{"id":9002,"date":"2026-06-24T22:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=9002"},"modified":"2026-06-24T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:21:57","slug":"250-apartments-approved-for-leith-waterside-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=9002","title":{"rendered":"250 apartments approved for Leith waterside \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Harbour-31-Leith.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196883 lazyload\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Harbour-31-Leith.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196883 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Harbour-31-Leith.png 907w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Harbour-31-Leith-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Harbour-31-Leith-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Harbour-31-Leith-600x353.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Harbour 31 is part of a masterplan<\/em> <em>(Image: Comprehensive Design Architects)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A development of 250 flats on the waterfront in Leith, part of a masterplan for the docks area, has been approved in principle by the city council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed redevelopment of the site near the Port of Leith tram stop will include commercial space for small businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The apartments will be formed over a four-plot development with heights of up to six storeys with a focus on communal green spaces. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pamela Smyth, chief legal and property officer at Forth Ports, said:\u00a0\u201cIn recent years Leith has changed dramatically through investment and development to create an exciting place to live and work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe port has also been transformed and is now Scotland\u2019s largest renewables hub currently working on the Inch Cape offshore wind project and, coupled with the benefits which will be unlocked as part of the Forth Green Freeport and new housing, will position Leith as a very attractive opportunity for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Harbour 31 proposal has been designed by Comprehensive Design Architects based in Edinburgh and Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cruden pipeline record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Housebuilder Cruden has enjoyed one of its strongest trading periods, reaching a development pipeline of 3,500 homes worth over \u00a31 billion, with entry into new markets and ongoing investments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The company has a near-even split between private and affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Fraser Lynes, chief executive, said: \u201cThe housing market remains challenging, with geopolitical and economic uncertainty, affordability pressures and planning constraints continuing to impact the sector. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, we have spent a number of years building a business that is designed to perform through all stages of the market cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, we have the strongest pipeline in our history and the business is in exactly the position we intended it to be. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have invested in our people, strengthened our customer offering, expanded into new markets and secured opportunities that will support long-term growth. As a result, we are entering the next chapter of Cruden from a position of confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.5) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#apartments #approved #Leith #waterside #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harbour 31 is part of a masterplan (Image: Comprehensive Design Architects) A development of 250 flats on the waterfront in Leith, part of a masterplan for the docks area, has&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245],"tags":[11067,6652,283,11064,282,11065,1905,11066,11068],"class_list":["post-9002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","tag-apartments","tag-approved","tag-business","tag-comprehensive-design-architects","tag-daily","tag-harbour-31","tag-leith","tag-leith-docks","tag-waterside"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}