Planning consent given for Edinburgh distribution hub expansion

A Chancerygate and Bridges Fund Management joint venture has secured planning to build a 12,200m² warehouse development on Bankhead Avenue in Sighthill, Edinburgh.

Called Capital Park, the development will comprise 18 new build leasehold units ranging from 256m² to 1,574m² and including a bespoke unit which has been pre-let to national builders’ merchant, Travis Perkins.

The JV purchased the seven-and-a-half-acre site, which was the former location of Grayfield House, an 8,300m² office building, in April 2021.

Construction of the development is set to commence in early 2022 with practical completion expected towards the end of next year. Neighbouring occupiers to the development include Evans Halshaw, Tool Station, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh Napier University and Burton Biscuit Company.

Chancerygate Development Director, Mike Walker, said: “We’re very pleased to have secured consent to deliver Capital Park. The scheme will provide best-in-class urban logistics and trade counter space to serve the city’s increasingly active and dynamic SME sector.

“The development has already attracted a considerable amount of interest, which has been confirmed by the pre-let of a bespoke unit for Travis Perkins. This will be a fantastic trading location and we look forward to welcoming the company to Capital Park.”

Guy Bowden, Bridges Fund Management Partner, added: “We’re delighted that we can press ahead with this much-needed development, which will incorporate a number of value-adding sustainability features. As with all our previous projects with Chancerygate, we are confident these units will create jobs and support the growth of the local economy.”