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Latest news on Restalrig Road works

Here is the latest news from the Council on the Restalrig Road works (in response to a request for information from Leith Links Community Council, via Councillor Katrina Faccenda).

“….please find the following updates regarding the ongoing improvements on Restalrig Road.

The project began on 9 March 2026 and is divided into 8 phases (approximately 150m each.) covering Restalrig Road and Restalrig Road South Each phase consists of two parts:

  1. Civil Works: Improving crossing points and drainage (conducted under temporary traffic lights).
  2. Resurfacing: Improving the road surface (conducted under road closures).

Civil works are currently in Phase 6 (near Restalrig Park) and should be finished by 7 May.

Resurfacing began today (20 April) and is estimated to be complete by mid-July 2026.

While it may appear that little progress has been made, civil works are inherently slower and less visible than surfacing. To date, we have successfully upgraded 10 crossing points and vehicle crossovers with new tactile paving and dropped kerbs, and renewed dozens of gullies. The project is currently progressing to plan.

We are working closely with Lothian Buses to provide regular updates. Diversion details for the current surfacing phase were posted on the Lothian Buses website last week. We encourage residents to check both the Lothian Buses site and our dedicated project webpage for the most recent updates.

I can confirm this is a full resurfacing. The boundaries cover the area between East Hermitage Place and Sleigh Drive (ending just before the roundabout). Furthermore, once Restalrig Road is complete, we will resurface the section of Blackie Road between Summerfield Gardens and Claremont Road.

Due to safety concerns at the Claremont Road/Claremont Park junction, I will instruct our contractor to place no-parking cones to improve visibility and traffic flow while Restalrig Road remains closed. Please note that these cones will be advisory because there is insufficient time to promote a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO), so they will not be legally enforceable if ignored. However, we hope this visual deterrent will encourage safer parking behavior during the works.”

Stylianos Kapetanakis BEng MSc NECReg – Senior Engineer Transport Contracts & Design

Infrastructure ¦ Planning and Transport ¦ Place ¦ The City of Edinburgh Council

Planning and Transport, 1.7 , Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG

Email: stylianos.kapetanakis@edinburgh.gov.uk

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Next LLCC meeting, Monday 27 April 2026, Duncan Place, 6:30 pm

The next meeting of LLCC will be on Monday, 27 April 2026, in person at Duncan Place, at 6:30 pm.

As usual we have a busy agenda of local issues to discuss.

We also have guest speakers Sutherland Forsyth and Sam Gallacher from Scottish Historic Buidlings Trust, to give a short presentation on the latest plans and news about a Leith Museum at Leith Custom House.

The meeting is open to interested members of the public.
If you need to join remotely, please use this Teams link:
LLCC April Meeting, 27 April 2026, 18:30 – 22:00 (GMT)

Election Hustings! Come along and quiz your candidates!

Leith Links Community Council is not holding its own hustings this year but is supporting and promoting a hustings held by our sister Community Council Northfield & Willowbrae CC, with Craigentinny & Meadowbank CC.

Candidates for the 7 May Holyrood election will be present in person to answer questions from the electorate – what would you like to ask them? Send your question in writing in advance to:engagement@northfieldandwillowbrae.org.uk

This should be very interesting as we generally have rather less contact with our neighbours to the south and east than we do, traditionally, with parts of Leith. Yet we share many of the same issues, and we all share the same MSP and need to know that they have a good understanding of all of their constituency.

The hustings will be held this Friday 10th April at 6:30 in Northfield Community Centre, 10 Northfield Rd.

You are welcome to attend. Please register to attend (free) at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom–edinburgh/edinburgh-hustings/

 

 

Are you registered to vote in the election? Deadline to register is 20 April.

https://www.mygov.scot/vote-elections-scotland/register-to-vote

 

This is a map of the Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith constituency:

Click to access Edinburgh_North_Eastern_Leith.pdf

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Take part in the Leith Festival Pageant!

A message from our friends at Leith Festival. Would you / your organisation like to take part in the Pageant?
Hello Marching Friends! 
It’s that time of year again, festival prep is well underway, bands are being picked, traders are booking in….and Pageant registrations are open. Will you take part? 
This year’s theme is ‘EAT SLEEP LEITH REPEAT’ and we look forward to seeing what you do with it – whether it’s celebrating the vibrant food scene, celebrating the places that you go back to again and again, or repeating everyday activities that make you want to come back, show us what you love about Leith.
We are particularly interested in hearing from local marching bands, or similar, but anyone who is interested is welcome to put together a group to bring along and take part.
You can see the details and register to take part here: https://leithfestival.com/pageant-registration/
If you would like to participate, but are unable to, it would be great to hear what barriers are getting in your way. While our budget is tight, we want to make it as easy as possible for local charities and volunteer organisations to participate. Please let us know if there are any ways Leith Festival can support you. Think about approximately how much it costs you to participate E.g. Staff time, cost of creating props/costumes, skills or expertise you could use to help you make costumes/themed props, anything else that could help you participate. We are considering applying for funding in future years, but would need an idea of what participants need in order to make an accurate application.

All the best
Barbara Kerr
Leith Festival Association Board Member
Email: barbara@leithfestival.com

Restalrig Road roadworks….

We have been asking the Council for information, for the benefit of local residents who have been querying what is going on with the roadworks on Restalrig Road, and complaining about a lack of information/ communication.

We have asked for a meeting / walkabout on-site with the Council team, to get a better idea of what they actually mean by some of the terms. We have complained about the poor road closure practice that has meant leaving some residents without access. We have asked for additional work on pavements along the way, as these are in an exceptionally poor state. We’ll try to find out and pass on more.

Meanwhile this page gives the basics:

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/road-projects-improvements/restalrig-road

This is what we have learned so far –

There will be a gap of a week+ over Easter when no work will be done. Otherwise, work is slightly ahead of schedule. They are curently working on Phase 4 (see below) and will move on to Phase 5 tomorrow (Wednesday 1st April)

The City of Edinburgh Council says – 

Restalrig Road

We’re improving the road surface, crossing facilities at junctions and drainage at Restalrig Road, Restalrig Road South and Blackie Road, which includes road resurfacing and pavement works at junctions.

The work will improve driving and walking conditions and enhance road safety.

Working in stages

Work will be done in nine stages starting from 9 March 2026. Sometimes stages may overlap.

We expect work to end in July 2026.

Our contractor will work Monday to Friday, typically between 7am and 7pm.

We will stop work during the Easter break from 3 April to 12 April.

During each phase there will be pavement and drainage work where we’ll use parking suspensions, lane closures and temporary traffic lights at junctions.

Phase 1 – Restalrig Road from East Hermitage Place to Cornhill Terrace. Estimated 3 weeks

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions, side road closures (East Restalrig Terrace, Blackie Road and Cornhill Terrace) and temporary traffic lights.
Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7, Traffic diversion via Lochend Road

Phase 2 – Restalrig Road from Cornhill Terrace to No.88 Restalrig Road. Estimated 3 weeks

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions, side road closures (Ryehill Terrace) and temporary traffic lights

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7, traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 3 – Restalrig Road from No.88 Restalrig Road to Prospect Bank Gardens. Estimated 3 weeks

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions, side road closures (Prospect Bank Road) and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7 with local access to Easter Hermitage and Prospect Bank Gardens via Restalrig Road outwith the site working hours 7.30am and 5pm. Traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 4 – Restalrig Road from Prospect Bank Gardens to Alemoor Park. Estimated 3 weeks

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing road closure 24/7 with local access to private access road via Restalrig Road outwith the site working hours 7.30am and 5pm. Traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 5 – Restalrig Road from Alemoor Park to No.167 Restalrig Road. Estimated 3.5 weeks.

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions, side road closures (Restalrig Circus) and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7 with local access to Alemoor Park via Restalrig Road outwith the site working hours 7.30am and 5pm. Traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 6 – Restalrig Road from No.167 Restalrig Road to Restalrig Crescent

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7 with local access to Restalrig Park via Restalrig Road outwith the site working hours 7.30am and 5pm. Traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 7 – Restalrig Road South – From Restalrig Crescent to Restalrig Square

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions, side road closures (Restalrig Crescent and Lochend Avenue) and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7, traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 8 Restalrig Road South – From Restalrig Crescent to Restalrig Square

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7 with local access to Restalrig Square and St. Margarets Apartments via Restalrig Road South outwith the site working hours 7.30am and 5pm Traffic diversion via Lochend Road.

Phase 9 Blackie Road – From Summerfield Gardens to Claremont Road

Pavement works and drainage – parking suspensions and temporary traffic lights.

Road resurfacing – road closure 24/7, Traffic diversion via: Claremont Road – Claremont Park – Restalrig Road.

Access

  • Pedestrians will be able to access the area at all times.
  • Restrictions will be in place for vehicles at times during road resurfacing, apart from emergency vehicles which will have access at all times.
  • We will use temporary parking restrictions to make sure the work is done safely, with signs showing details of specific restrictions.
  • We will have a Council officer on-site during the work to monitor progress and provide assistance and information to residents and businesses.

Further information

We understand that the work will be disruptive and want to thank you for your patience and understanding.

Every effort will be made to accommodate residents and businesses and we hope that you will appreciate the long-term benefits and improvement the project will deliver.

If you have any specific queries, please do not hesitate to contact the site team directly or email us at transport.designservice@edinburgh.gov.uk

 

Next LLCC meeting is Monday, 23 February, Duncan Place, 6:30 pm

The next meeting of LLCC will be next Monday, 23 February 2026, in person at Duncan Place, at 6:30 pm.

We will be welcoming guest speakers Matthew Farnham of Veolia to give us an update on Seafield sewage Works, and Rachel Hutton of Harbour Homes, to speak briefly about the ‘Leith Network’ of charities.

We also as usual have a busy agenda of local issues to discuss.

The meeting is open to interested members of the public.
If you need to join remotely, the link is here:

Please avoid the sea wall footpath alongside Seafield sewage plant

Scottish Water has just made us aware that Veolia, the site operator of Seafield Wastewater Treatment facility, is working to repair a leak that has caused some localised flooding affecting the footpath that runs along the sea wall adjacent to the facility. 

The leak consists entirely of waste water that has been fully treated (called effluent) and is not raw or untreated sewage. 

With current low temperatures, there is a risk of freezing and slippery surfaces. Members of the public are politely asked to be cautious and please avoid the path if possible. Scottish Water and Veolia apologise for any inconvenience caused.

SEPA, and the City of Edinburgh Council as well as a number of local stakeholders have been informed and a further update will be issued once Veolia has completed the repairs.

If you have any questions or issues, please contact laura.boyce@scottishwater.co.uk

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Next Leith Links Community Council meeting, Monday 26 January, Duncan Place, 6:30 pm

The next meeting of LLCC will be next Monday, 26 January 2026, in person at Duncan Place, at 6:30 pm

We will be welcoming guest speakers from Scott Hobbs Planning, who are undertaking a pre-application consultation on revised proposals to develop the Dalton’s site on Salamander Place / Street. The proposals still include residential accommodation and purpose built student accommodation, though in a different ratio.

The meeting is open to interested members of the public.
Click below to access the link and join the meeting remotely.
Secretary LeithLinks invited you to an LLCC Microsoft Teams Meeting:
26 January 2026, 18:30
Join Meeting: LLCC January 2026 meeting | Microsoft Teams | Meet-up-Join

 

Your chance to comment on development of Daltons Salamander site

Developers will soon submit a new planning application to build purpose built student accommodation and flats on the Daltons site at the corner of Salamander Place / Salamander Street (their previous application was refused by the council).

There is a Pre Application Notification (PAN) process for this new application for the Dalton’s site which requires consultation by the developer. A drop-in consultation session for the public, with a display and explanations to help us understand what is being proposed, will be held at St Marys Star of the Sea on 15 January from 3pm to 7pm.   All members of the public, especially local residents, are invited to come in and view the display, and this will be a good chance to ask questions and find out exactly what is being proposed.

Leith Links Community Council objected to the previous application and will be formulating a response to this new proposal once we have seen the plans, and as soon as a formal planning application has been submitted. This will probably happen soon – the developers seem to have left very little time for people to comment at this consultation stage. We will alert you via this website when the planning application is in, as there will then be the usual opportunities for all individual members of the community to comment (whether to object or support).

The developers have also been invited to attend the next LLCC meeting on 26th  January at Duncan PLace (6:30) but we have not yet had confirmation whether or not they are coming – will let everybody know as soon as we know.

The information below is taken from the flyer that developers are sending by post to near neighbours of the site.

Face to Face Public Consultation Event- Invitation Flyer

PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION: Prospective Major Application on Land at Dalton Metal Recycling, 52-66 Salamander Street, Edinburgh. Proposed mixed-use development, comprising residential (built- to- rent), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), retail/ commercial space and associated works.

The in-person public consultation event will take place on Thursday 15th January 2025 from 3pm to 7pm at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, 106 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AW

Further information will also be available at the prospective website www.scotthobbsplanning.com/consultations/salamanderstreet from Thursday 15th January 2026. If you wish to make comments on the proposal, you may do so at the event by submitting a feedback form.

Alternatively, you can email your comments to consultation@scotthobbsplanning.co.uk or post comment to SHP Ltd., 24a Stafford Street, Edinburgh EH3 7BD by 22nd January 2026.

Please note that all comments must be sent to the above address and are NOT representations to City of Edinburgh Council. There will be an opportunity to make formal representations to the council, as the planning authority, when a planning application is made.

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