Taylor Wimpey begins work on Edinburgh and Linwood sites

Pre-construction and enabling works are under way at a Taylor Wimpey site in Linwood with work on a second site Edinburgh to officially start within the next few weeks.The housebuilder is set to deliver 169 new homes at its Bankfield Brae development on land off Greendykes Road at Greendykes South. Bankfield Brae will deliver a range of one and two bedroom apartments as well as a choice of two, three, and four bedroom homes. It will also feature a small retail unit helping to meet the local needs of existing and future communities.The development will complement Taylor Wimpey’s nearby Edmonstone Walk development and forms part of the £200m Craigmillar masterplan to deliver 1,800 new homes, town centre development and public realm improvements including a new joint campus primary school, affordable homes, new shops, a library and a multi-function council office.The firm’s Brooklands development at the former Johnstone Hospital site on Bridge of Weir Road in Linwood will see 110 new three and four bedroom homes.The development also will include the creation of a recreational space, a new footpath link, as well as the associated infrastructure for a development of this nature.