Planning permission granted for "West Town"
The largest development of its kind in Edinburgh of modern times, West Town is envisaged as a high-density extension of the city.
Planning permission in principle has been granted for the development of "West Town", a new £2 billion mixed-use development on 205 acres of land in west Edinburgh.
Led by West Town Edinburgh Ltd - a consortium headed by the Drum Property Group - West Town will deliver 7,000 homes (including around 2,500 affordable homes), a primary school, a high school, a 300-bedroom hotel, 300 student bedrooms, and 450,000 square feet of commercial, retail, and community space. The development will benefit from 27 acres of open green space, including a 5.5 acre park. Located close to Edinburgh Airport, it benefits from a dedicated tram halt.
"This planning consent is the next significant milestone in our journey to realise the ambition we share with the Council, as agreed in the City Plan 2030, to deliver a major transformation of the west of Edinburgh. We now have the once-in-a-generation opportunity to make West Town an exemplar, sustainable 20-minute neighbourhood on a par with the best new developments taking place anywhere across the UK and Europe. The amount of space on the site, combined with its superb location, allows for a natural extension of the city, providing 7,000 mixed-tenure homes and new jobs in a well-designed 20-minute neighbourhood. West Town also has direct access to some of the best public transport in Scotland – the tram line travels through the site and there are integrated rail, cycle and road connections, creating a strategic gateway for the west of Edinburgh."
- Graeme Bone, Group Managing Director, Drum Property Group
The development will come forward in phases, with the initial phases to focus on a new town centre next to the tram stop.