{"id":324679,"date":"2025-08-07T08:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324679\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T08:09:11","slug":"plans-for-950-homes-on-edinburgh-brownfield-site-submitted-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324679\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans for 950 homes on Edinburgh brownfield site submitted | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plans have been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council to build more than 950 homes on the edge of the Scottish capital.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Regeneration developer Summix Capital has put forward proposals for a residential-led, mixed-use scheme at Edinburgh Gateway, the site of the former Saica packaging facility in West Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View looking east towards Turnhouse Square.-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2009633_viewlookingeasttowardsturnhousesquare.min_566034_crop.jpg\"  loading=\"eager\" class=\"lazyloaded\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1092\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 6.3ha brownfield site is allocated in Edinburgh\u2019s city plan for residential-focused redevelopment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Summix\u2019s proposals include more than 950 homes, including around 35% for affordable tenures, as well as a new hotel with more than 170 bedrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It will include the provision of accessible family homes and build-to-rent across seven development plots, as well as a network of new streets and public spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Stuart Black, development director for Summix Capital, said:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to be submitting this planning application for Edinburgh Gateway, which represents a significant investment in the capital.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOur exciting proposals provide a unique opportunity to redevelop one of the last major pieces of brownfield land in the city into a brand-new, sustainable mixed-use community, supporting the tackling of the housing emergency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis will ensure that Edinburgh Gateway fulfils our vision to be one of the most exciting and best-connected development sites in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe planning application follows extensive engagement with the local community, and we would like to thank individuals for taking the time to provide highly valued comments and feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans have been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council to build more than 950 homes on the edge&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-324679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114986468419519725","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}