Yorkshire developer gets go-ahead for £23m scheme

YORKSHIRE developer S Harrison has been given the green light for plans to deliver a new £23m scheme in Edinburgh.

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved plans for the York-based business to deliver new student accommodation and 11,500 sq ft of retail and leisure space in the Scottish capital’s New Town conservation area.

The £23m Haddington Place scheme reflects S Harrison’s continuing expansion beyond its Yorkshire heartlands. The business recently completed a major mixed use scheme in Lichfield and is looking at further new schemes in Stratford upon Avon, Greater Manchester and the North East.

S Harrison chairman Martyn Harrison said: “We remain committed to our heartlands in Yorkshire and Humber but there is clearly a demand nationally for the expertise we bring to the development process.  We have strengthened the delivery team in 2014 and are exploring a range of opportunities, primarily across the North, covering a variety of sectors – hotels, leisure, student accommodation, retail and residential.”