Following the submission of a major planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council by West Town Edinburgh Ltd, the development consortium headed by Drum Property Group, it has unveiled ambitious proposals for West Town, a new homes-led ‘twenty-minute’ neighbourhood set to transform Scotland’s capital. 

The 205-acre West Town site, located between Ingliston Park and Ride and the Gogar Roundabout at the western gateway of Edinburgh, is set to become the biggest, single homes-led development in Edinburgh.

The development proposals follow guidelines set out by Edinburgh Council’s City Plan 2030 which identifies the area as having the potential to become a vibrant, high-density city extension with a capacity for 7,000 homes - along with the necessary employment, commercial, leisure and community facilities required for a 20-minute neighbourhood. 

Graeme Bone, Drum Property Group’s Managing Director, said: “We now have the opportunity to make West Town an exemplar, sustainable 20-minute neighbourhood on a par with the best new developments taking place across the UK and Europe.

“This planning application is a significant milestone in realising the ambition we share with the council both for the local area and for the city, further strengthening the long-term collaborative process that is set to deliver a major transformation of the west of Edinburgh. The amount of space on the site combined with its superb location allows for a natural extension for the city providing 7000 mixed-tenure homes and new jobs in a new 20-minute neighbourhood. West Town has direct access to some of the best public transport in Scotland – the tram line travels through the site and there are integrated rail, cycle and road connections, creating a strategic gateway to Edinburgh.”

Proposed facilities include schools, medical provision, civic and community space as well as bars, restaurants, cafes, retail and other commercial spaces. There are plans for 27 acres of accessible green space – including a large 5.5-acre central park, several ‘pocket’ parks and a ‘wildlife’ corridor, criss-crossed by a network of cycle, running and walking tracks. A new tram stop will be created to ensure the whole development has access to quick and efficient public transport.

West Town Edinburgh was formed in April 2021 by Drum Property Group to progress development of the site.