Claims that plans to build 37,000 new homes in Edinburgh over the next decade are unrealistic have been played-down by the council as it prepares to submit its blueprint for future development to the Scottish Government.
'City Plan 2030' sets out how land will be used to meet "ambitious" housing targets, reduce carbon emissions and expand public services and infrastructure to meet the needs of the city's growing population.
The 200-page report, which the council's planning convener called "a mammoth bit of policy" will replace the 2016 Local Development Plan (LDP) and will be debated again by councillors this week before it is sent to Scottish ministers for examination.
