Several blocks of modern flats could be built opposite a former casino in Edinburgh if plans are approved by the council.
After being refused several years ago, Harbour Homes have returned with revised plans for nearly 60 flats on Ocean Drive, right next to the soon-to-be-completed Trams to Newhaven route in and out of Leith.
The applicant states that 57 homes would be built, consisting of several blocks and a mixture of accommodation and tenure, as well as associated infrastructure.
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The area, at the junction between Ocean Drive and Ocean Way, is home to a former Genting Casino which shut down three years ago, and will soon welcome improved transport links to the city centre as the tram line is nearly completed which will connect the city centre to Leith.
The area is also near both Ocean Terminal and Ocean Point, locations which have already been earmarked for huge regeneration projects in the coming years, with hundreds of new homes and a hotel set to be added to the area.
Harbour 31, a site that could see up to 800 waterfront homes, could also be built in the coming years after Forth Ports submitted plans to Edinburgh Council in May 2022.
In an application for the addition of 57 flats near 2 Ocean Drive, the plans state: "The site is vacant brownfield land within a mixed-use area, comprising a range of residential, employment and leisure uses.
"To the west are existing residential uses, predominantly comprising flatted blocks. To the east and south of the site are existing business and industrial uses, including port related uses at Leith Docks. To the north is the former Genting Casino."
In February 2017, similar plans were knocked back by the council before an appeal lodged by the applicant was successful, with the improved plans including necessary changes needed for the development to get the green light.
Several CGI images were included in the applicant's former plans mirroring how the existing site looked in its current state, as well as projected images. At the time, the Trams to Newhaven project had not made its way as far as Leith, meaning the images are outdated.
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