Edinburgh

An Edinburgh sports centre and a primary school in Morningside, both designed by architects Holmes Miller, will go head-to-head later this month in a bid to take home a top architectural award. Meadowbank Sports Centre and Canaan Lane Primary School are both shortlisted in the ‘Large Project&r

A strong third quarter for take-up has helped the Edinburgh office market defy the economic gloom, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy found that 121,236 sq. ft. of office space was transacted in Edinburgh city centre between July and Septembe

A new development of up to 1,200 new homes, a neighbourhood centre and a primary school is being proposed at Hatton Mains in Edinburgh. Urban design consultancy Pegasus has filed a proposal of application notice for the plan on behalf of Inverdunning (Hatton Mains) Ltd and landowner W&S Crawford

International architecture practice John Robertson Architects (JRA) has added to its established offices in central London and Poland with a new studio in Edinburgh. Led by associate director Angela St Clair-Ford, the studio on George Street will focus on interior design projects, as well as su

The final sections of Trams to Newhaven track in Edinburgh are soon to be laid as the project prepares for the electrification of the full line. Energisation of newly installed overhead lines during November and December will allow a testing and commissioning period to begin at the start of 2023.

Plans have now been submitted for a £100 million redevelopment of the former Scottish Widows headquarters in Edinburgh. Schroders Capital Real Estate hopes to open up the site to allow the development of a new residential quarter. A total of 194 flats – 35% of them affordable &

The UK’s National Robotarium officially opens in Edinburgh today after being delivered by Robertson Group. Based at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus, the purpose-built National Robotarium facility provides a catalyst for entrepreneurship, bringing together academics and companie

Three prominent retail and office buildings on Edinburgh’s George Street have been sold in a deal that defies the gloom recently associated with the retail sector. Broadlands Properties Ltd has acquired 86, 88, and 90-92 George Street from a client of CBRE Investment Management, with the multi

The City of Edinburgh Council has voted down a planned redevelopment of the Old Tynecastle High School. S1 Developments had submitted an application for a new student residential development with at the site, with council planners recommending the application be granted, subject to co

A prime residential development site in the west end of Edinburgh has been brought to market by Lismore Real Estate Advisors and Scarlett Land and Development, on behalf of Square and Crescent. Located on Orchard Brae, between the west end and Stockbridge, Finance House is immediately west of Edinbu

7N Architects has lodged an updated planning application for four residential plots in the City of Edinburgh Council’s regeneration project at Fountainbridge. The project is being developed in partnership with Cruden Homes East (Ltd) and Buccleuch Property.

The City of Edinburgh Council looks set to approve the first phase of a £100 million masterplan to reconfigure Ocean Terminal in Leith. Council planners have recommended the application for approval when councillors meet to decide on the proposals on Wednesday 21st.

The planning application for a new student residential development at the former Tynecastle High School site is set to go to a City of Edinburgh Council hearing on Wednesday 21st September with planning officials recommending the application be granted, subject to conditions.  S1 Developments s

Scottish precision manufacturer Cube Glass has just secured a seven-figure deal at Western Villages, the country’s largest operational net-zero housing development in Granton, Edinburgh. The Cumbernauld-based tech firm will partner with construction and manufacturing company CCG Group to suppl

The City of Edinburgh Council has lodged plans for its Liberton Community Campus to replace the existing high school and deliver new sports facilities, workspaces for council and Police Scotland staff as well as a GP surgery, public library and café. In order to respond to the needs of the lo