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Up to 250 new Edinburgh homes set to be built on abandoned dump

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AuthorKris Gourlay
Published date17 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The former Powderhall Refuse Depot, lying between Broughton and Warriston Road, includes a stables building that has laid derelict for years, with the main site behind it formerly being used as a waste incineration plant, constructed in 1893

Now, the council have launched proposals which include replacing the site with up to 250 homes, almost half of which would be affordable.

Plans were also launched in 2020 to redevelop the site into a space for events and public spaces, with the public now having a say on what could lie ahead for the huge historic site.

Urban Realm report that accommodation will be spread across five blocks of between three and six storeys set back from the Water of Leith with a civic square fronting St Mark's Path and Broughton Road.

Shared surface streets would encourage cycling and walking with a segregated active travel link connecting directly to Redbraes Park.

Councillor Jane Meagher, housing, homelessness, and fair work convener at the City of Edinburgh Council, said, "The closure of the old waste transfer site at Powderhall has created a unique opportunity for us to create a sustainable neighbourhood which benefits everyone in the area.

"Alongside affordable new homes – which will form an important...

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