Waterfront Edinburgh is a redevelopment of parts of
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...
along the shores of the
Firth of Forth in
Granton. There are three main landowners: Arcus (formerly
Forth Ports
Forth Ports Limited is a port operator in the United Kingdom based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.
History
Fort Ports was established in 1967 as the Forth Ports Authority. It became responsible ...
),
National Grid plc and
City of Edinburgh Council. Since the area was masterplanned in the early 2000s it has undergone significant change with approximately 1400 new homes in the Granton area, new food retail stores, the new
Telford College at Granton, and approximately of commercial office space.
A new road, Waterfront Avenue, has been constructed at Granton along with a public park as part of National Grid's Forthquarter development.
Following the recession of 2008 a new Area Development Framework has been prepared by the planning authority reflecting a flexible approach to future development.
A new waterside promenade has started which will link the river
Almond at
Cramond
Cramond Village (; gd, Cathair Amain) is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth.
The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman ac ...
to the
Esk at
Joppa allowing access to 18 kilometres of walkway/cycleway.
References
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External links
Official websiteCity of Edinburgh CouncilMarketing Edinburgh Ltd.National GridTelford College
Buildings and structures under construction in Scotland
Areas of Edinburgh
Economy of Edinburgh
Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Scotland
Proposed buildings and structures in Scotland