Covering more than 50 acres, the centre of Craigmillar is about to get a vibrant new town square, a new high school and a public library as part of the development by PARC, the organisation behind ParcLife. The ambitious plans approved by the City of Edinburgh Council on 21 January 2009.
The new centre will provide safe, secure and integrated links with ParcLife’s housing developments at The Square, and has retail space, offices and commercial units that will boost employment as well as providing new amenities for residents such as youth and medical facilities.
An improved streetscape is part of the plan including additional and improved existing pedestrian footpaths and crossings, improvement of key junctions on Niddrie Mains Road, development of shop frontages and the planting of over 250 street trees.
To boost existing healthcare provision, plans include a new local medical centre with additional health facilities on demand.
Also, the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is within easy reach by public transport.