The first phase of the 10-year plan will see 847 new net-zero-ready homes built in partnership with Cruden Homes on the capital’s largest brownfield site.

At least 45% of the homes will be affordable, including 214 for social rent, with the remainder split between mid-market rent and open-market sale.
All will be heated by air-source heat pumps.

The plans include retail and leisure facilities, and a new primary school to be procured separately.

Phase 1 plan to be delivered by Cruden around old gas holder site

Cruden Homes managing director Fraser Lynes said the developer was proud to help shape a distinctive new coastal neighbourhood with energy-efficient homes and community benefits such as apprenticeships and local supply-chain investment.

Work is due to start early next year with completion in 2033. The scheme has secured Scottish Government backing through capital grants and a new outcomes-based Place Accelerator funding model developed with Scottish Futures Trust.

The wider regeneration, which includes the restored Granton Gasholder now transformed into a public park, aims to revive historic buildings, create local jobs, and make a major contribution to Edinburgh’s 2030 net-zero target.