Masterplan submitted for Meadowbank sports centre site

Detailed planning consent has been submitted for a new £45 million council-led regeneration of Edinburgh’s Meadowbank.The proposals to deliver a 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 City of Edinburgh 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. The full set of plans will be considered at a meeting of the council’s development management sub committee on May 15 following a period of public consultation.