New £1.3bn coastal town Granton Waterfront plans made public in step forward for Edinburgh development

Plans for the first phase of a new £1.3bn coastal town in Edinburgh have been made available to view in a significant step forward for the development.

Edinburgh council plans to transform part of the capital’s largest brownfield site into a new development comprising over 800 net zero homes, in partnership with Cruden Homes.

The plans also detail capacity for a new primary school and low carbon heat network, shops, active travel routes and other sustainable transport infrastructure as well as public and open space.

At least 35% of the homes will be of affordable tenure.

Warm, energy efficient, family and wheelchair accessible homes will connect to a low carbon heat network, delivered by Vattenfall Heat UK Ltd, accord to the plans.

At the heart of the development of Edinburgh’s coastline sits the iconic Granton Gasholder currently being restored to become a public park as well as several historic buildings including the former Granton Station, which has been refurbished and now has its own public square.

Council leader Cammy Day said: “We’ve been consulting with people every step of the way to deliver this project. I’m really pleased that after listening to feedback from the local community and others interested in the area, the team has submitted plans for the largest regeneration project of its kind in Scotland at Granton Waterfront as part of the £1.3bn regeneration.

“To deliver our net zero targets for the capital, sustainable regeneration is so important and every element of this development has been designed with that in mind.

“We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a 20-minute neighbourhood completely from scratch which includes affordable net zero homes, shops, cultural, leisure and education facilities all close by. Our plans show how the new neighbourhood will link to the rest of the city and beyond as well as to the many established communities nearby.”