Regeneration specialist Summix Capital has secured planning permission, subject to conditions, for its Edinburgh Gateway development on the site of the former Saica packaging facility.
The 15.5-acre (6.3ha) brownfield site on Turnhouse Road is allocated in the council鈥檚 City Plan 2030 for residential-focused redevelopment.
Plans include 957 new homes, 35 per cent of which are affordable, plus a hotel with 172 bedrooms. In addition, ground-floor retail, commercial and community uses are proposed, as well as the creation of new public realm and a station interface with associated landscaping, infrastructure, car parking and access arrangements.
The development masterplan defines seven development plots. Plots 1 and 2 will deliver private sale housing; Plots 3 and 4 are dedicated to build-to-rent homes; and Plots 5 and 6 contribute to the city鈥檚 affordable housing provision. Plot 7 will be for the new hotel.
A northern park area with a rain garden is proposed, along with wildflower meadows, tree planting, and a formal playground, lawn, and picnic areas.聽 Additionally, two new civic squares are envisaged.
The project team includes 3DReid as architect and lead designer:, Arcadis as project manager, structural engineer Goodson Associates and building services engineer Henderson Warnock.
Summix Capital development director Stuart Black said: 鈥淭he granting of this planning application for Edinburgh Gateway will create one of Scotland鈥檚 most exciting and best-connected neighbourhoods, representing a significant investment in the capital.
鈥淩edeveloping one of the last significant pieces of brownfield land in the city into a brand-new, sustainable mixed-use community, Edinburgh Gateway will support the tackling of the city鈥檚 well-publicised housing emergency.
鈥淲e look forward to continuing to work with the local community and council officers, as we progress the delivery of the development.鈥�
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