Planning Consent Granted for 102-bedroom Hotel in Edinburgh City Centre Dec 3, 2025 Planning consent has been granted by the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) to transform a sandstone office building on the edge of Edinburgh’s New Town into a sustainable 102-bedroom city centre hotel. Regeneration specialist Artisan Real Estate is now set to progress with the redevelopment of Albany House, located at 58 Albany Street on the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Landsec Secures Planning Approval to Transform Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries in £85m Retail Upgrade Dec 2, 2025 Landsec has received planning permission from Glasgow City Council to transform the retail offer at Buchanan Galleries through targeted refurbishment. Glasgow is the UK’s leading city for shopping outside of London and the approved plans will further strengthen its position as a premier retail destination. The proposals will enhance the existing shopping centre whilst creating […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Henderson Park acquires 453-bed PBSA development portfolio in Edinburgh and Glasgow Nov 27, 2025 Henderson Park, the international real estate investment manager, has agreed to forward fund a 453-bed purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) portfolio from specialist UK-based PBSA developer, Alumno Group. The portfolio comprises two development projects with planning consent in the Russell Group university cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Alumno Group, which will be responsible for the delivery […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
New Premier Inn Hotel Approved for Edinburgh Airport Sep 2, 2025 Premier Inn has secured planning approval for a new 218-bedroom hotel at Edinburgh Airport, with the development scheduled to open in 2028. The decision follows a ‘mind to grant’ consent from Edinburgh City Council, marking a major milestone in Whitbread’s ongoing expansion across the Scottish capital. Whitbread, Premier Inn’s parent company, worked in partnership with […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Network Rail Unveils Major Development Plan for Glasgow Queen Street Station Aug 26, 2025 Network Rail has announced ambitious plans to transform a 1.85-acre vacant site adjacent to Glasgow Queen Street Station into a dynamic new city hub, delivering modern offices, retail facilities, and improved station access in line with Glasgow’s 2030 City Centre Strategy. The development will see the creation of an enhanced Station Quarter, supporting an estimated […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Approval Granted for Galliard JV’s Landmark “College Gardens” Development in Glasgow Aug 20, 2025 The Galliard JV (Galliard Apsley Partnership) has secured planning approval for its major residential-led regeneration project, College Gardens, which will transform the long-derelict former College Street Goods Yard behind High Street railway station. The approval, granted today by Glasgow’s planning applications committee, paves the way for the delivery of 713 build-to-rent homes and 999 student […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Places for People acquire land to deliver over 1,300 new homes in Edinburgh Feb 5, 2025 The UK’s leading social enterprise, Places for People, has secured land on the outskirts of Edinburgh to bring forward over 1,300 new homes. The organisation who supplied over 1,700 new homes in the last year acquired the 110-acre site from Murray Estates in its ambition to deliver more new homes to meet rising demand across […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Avant Homes acquires site at Blindwells, East Lothian to deliver £47.8m, 174 new home development Jan 22, 2025 Avant Homes Scotland has acquired a 11.1-acre site at Blindwells, East Lothian, to deliver a £47.8m, 174 new home development. Called Althamer View and located off Greendykes Way, the development will comprise a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom family homes It will feature 16 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy-efficient house types and, […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners charges to the top of the UK battery stack Jan 9, 2025 Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has, through its flagship fund CI IV, taken Financial Investment Decision (FID) and issued Notice to Proceed (NTP) to commence construction of two further Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in Scotland. Coalburn 2 is situated in South Lanarkshire, adjacent to CIP’s existing Coalburn 1 BESS project, and Devilla is situated […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Firethorn Trust secures £29.95m Leumi UK financing for Edinburgh PBSA development Dec 19, 2024 Commercial real estate investor, developer and asset manager, Firethorn Trust, has secured a £29.95million debt package from Leumi UK to deliver its first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme. The financing will support the delivery of a 230-bed PBSA project in Leith, Edinburgh, which Firethorn acquired in February 2024. Forming part of the Leith Walk redevelopment […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
