Edinburgh

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has gained a detailed planning consent from the City of Edinburgh Council to build 149 new homes on land off Candlemaker's Park in the Gilmerton area of the city. The 15.8 acre site is a brownfield site on the south edge of Edinburgh that is already identified for housing

Balerno High School will be refurbished and expoanded under the new proposals Plans to build three new schools are among a number of proposals drawn up by the City of Edinburgh Council to tackle an expected increase in pupil numbers in the west and south west of the city.

Work on building a new £20 million hotel on a well-known gap site in Edinburgh's historic Old Town has reached a crucial milestone with the building reaching its highest point. Developer EDI Group and Carlton Hotel Collection are creating the 98-room design boutique hotel on Market Street on land b

Original plans for the Student Centre Plans to expand and renovate the student union facility at Teviot Row House have been significantly scaled back by the University of Edinburgh following feedback from a public consultation.

Developer Glencairn Properties has submitted a planning application for a new residential development on the site of a former Art Deco cinema building on Great Junction Street in Edinburgh’s Leith area. The proposal sets out plans to create a total of 36 residential properties comprising a mix of

Further improvements have been made to the proposed designs for Picardy Place ahead of a series of public engagement events. Revised proposals now include greater public realm provision outside St Mary’s Cathedral, which would allow the much-loved Paolozzi statues to return to their current positi

How the homes will look from Ocean Terminal A decision on a major housing-led mixed-use scheme proposed for Leith’s Waterfront Plaza has been deferred by councillors.

A Glasgow based demolition contractor has been fined after a worker fell to their death from a mezzanine deck during a demolition project in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how, on 15 January 2015, an employee of Walker Demo Limited died 10 days after he fell while dismantling a mezzanine d

Developers behind the bid to turn Edinburgh's Old Royal High School into a hotel have enlisted a former advisor to Donald Trump as an appeal was lodged against the decision to deny them planning permission. Councillors unanimously rejected the application to transform the A-listed building on Calton

Representatives from Esh Border Construction and Heriot-Watt University met this week to celebrate the beginning of an extensive refurbishment project at the prestigious higher education establishment. Livingston-based Esh has been awarded the contract to completely transform the university’s Came

A core University of Edinburgh building which is recognised as an exemplar of modern design by Historic Environment Scotland has received an £11.98 million upgrade by CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The Glasgow-based construction specialist said the new over-cladding of Appleton Tower has reinvigorated the bui

Proposals for one of Edinburgh’s largest viable brownfield developments will be put forward for determination at a planning committee this week. Updated plans for Waterfront Plaza have received support from across the Leith business community, as well as with leading political figures and affordab

Gavin Barrie The City of Edinburgh Council has outlined a detailed plan to deliver the first phase of the Capital Coalition’s commitment to build 20,000 affordable homes over the next ten years.

A CGI of the new office development at New Waverley A project to maintain and improving key transport links for communities in the Inner Hebrides and the regeneration of a previously neglected corner of Edinburgh’s Old Town Conservation Area have scooped the Project of the Year titles in the Infra

Nick Penny Edinburgh needs to re-align itself to focus more on opportunities outside its immediate boundaries in order to continue to meet the ever-growing demand for homes, offices and hotels and fully establish itself as a global city, according to new research from Savills.