Tuesday, August 19, 2023
Planning approved for £59m Edinburgh medical research facility
A planning application by University of Edinburgh for a £59million world-leading centre for regenerative medicine and stem cell research has been approved by City of Edinburgh Council for land at Little France, on the Capital's south side.
The 9,000 sq m centre, to be built next to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, is of crucial importance to the city's economic growth strategy and will be the flagship development of Edinburgh's fledgling BioQuarter. The 25 ha BioQuarter development is a joint project between the University of Edinburgh, SEEL and the private sector. It will be a landmark life sciences development which will establish Edinburgh and Scotland as one of the world's top ten centres for biomedical commercialisation.
The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine heralds the beginning of the BioQuarter. Planned to be operational within three years, it is a building of outstanding design quality by award winning architects Sheppard Robson. It will span three storeys and be built to BREEAM Excellent standards; the emphasis on quality is intended to attract the best academics to the city.
Angus Currie, Director of Estates and Buildings at the University of Edinburgh said: "This is a fantastic day for the University of Edinburgh and for the city of Edinburgh as a whole. The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine is a major development that will draw the very best scientists from across the world to work here in this fast developing sector."
Ryden planning associate, Fiona Clandillon, said: "This is a highly prestigious development to be involved with as it will boost Edinburgh's reputation for cutting-edge medical research and be a catalyst for further development at the Edinburgh BioQuarter. The City of Edinburgh Council's positive approach to the application has been evident throughout the planning application process and we are delighted with today?s approval".
Ryden is representing University of Edinburgh through the application process. The architects are Sheppard Robson.
The 9,000 sq m centre, to be built next to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, is of crucial importance to the city's economic growth strategy and will be the flagship development of Edinburgh's fledgling BioQuarter. The 25 ha BioQuarter development is a joint project between the University of Edinburgh, SEEL and the private sector. It will be a landmark life sciences development which will establish Edinburgh and Scotland as one of the world's top ten centres for biomedical commercialisation.
The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine heralds the beginning of the BioQuarter. Planned to be operational within three years, it is a building of outstanding design quality by award winning architects Sheppard Robson. It will span three storeys and be built to BREEAM Excellent standards; the emphasis on quality is intended to attract the best academics to the city.
Angus Currie, Director of Estates and Buildings at the University of Edinburgh said: "This is a fantastic day for the University of Edinburgh and for the city of Edinburgh as a whole. The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine is a major development that will draw the very best scientists from across the world to work here in this fast developing sector."
Ryden planning associate, Fiona Clandillon, said: "This is a highly prestigious development to be involved with as it will boost Edinburgh's reputation for cutting-edge medical research and be a catalyst for further development at the Edinburgh BioQuarter. The City of Edinburgh Council's positive approach to the application has been evident throughout the planning application process and we are delighted with today?s approval".
Ryden is representing University of Edinburgh through the application process. The architects are Sheppard Robson.
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