250 apartments approved for Leith waterside – Daily Business

Harbour 31 is part of a masterplan (Image: Comprehensive Design Architects)

A development of 250 flats on the waterfront in Leith, part of a masterplan for the docks area, has been approved in principle by the city council.

The proposed redevelopment of the site near the Port of Leith tram stop will include commercial space for small businesses.

The apartments will be formed over a four-plot development with heights of up to six storeys with a focus on communal green spaces.

Pamela Smyth, chief legal and property officer at Forth Ports, said: “In recent years Leith has changed dramatically through investment and development to create an exciting place to live and work.

“The port has also been transformed and is now Scotland’s largest renewables hub currently working on the Inch Cape offshore wind project and, coupled with the benefits which will be unlocked as part of the Forth Green Freeport and new housing, will position Leith as a very attractive opportunity for the future.”

The Harbour 31 proposal has been designed by Comprehensive Design Architects based in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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