THE first tenants have moved into net zero ready affordable homes at Western Villages in Granton Waterfront.
Built by CCG, on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, the properties have been constructed using advanced construction methods to improve thermal performance.
The site features an energy centre containing air source heat pumps and renewable technologies such as solar PV panels, whilst the development also includes an underground waste collection system, cycle parking twice the capacity of the amount of residents, and links to existing active travel routes.
Once fully occupied, the site will feature 388 affordable homes in a mixture of social and mid-market rent. The homes at Western Villages consist of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments – including wheelchair-accessible ground-floor dwellings that will each benefit from parkland and sea views.
The housing forms part of our wider £1.3 billion regeneration of Granton Waterfront. The next stage of delivery will get underway later this year with plans for a further 847 net zero ready homes, a new primary school, a low carbon heat network, commercial and retail space, and new and upgraded active travel network.
Housing convener at the City of Edinburgh Council, councillor Lezley Marion Cameron, said, “We’re in the midst of a housing emergency so I’m delighted to see real progress being made to address it with these much-needed homes being delivered in Granton. These homes will not only ease our housing shortage, but they will provide individuals and families with comfortable modern homes using the very latest technology to keep energy bills down.
“I wish everyone moving into Western Villages well. It’s encouraging to know that hundreds of other individuals and families will be moving into these new homes at Granton Waterfront in the months ahead.”
CCG director, Calum Murray, added, “It was a pleasure to welcome the housing minister to Western Villages today, Scotland’s largest net zero ready residential development. Not only is the project a flagship for sustainable, all-tenure housing delivery in Edinburgh – including the city’s first-ever, net zero ready homes for sale by CCG Homes – but it is also a leading example of what can be achieved through collaboration and partnership working.
“With the use of pioneering construction standards and a legacy of jobs and training, the positive impact of Western Villages will transcend the Granton Waterfront Regeneration, and we look forward to the weeks ahead as we welcome tenants and homeowners alike to this new, coastal community.”
