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Tuesday, April 29, 2023

Prime Edinburgh development site for sale

Leading property agents Rettie & Co's Land & Development team has placed under offer a 1.5 acre site in Hope Terrace, Edinburgh, formerly the headquarters of Scottish Natural Heritage.

The site benefits from detailed planning consent for 17 apartments and is situated approximately one mile south of Edinburgh city centre.

At the closing date, held on 16 April, a total of nine offers were received from a number of well-known Edinburgh based residential developers with four offers being received in excess of £5m.

This disposal has been made possible by the relocation of the SNH headquarters function to Inverness during December of 2006. The remaining staff at 12 Hope Terrace have moved to an office shared with the Forestry Commission at Silven House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh.

Rettie & Co's Land & Development Director, William Scarlett, comments: "The level of interest shown in this prime development site provides us with another strong indication that well-funded Edinburgh based developers are confident about the top-end market particularly for the best residential development sites such as this."

Throughout the transaction Rettie & Co's Land & Development team acted on behalf of the seller, Scottish Natural Heritage.