City of Edinburgh Council
School pupils prepare time capsule as tenement restoration nears completion
Children from Tollcross primary school in Edinburgh are filling a time capsule with mementoes to mark a major restoration project at a pre-1919 tenement.
Published 19 December 2016
Keepmoat wins £35m Sighthill regeneration contract
A derelict piece of land in North Sighthill is to be completely transformed after the City of Edinburgh Council finalised contracts with Keepmoat for a £35 million regeneration scheme that will also provide investment in the wider community.
Published 29 November 2016
Social Bite team to build Scotland's first homeless village
The team behind Social Bite is working with EDI Group, City of Edinburgh Council and other homelessness charities on Scotland's first homeless village.
Published 24 November 2016
Agencies unite in fight against antisocial behaviour in Edinburgh communities
Detailed plans to tackle antisocial behaviour have been drawn up by the City of Edinburgh Council and partner agencies.
Published 17 November 2016
Blog: We're building for the future so people can afford to live in our incredible city
Councillor Cammy Day explains how the City of Edinburgh Council is tackling the capital's acute housing shortage and lack of affordable homes.
Published 28 October 2016
Plans submitted for Edinburgh’s Small Sites Affordable Housing Programme
Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has submitted the next two planning applications for the City of Edinburgh Council’s Small Sites Affordable Housing Programme.
Published 21 October 2016
Proposals for 700 homes to be considered by Edinburgh councillors
A proposal to redevelop Muirhouse Shopping Centre and surrounding area to create a new civic centre within the Pennywell and Muirhouse area of the capital is being considered by the City of Edinburgh Council next week.
Published 21 October 2016
Edinburgh sets sights on collective city vision
Edinburgh residents, businesses, partners and stakeholders are being called upon to share their vision for the Capital’s future.
Published 29 September 2016
Edinburgh outlines nine-point action plan to improve city’s homes
Reducing the cost of living for tenants and building more affordable homes have been identified as the key elements to a new raft of objectives to improve housing in Edinburgh.
Published 16 September 2016
Hundreds of affordable homes set for derelict Edinburgh site
Housing minister Kevin Stewart has marked the start of work on a new affordable housing development in Edinburgh today.
Published 13 September 2016
Edinburgh council leader to stand down next year
Councillor Andrew Burns has announced that he will not be putting himself forward for re-election as leader of the City of Edinburgh Council in the 2017 election.
Published 19 August 2016
Bield breaks new ground on Edinburgh affordable homes
One of Scotland’s largest housing and care providers for older people marked their continued commitment to invest in new affordable homes by celebrating the start of construction works on their new site in Edinburgh with a formal sod cutting ceremony.
Published 8 August 2016
Scottish Government responds to Edinburgh’s affordable homes plan
The City of Edinburgh Council’s proposed Local Development Plan (LDP), which has scope for the provision of thousands of new affordable homes, should not be modified to include further housing land release at a strategic level, the Scottish Government has said.
Published 6 July 2016
Council extends programme to target key areas for development
The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a new programme to catalyse development in the city with housing being a main target area.
Published 23 June 2016
Edinburgh unveils new strategy to deliver 8,000 affordable homes
The City of Edinburgh Council has set out plans on the delivery of a new-look housing strategy which aims to significantly increase the number of new affordable homes in the city from 3,000 to 8,000 and accelerate investment in the services that will reduce tenants’ cost of living.
Published 22 June 2016
