Proposals for another ‘net zero’ housing development, as part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s £1.3bn Granton Waterfront regeneration project, have been granted approval by city planners.
This latest milestone follows the start of construction work at the £72m, 444-home Western Villages project, which is also part of the local authority’s wider regeneration of the area.
Over the next decade, 3,500 mixed-tenure homes and associated infrastructure should create a new coastal community.
Hart Builders will start work on site in 2023 at Silverlea to deliver 142 sustainable homes, including wheelchair-accessible ground-floor dwellings in a mix of social rent (91) and mid-market rent (51), each with coastal views and access to parkland.
Councillor Jane Meagher, the housing, homelessness and fair work convener, said: "We’ve reached another major milestone on our Granton Waterfront project to deliver much needed sustainable affordable housing in the area.
"I recently visited our Western Villages development nearby and was very pleased to see we’re already starting work there to deliver 444 net zero homes on the site.
"The homes that we build here will make such a difference for wheelchair users and others who find it so difficult to get a home that meets their needs.
"Our proposals for the site have been carefully designed to improve the quality of the surrounding green space and to make it easier for people to walk or cycle around the area," she added.
With a target to become a net zero city by 2030, this first phase of Granton Waterfront is designed to act as a blueprint for future sustainable development and help Scotland to transition towards a greener economy.
Western Villages forms part of the wider regeneration project which should create one of Europe’s largest coastal city parks, a school, medical centre and new transport connections.
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