Approval for ‘groundbreaking’ north west Edinburgh housing build

PLANS for a ‘groundbreaking’ net zero housing development in north west Edinburgh have been granted approval by the capital’s council.The 75 net zero carbon homes will come alongside three retail units and form part of the £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration project.CCG (Scotland) Ltd will undertake the works in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council and academics from Napier University.A ‘large proportion’ of the construction will be carried out offsite in a factory setting, which the council said will reduce the overall time it takes to build the homes.The works will act as a pilot for the new business model of building affordable, net zero homes – with a team from Napier University analysing the energy performances to validate and inform the net zero carbon strategy for future projects.