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Search the Public Notice PortalIt has the potential to be largest urban expansion in the UK with more than 11,000 homes already been approved for planning permission.
Situated near the airport, the west of Edinburgh could be in for a big change over the coming years with a number of plans in place.
It could see a major difference to the capital and offers a hint at what the city could look like in the future.
Speaking to The Herald, Edinburgh Council chief executive Paul Lawrence said: "West Edinburgh is the largest potential urban extension in the UK...housing growth, employment growth in West Edinburgh which is huge; we gave planning permission to more than 11,000 homes in the last three months of last year."
But what is West Town and where exactly is it?
What has been approved already?
It is hoped the proposals will create a mixed-use development as part of a homes-led neighbourhood that will provide employment, commercial and community amenities and facilities required for a 20-minute neighbourhood.
It has been highlighted as an essential part of the vision for west Edinburgh to become a “vibrant, high-density mixed-use extension to the city with a focus on place-making, sustainability, connectivity and biodiversity.”
In April 2022, a £500 million housing development in Edinburgh was given final approval by the Scottish Government.
It included 1,350 new homes – of which there would be 330 affordable homes – as well as a primary school, nursery and shops.
It had originally been approved by the council in 2016 but was called in for review by MSPs who then approved it a lot further down the line.
It was followed by a total of 10,000 new homes being approved in two separate developments in December last year.
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The Herald revealed that plans for the new town had been approved for 7,000 new houses as well as two schools on a site just south of the Edinburgh Airport.
The masterplan, which also includes a doctor’s surgery, offices, hotels, shops, pubs and restaurants, has been designed around the council’s ’20-minute neighbourhood’ vision to have all local amenities within walking distance.
It was a major milestone for the development of west Edinburgh where thousands of additional new homes are set to be delivered over the next decade through separate developments.
Within weeks, another development of 3,000 homes was approved and would be constructed on a 29-hectare site that includes a former runway for the airport.
‘Edinburgh Elements’ will also include a school, shops, office space, active travel routes and a green urban park.
Location
The plans for West Town are, unsurprisingly, in the west of Edinburgh and is located on 205 acres between Ingliston Park & Ride and the Gogar Roundabout.
Proposals already approved near Edinburgh Airport include sites near Cammo, East Craigs and South Gyle.
Transport provision will focus on a new tram stop in the centre of the development linked to the Edinburgh Tram route running directly through the site, together with an integrated bus service.
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