Go-ahead given for £80m Edinburgh development

Edinburgh City Council has approved plans for development of the Skyliner site in Leith, subject to conditions.The planning application by S1 Developments was approved by the council’s development management sub-committee today.The committee voted in favour of a 338 apartment build-to-rent (BTR) scheme on a brownfield site at Ocean Drive on the edge of Albert Dock in Leith. The amended proposals comprise four blocks of seven to thirteen storeys with 25% ‘tenure blind’ affordable housing. A previous application for 245 units was approved by councillors in December 2018. The site is allocated for residential development in the Local Development Plan.In addition to current transport links, the Skyliner development is located near the anticipated phase II tram line. Provision for 71 on-site car parking spaces has also been made, including six accessible spaces, 12 electric charge points and two spaces for a city car club. Cycle parking provision has been increased to 708 spaces.Subject to conditions, the scheme will be funded by Legal & General, as the company’s first Build to Rent development in Edinburgh and its second in Scotland.The aim is for the scheme to be completed in 2022.