New homes at estate

Hundreds of new-builds planned for £71m development

MORE THAN 300 new homes will be built on a site extending to 20 acres at Edmonstone Estate just off The Wisp by Avant Homes. This will be a £71 million development called The Lanes which will includes a £1.8 million investment in local education.

The overall scheme has been masterplanned by Alba Developments to created more than 700 new homes in the area which is bounded by Edinburgh BioQuarter.

The development will include 227 private and 85 affordable homes all to be ready by autumn this year.

Avant Homes Scotland managing director, Gerry Leitch said: “The Lanes at Edmonstone is an incredibly exciting new development for us, and will support the high demand for the delivery of muchneeded homes in a prime location.

“This marks a significant acquisition for us and extends our presence in a key location in the East of Scotland and we’re very pleased to be delivering a landmark development that will be part of the