A NEW phase of housing has been lined up by The City of Edinburgh Council as part of its Granton Waterfront Masterplan, which aims to regenerate the area in the north of the city.
Early proposals for 275 new homes, as well as a new two-stream primary school with the capacity to expand as the area grows, have been submitted.
At this stage, however it is only a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) which has been lodged. A PAN announces the intention of applying for permission for a major development later. It is understood that Phase two of the project is in its early stages.
This comes as work on phase one – where more than 847 homes will be built – progresses, with the business case complete, planning permission secured, and construction expected to commence this year.
The Granton Regeneration Project is an initiative to deliver 3,500 new homes, spaces for leisure, and Scotland’s largest coastal park on a brownfield site in Edinburgh’s underused northern coastal area.
The project will cost upwards of £1.3bn over 10-15 years, and is thought to be Scotland’s largest brownfield regeneration initiative.
Because of the scale of the regeneration, and the number of new people it wouldwould attract, a new primary school had always been planned.
The preliminary proposals show the school slotting in alongside phase one housing blocks on Caroline Park Avenue.
The plan is for the school to function as two-stream, with capacity for 60 pupils – split into two classes of 30 – per year group, with future plans to add a third stream as the area expands.
Architects Holmes Miller described the project as: “The proposals form an integral part of the wider Granton Waterfront Development Framework and have been developed in close coordination with the phase one masterplan to ensure the school is successfully integrated within the emerging urban context.”
Alongside the school plans, another PAN has been submitted for additional housing to the west of the proposed school and phase one housing.
In these planning documents, Stallan-Brand Architects, who submitted the application on behalf of the council, said: “The proposals are for a residential development of up to 275 new homes of mixed tenure with both council homes and private for sale, along with associated site development, landscaping, open space, access, drainage and servicing and other external works.”
This is similar in composition, but more modest in scope than phase one, which promises that 213 of the 847 new homes will be social rent.
In addition, some early action projects are already complete with others taking shape. Tenants are now living in 75 new ‘net zero ready homes’ for social and mid-market rent at Granton Station View.
In a statement on the wider project last year, Council Leader Jane Meagher said: “The £1.3bn regeneration of Edinburgh’s coastline is hugely significant for our Capital city. It is the largest public sector led project of its kind in Scotland.
“Over the next 10 to 15 years, it will continue to set the standard for sustainable economic growth in Edinburgh.”
The council does not comment on active planning applications, but a source confirmed that these PANs represent the early stages of phase two.
Ross Chalmers is a journalist focusing on local Edinburgh news, transport, the environment, the arts, and housing.
He graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in journalism in Summer 2025 and began working at Deadline News as a reporter in August.
