Masterplan submitted for new Meadowbank Sports Centre site

The Council-led regeneration of Edinburgh’s Meadowbank has taken another step forward with planning applications submitted today (Friday 26 January).Detailed planning consent for a new £45m sports centre on the existing site of the famous venue, built for Edinburgh’s hosting of the 1970 Commonwealth Games, will be considered by Councillors alongside a masterplan application to develop surplus land adjacent to the new stadium.The masterplan includes proposals for planning-in-principle for new housing, in support of the Council’s commitment to build 20,000 affordable homes within ten years.There will also be potential for private housing for sale, student accommodation, a community garden, shops, restaurants, and a hotel. The development of the site creates an opportunity to reopen Clockmill Road as an accessible walking and cycling connection between Restalrig, London Road and Holyrood Park.Money raised from the receipt of developing the surplus land will help finance the construction costs of the new Sports Centre.