Shawfair
| Shawfair | |
|---|---|
  Shawfair Location within Midlothian | |
| OS grid reference | NT332669 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DALKEITH |
| Postcode district | EH22 |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Shawfair is a housing development on the edge of Newton Village, Midlothian, just outside the boundary of the city of Edinburgh.[1][2] It is to be built on the site of the former Monktonhall Colliery. The name is derived from a local farm steading of the same name.
In 2005 Midlothian Council, Edinburgh City Council and Miller Developments created a joint venture, Shawfair Developments Ltd, to work on the scheme. In 2009 Miller pulled out due to market conditions, putting the development in doubt.[3] In November 2010 plans for the settlement were put on hold and the joint venture between Edinburgh City Council and Midlothian Council was dissolved.[4] The Shawfair project was later restarted under the name Shawfair LLP, a joint venture between Mactaggart & Mickel and Buccleuch Property. The £200m development of Shawfair,[5] expected to take 15 years, is forecast to provide a projected net economic output of around £32.2 million per annum during development and £99.9 million per annum thereafter.[6]
The Shawfair railway station on the newly created Borders Railway, which opened in September 2015, will connect the new town centre with Edinburgh city centre.[7]
The Minewater Project, an experimental scheme to provide geothermal energy was to be based in Shawfair.[8] However the business case was not economically viable.
The site encompasses 700 acres (280 ha).[9][10] The £200 million development[5] will create a new residential and commercial centre with around 4,000 new homes, two primary schools, a secondary school and 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) of commercial and retail space.[11][6] It is a projected that the development will provide a net economic output of around £32.2 million per annum during development and £99.9 million per annum thereafter.
Shawfair Park
In late 2007, near the planned site of Shawfair, construction work began on Shawfair Park,[12] a new business park with approximately 25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft) of office space and ancillary uses next to the new Sherriffhall park and ride.
References
- ^ Work on Shawfair set to start
- ^ £100m community set for Edinburgh outskirts
- ^ City's £500m new town is sunk
- ^ http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/End-of-road-for-new.6653810.jp
- ^ a b "New town to be created on outskirts of Edinburgh with 4000 homes". 20 May 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Plans for £200m urban community near Edinburgh".
- ^ "SPOTLIGHT ON SHAWFAIR – A NEW STATION FOR A NEW TOWN". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
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- ^ Work on Shawfair set to start
- ^ £100m community set for Edinburgh outskirts
- ^ Whitaker, Andrew (21 May 2014). "Edinburgh Shawfair means 'countless new jobs'". Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Shawfair Park