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Affordable housing specialists Cullross Ltd will host its second community consultation for a residential development on land east of Glennie Road in Newcraighall. A proposal of application notice was submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council in December, signifying the formal notice of intent to s

Two-way traffic will return to Leith Walk this month, as preparations for tram testing begin. North- and southbound traffic along the length of Leith Walk will be reintroduced during the week commencing 13 February, followed by the electrification of the full line.

A major milestone has been reached on a flagship, net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh as the first homes are now under construction. Located on Waterfront Avenue in Granton, ‘Plot D1’ will comprise over 70 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments alongside several commercial u

A Scottish castle located on the outskirts of Edinburgh is undertaking a series of improvements to its services and facilities following a £3.4 million investment from The Cumberland Building Society.

Clark Contracts has now completed the second phase of the Straits Meadow student accommodation development on Edinburgh’s London Road. The contractor had already handed over the first phase of the development at 61-63 London Road, which created 198 beds, across six storeys, along with office a

Maxi Construction has won a £1.9 million contract from the Northern Lighthouse Board for the refurbishment of its George Street HQ in Edinburgh. Procured via the Crown Commercial Service Construction Work & Associated Services framework, the project includes general layout alterations, str

A Scottish Government Reporter has granted planning permission for a planning application by S1 Developments for a new student residential development at Edinburgh's former Tynecastle High School site.

More than 200 affordable homes across three developments have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council. The council's Development Management Sub Committee granted permission for new build sites in Greendykes, Wester Hailes and Dreghorn, which will deliver at least 130 new hom

Work is set to get underway to transform public spaces along a route between Roseburn and the Union Canal, creating a ‘green corridor’ and cycleway and bringing disused areas back into community use. Construction on the £12.5 million Roseburn to Union Canal Active Travel Route and

Kevin Gibb is vice chair of CIOB’s Scotland North Hub and works as a senior building standards surveyor (BSS) at the City of Edinburgh Council. He has been involved in several high-profile projects, including Edinburgh St James Quarter, Meadowbank Stadium, and cancer units at the Western Gener

Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA) has received planning consent to build 48 new flats on the former site of an Edinburgh pub. A “crescent-style” apartment block will be delivered on an empty lot on the corner of Northfield Drive and Willowbrae Road.

Capital Theatres has announced that it is working with the Scottish Government, the City of Edinburgh Council and the UK Government to ensure the King's Theatre doesn't close its doors forever after the Edinburgh facility lost out on the UK Government's levelling up funding.

The former Jenners department store in Edinburgh, which is currently undergoing a conversion into a 96-bedroom hotel, caught fire today. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said it responded to reports of a fire to the rear of the empty building on Rose Street at about 11:29.

The final step to allow work to begin preparing for the construction of Edinburgh's first new concert hall in over 100 years has been cleared after IMPACT Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland marked the transfer of the land behind the city's iconic Dundas House. The music venue, which was g

A special groundbreaking event was held yesterday to mark the start of construction work on the new Currie Community High School. Shirley-Anne Somerville, cabinet secretary for education and skills at the Scottish Government was joined on site by Councillor Joan Griffiths, education, children and fa