Phase one of Ocean Terminal’s £100m transformation moves to planning stage

A detailed planning application has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council for the reconfiguration of Ocean Terminal in Leith.The application reflects the first phase of a £100 million masterplan to transform the 20-year-old shopping centre, opening up the Leith waterfront and creating a new community-led complex that prioritises the people who live and work in the area.As part of these plans, the north end of the existing centre will be demolished and a new frontage constructed, with retail and hospitality units looking out on to new public realm.The plans lodged by the centre’s Scottish owners, Ambassador Group follow extensive consultation, including two public exhibitions, which have shown strong support for the new vision for the area.Detailed plans for phase two, the construction of a mixed-use development comprising a range of housing, commercial units and public realm with a new walkway and cycle tracks along the waterline, will be submitted later in the spring.Ambassador Group has appointed the following advisers on the project:Planning consultants, TurleyProject managers, PMPArchitects, Keppie DesignLandscape and urban realm consultants, LDAMEP services engineers, XburoCivil and Structural engineers, Woolgar HunterSustainability coordinators, Sustainability Unlimited LLPLow and zero carbon technology and project support advisors, Resources Unlimited LLPLegal support, Energy Law Unlimited LLPCommunications, IndigoCreative, Jam HotManaging agents, Savills.