A NEW proposal has been submitted for the second phase of development for a creative and commercial hub in the Port of Leith.
Forth Ports has submitted a Proposal of Application to The City of Edinburgh Council for phase two of Harbour 31.
Known as The Dry Dock at Harbour 31, the new creative and commercial hub will be on land to the east of Edinburgh Dock within the Port of Leith.
This follows on from the Planning Permission in Principle submitted in March this year for 337 new homes and approximately 244sqm of commercial space.
The proposal indicates that the intentions for the space include business, industrial use, storage and distribution, training/education facilities retail as well as food and drink.
As part of the consultation process, two public exhibitions will be held at Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ.
The first exhibition will be on Tuesday July 30 2024 between 3pm and 7pm. The date of the second exhibition is still to be confirmed but will likely be in the month of September.
Pamela Smyth, chief legal and property officer of landowners Forth Ports Group, said: “This application is the next part of the Harbour 31 vision to create a vibrant new quarter for people to live, work in and enjoy as new green jobs come to Leith.
“Leith is quickly transitioning into a leading renewables hub and coupled with the benefits which can now be gained as the Forth Green Freeport, this will completely regenerate the area.”
The proposals have been designed by Gfivethree architects.
