Brooklea, Blinkbonny Road, Currie | Property for sale | Savills
1.82 Ac(0.74 Ha)
Price on application

BrookleaBlinkbonny Road, Currie

  • Freehold
Development land
1.82 Ac (0.74 Ha)

Key features

  • Planning Permission in Principle for 3 x 2½ storey dwellings
  • Planning Permission in Principle - double garage extension to the existing house

Residential Development Opportunity with Planning Permission in Principle in Currie, Edinburgh

About this property

  • The site for sale comprises vacant ground extending to 1.82 acres (0.74 hectares) located to the south of Lanark Road and east of Blinkbonny Road, where access is taken. A small watercourse joins to The Water of Leith and runs along the south of the site towards the north east joining the river at the east. The site is level in nature and currently features a house with an existing outbuilding and the ruins of another. The house is a detached house of approximately 3,251sqft in size which requires significant renovation. It has four bedrooms with a large family room, organised over ground and first floors and with a garden at the front and rear. To the north and east the site is bound by The Water of Leith and to the south and west by Blinkbonny Road and The Water of Leith Walkway which is located to the immediate south. The area surrounding the site is residential with some housing located to the west and north of the site immediately with forestry and farmland to the south.

Local information

  • The opportunity is located in the village of Currie, located 7 miles to the south west of Edinburgh City Centre, within the Local Authority of the City of Edinburgh Council.
  • The site is located to the south of Lanark Road / A70 which connects eastbound into Edinburgh City Centre. The City of Edinburgh Bypass / A720 is accessible 1.5 miles to the east of the site.
  • The nearest train station to the site is Curriehill Station which is located 1.4 miles to the north west of the site and provides regular connections to both Glasgow Central and Edinburgh stations.
  • Regular local bus services are also available on Lanark Road West / A70, which is located to the north of the site.
  • Currie has a range of local convenience and amenity to include shops, cafes and a petrol station, with a wider provision available at Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, 2.1 miles to the north east of the site.

Energy performance

The property on the site is currently rated as E from the EPC assessment.