Above-ground construction is now underway on the former bowling greens site, where CCG (Scotland) is installing substructures, foundations and drainage.
Arc-Tech MU has been onsite since the early stages of the year, supporting our parent company with a dual-fuel water and electrical utilities package, which will contribute to the delivery of 27 council homes for older people alongside a 128-place early years centre for The City of Edinburgh Council.
Designed by Collective Architecture, the Passivhaus development will deliver much-needed affordable housing in the city centre, including 19 wheelchair-adapted homes – of which there is an acute shortage across the city.
The new nursery, which will be managed by Broughton Primary School, is part of the city’s expansion of early learning and childcare provision and will increase the accessibility, affordability, flexibility and quality of funded early learning and childcare places to meet the needs of the local community.
The regeneration of Powderhall also includes the restoration of the historic Powderhall Stables into flexible workspace and artist studios, which is due to open soon, upgrades to the Broughton Road and McDonald Road junction, in addition to community facilities, green space and improved walking and cycling routes.
The final phase of the project will redevelop the former waste transfer station site, where over 200 new affordable and private homes, as well as a new civic square on Broughton Road, will be built.
The development received a £1.4m funding boost from the Scottish Government through the Vacant & Derelict Land Investment Programme.
Councillor Tim Pogson, Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener, said: “This is a very exciting moment for the Powderhall regeneration. Seeing foundations now laid for the next phase marks real progress in delivering more homes our city urgently needs. I am looking forward to seeing the new affordable homes and early years centre take shape. Once all phases of Powderhall are complete, there will be more than 200 homes alongside new community facilities and green space. This development will create a vibrant and inclusive new neighbourhood for people to live and thrive in.
“Two years on from declaring a housing emergency, we know we must keep pushing forward with solutions to deliver more housing at pace. Plans to regenerate city centre brownfield sites, such as the former waste transfer station, will form part of this.”
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