{"id":506113,"date":"2025-10-17T06:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/506113\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T06:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:18:35","slug":"elements-edinburgh-developer-seeks-extra-time-to-finalise-agreement-on-public-contributions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/506113\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements Edinburgh developer seeks extra time to finalise agreement on public contributions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760681898_630_JMAElements_View002_v1 copy rd rev a.jpg\" alt=\"Elements Edinburgh developer seeks extra time to finalise agreement on public contributions\" class=\"w-100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A major new development planned between Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Gateway station is facing further delays as developers request more time to finalise a legal agreement with the city council.<\/p>\n<p>                    About this development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Authority:\n<p>Edinburgh City<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type:\n<p>Commercial, Leisure, Residential<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Applications:<\/li>\n<li>Team:Lichfields (planning consultant), Optimised Environments (landscape architect), Mott Macdonald (transport consultant), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/tag\/jmarchitects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jmarchitects<\/a> (architect), Crosswind Developments (developer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The project, known as Elements Edinburgh, would create a new neighbourhood to the west of the capital, featuring housing for up to 3,005 residents, a 1,020-bed hotel, and a range of community amenities.<\/p>\n<p>Spearheaded by Crosswind Developments, the scheme aims to transform a 29-hectare brownfield site, partly situated on a disused runway at Edinburgh Airport, into a vibrant mixed-use district designed around a \u201c20-minute city\u201d model, where schools, shops, and services are within easy walking distance.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/advert-click\/65b10b485e102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-advert=\"65b10b485e102\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760681901_72_Mabey Hire - Scottish Construction Now MPU Mar 25.gif\" class=\"advert\" data-advert=\"65b10b485e102\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/advert-click\/62a089028f66a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-advert=\"62a089028f66a\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Presentation9.gif\" class=\"advert\" data-advert=\"62a089028f66a\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Planning permission for the development was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/articles\/green-light-for-3000-homes-on-site-of-disused-edinburgh-runway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted late last year<\/a>, subject to a legal agreement outlining the developer\u2019s financial contributions toward local infrastructure and public services. These include funding for trams, schools, parks, and healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JMAElements_View006_v1.jpg\" alt=\"Elements Edinburgh developer seeks extra time to finalise agreement on public contributions\" class=\"w-100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Initially, developers were given six months to finalise the agreement, with a three-month extension later approved. However, the developer has now requested a further six-month extension, citing the complexity and scale of the project as reasons for the delay.<\/p>\n<p>A report due before councillors next week describes Elements Edinburgh as a \u201cnew district\u201d for the city that will be delivered in phases over several years. It notes that \u201cprogress has been made\u201d in negotiations between the council and the developer, but acknowledges that additional time is required to reach a consensus.<\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/advert-click\/67af2fe6b1a2b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-advert=\"67af2fe6b1a2b\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Scottish-Construction-Now-Small.gif\" class=\"advert\" data-advert=\"67af2fe6b1a2b\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/advert-click\/63db81e3989a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-advert=\"63db81e3989a2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760681913_8_SCN_MPU 2025.jpg\" class=\"advert\" data-advert=\"63db81e3989a2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If approved, the extension, retroactive from the end of September, would give both parties until March next year to finalise the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The request will be considered by the City of Edinburgh Council\u2019s Development Management Sub-Committee on 22 October.<\/p>\n<p>                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/advert-click\/68de81e1df127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-advert=\"68de81e1df127\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760681914_272_Res and Bridges Scotland Scottish Construction Now MPU.gif\" class=\"advert\" data-advert=\"68de81e1df127\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishconstructionnow.com\/advert-click\/618494cf7feb7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-advert=\"618494cf7feb7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760681915_443_Lighthouse Club MPU.jpg\" class=\"advert\" data-advert=\"618494cf7feb7\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major new development planned between Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Gateway station is facing further delays as developers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-506113","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\/115388056303991276","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506113","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=506113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}