Tag: Development
Developer escapes having to pay extra £2m fee to council after challenging ‘coin toss’...
Plans for 256 flats on Ferry Road were brought back before councillors after the developer questioned the decision being made on a coin toss.Developers behind plans for hundreds of new Edinburgh flats have escaped...
Plans to retain ponds at Western Harbour ‘no compromise’
Campaigners concerned about the loss of green space on wildlife say the ponds would be "glorified, sanitised water features"Developers looking to build hundreds of new homes at Edinburgh’s Western Harbour have proposed retaining two...
Student flats rejected over fears they would ‘become an island’ if flooded
Plans for an 87-room block on Westfield Road were rejected by Councillors, with concerns over flood risks.Councillors refused the developers’ bid to bulldoze the Murrayfield Sports Bar and replace it with flats, with one raising...
Plans for Calton Square office building to go on display
The public are being urged to share their views on proposals for the prominent city centre office buildingThe developers behind the proposals for the refurbishment of the city centre office building on...
How to access new business development fund
Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce (MELCC) host an e-business breakfast on February 25 from 9:30am to 10:30am to give attendees the opportunity to bring networking back into their lives through virtual breakout...
Edinburgh artist unveils mural inspired by community projects
Alan Faulds of Edinburgh-based arts and disability organisation Artlink has visited the India Quay development site in Fountainbridge to showcase the mural he designed in celebration of the success of the site’s partnership with...
Development plans for empty site at King’s Stables Road
Plans have been unveiled for a mixed use development which includes student flats at a site on King's Stables Road which has been lying empty for a number of years.The joint development by Peveril Securities...
Craighouse public meeting questions finances
by Tom McCallum
The financial case for building new houses on the site of the Edinburgh Napier University at Craighouse came under attack on Friday evening, as campaigners said that they still fail to get...
Opinion – by Craighouse Partnership on their proposed development
by William Gray Muir of Sundial Properties
The Craighouse Partnership hopes to preserve the beauty and history of Craighouse by proposing a sympathetic and sustainable future for the site
With 7 grade-A listed buildings, spectacular views...
Opinion – Friends of Craighouse Campaign
by Rosy Barnes of The Friends of Craighouse
A recent sale of the land at Craighouse to a developer has resulted in the formation of a campaign group who want to preserve the green space...
Leith Central Community Council News
by Ross Doyle
After the shock and sudden passing of the council's former chairperson Stewart Blaik, it was an emotional start to November's Leith Central Community Council meeting, held at McDonald Road Library.
Some heart-felt tributes...
Council sets deadline for Royal High
The Council's Finance Committee agreed this morning to allow the developer DHP until the end of December to enter into a legal agreement to develop the former Royal High School building on Calton Hill....
Haymarket proposal still branded an eyesore
The relatively new website Offices.org.uk tells us the long, complicated story behind the proposed development of the gap site at Morrison Street, Haymarket.They explain in detail that instead of the planned 17 storey hotel...
