century. With its distinctiv

Legal & General has agreed to fund the development of new high-quality student accommodation block to a top Scottish university. Lincam Pentland Ltd, a subsidiary of Edinburgh housebuilder S1 Developments Limited, has completed the sale of the proposed new 315 room (359 bed) student residence, f

Planning permission to convert a 1970s office building within the West Coates area of Edinburgh into a hotel has been rejected for failing to meet council planning policies. Designs submitted by Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA) on behalf of Yorkshire-based developer S Harrison would have seen a

A new centre for contemporary art will open its doors this weekend after a major restoration project at one of Edinburgh’s World Heritage sites. Situated on top of Calton Hill, Collective will include the restored City Observatory, designed by William Playfair in 1818, a new purpose-built exhi

Prime site property developer Queensberry Properties Ltd (QPL) has acquired the first residential site within the 7.5-acre mixed-use ‘New Waverley’ project from Artisan Real Estate Investors. Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic old town, the site, which has an estimated gr

Spirits brand Edinburgh Gin has announced plans to invest in a new multi-million-pound distillery in Edinburgh city centre. The development includes acquisition of large-scale premises on East Market Street, in the heart of the city’s historic ‘Old Town’.

Work on a residential transformation of long-term disused land at a prominent section of Leith’s waterfront is now underway. The Waterfront Plaza project by CALA Homes (East) located opposite Ocean Terminal will see the creation of 388 homes, along with 1500sq.m of flexible workspace units ins

The £7.3 million restoration project at Edinburgh’s Saughton Park has received a major boost thanks to funding from the Scottish Power Energy Networks Green Economy Fund. Almost half a million pounds has been awarded toward the delivery of a micro hydro-electric system on the Water of Le

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced plans to build a large scale brewery in Edinburgh. The proposed site is strongly preferred to be in the Edinburgh area, subject to the outcome of planning applications. Innis & Gunn’s core range of Craft Lager, IPAs, and barrel-aged

Developer Crucible Alba Group is to build a new 70-bedroom hotel at South Gyle in Edinburgh. Pre-let to Travelodge Hotels Ltd on a 25-year contract, and opening in autumn 2019, the new hotel will be sited on land purchased from Greene King, which recently developed a new Farmhouse Inn on the adjacen

Construction and property consultants Thomas & Adamson have been appointed as principal designer of the new flagship Edinburgh store for Johnstons of Elgin. To be fitted out by design and architect agency Four-by-Two, the new store will occupy two floors of Multrees Walk just off the heart of St