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Forth Ports are working closely with leading masterplanners RMJM, RTKL and Edinburgh City Council’s planners to create a landmark waterfront destination. In addition, local community councils, schools and special interest groups have also played an important part in shaping the development proposals. To date, over 1,000 local people have had direct input to the plans. In particular, local people wanted to see:

A vibrant cosmopolitan place with a mix of uses.
A variety of high quality public spaces
Provision for other cultural facilities
An active water’s edge
Lighting of buildings, bridges and artworks
A good environment for families

Public participation will continue to be critical in the detailed planning of each phase as Forth Ports seeks to protect the interests of Leith and at the same time reconnect Edinburgh to its waterfront.

‘Leith Docks has been the centre of trade for Edinburgh since the middle ages, and this development will serve to make the docks attractive again providing space for new business, tourism, retail and industrial uses, as well as homes and community facilities’

Ron Hewitt, Chief Executive
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

‘Our task is to look to the future and make Edinburgh the most sustainable economy in Northern Europe by 2020. Wealth creation is at the heart of this strategy and the scale of the proposed development provides a unique opportunity to enhance the city’s economic prosperity significantly’

Brendan Dick
Edinburgh Business Assembly 2007