August 28 2020

Edinburgh's burgeoning student accommodation market is showing no signs of slowing with plans filed for a further 76 studio apartments at 65 London Road, Meadowbank.

Led by HG Developments and 3DReid Architects the proposal joins a growing flood of student proposals along the corridor, with a further 33 flats proposed on a site immediately adjacent joining a further 377 rooms as part of a major mixed-use development at 151 London Road.

The triangular site is presently occupied by a disused car wash, which will be swept aside to allow a wedge-plan bookend to the urban block.

Dominated by a corner 'turret' feature housing communal areas the latest addition to the streetscape will employ a light speckled brick above a precast concrete plinth - in contrast to the red brick of its immediate neighbour, which is directly connected via a glazed link.

Project designer Ruta Turcinaviciute said: “The planning submission marks an important moment for the future redevelopment of a constrained and complicated site, which will benefit the urban quality of London Road and represent a further contribution to the ongoing regeneration of the wider area.”

The work complements redevelopment of the former Meadowbank Sports Stadium, which is currently under construction. 

1 Comment

#1 Posted by Daniel on 28 Aug 2020 at 16:53 PM

This is one of those places where the city really, really needs to have a development framework in place. London Road is a traffic sewer, the public realm is absolutely horrible, and there's going to be clearly lots of development along there - let's harness that to improve it.

(And safeguard a tram route - and not just because I want to take one to the beach on nice sunny days. Ding ding!)

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