Local projects
Gilmerton Village
We’re developing opportunities to enhance the Heart of Gilmerton village around Drum Street, the area’s traditional high street.
This conservation area includes a number of well-used Council community facilities, including listed and historic buildings. Some of these are in need of investment.
We believe there's an opportunity to enhance and breathe new life into these spaces, providing more modern services for Gilmerton’s growing population while protecting the area’s important heritage. We’re exploring options to develop potential projects including
- repairing and reopening Gilmerton Cove,
- improving Gilmerton Community Centre,
- and enhancing Gilmerton Society Hall.
Gilmerton Station Road
We’re proposing to develop a new non-denominational primary school and nursery within the Gilmerton Station Road housing development.
This new school would feed to Gracemount High School and would help address the demand created by the new housing developments.
The proposed school would be built on a two hectare site between Nisbet Drive and Carter Drive.
Developing this school will involve a change to the catchment boundaries of Liberton High School and Gracemount High School. These catchment changes would affect P1 and S1 pupils starting school in August 2028, and pupils moving to the area after August 2028.
If the proposals are approved, the new primary school could open in August 2028 at the earliest. The catchment changes would be made in the November prior to the new school opening.
We ran a public consultation on the development of the new school in the autumn of 2024. You can read the report on the outcomes of the engagement activity.