A New Park for West Pilton

We are pleased to announce that the development of West Pilton Park is now in the construction phase.

ELGT have recently completed a procurement process to find the right contractor to deliver the landscape works in the park and the successful bidder was P1 Solutions, an Edinburgh contractor with a history of delivering projects of this size in the Edinburgh area.

P1 will start to mobilise on site in the park on Monday 22nd June, from which date the park will become their site and will be closed to the public. The programme is expected to run until the autumn of 2027. We appreciate the disruption this will cause to regular park users while the park is closed. However, we are confident that the proposed plans for change will be worth the temporary closure measures.

This is an exciting, new development that aims to make West Pilton Park the beautiful, bustling centre of a thriving neighbourhood community.

Closure of the park will have the below red line boundaries:

The Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council would like to share with you the latest design proposals, to raise awareness of the development and build enthusiasm for the new park plan.

You can view the full plans here: West Pilton Park Updated Proposals July 2024

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The latest design proposals include:

• Improved play and activity features for all ages including a climbing boulder, a small skate space, basketball hoops, informal play, a slide and other traditional and natural play features. Following feedback from attendees of the North Edinburgh Community Festival and community feedback, the basketball arena has been relocated to the new position below.

• A new wetland feature – a seasonally wet attenuation feature is proposed to improve the usability of the park during wet weather as well as create an exciting new central place for wildlife, walking and sitting.

• New and improved paths and access throughout the park including an accessible ramp down from the main path to the lower area.

• Upgraded steps with handrails
  
• Additional benches, lighting and water bottle filling points

• Enhancements to the wooded areas with plans for the trees and undergrowth to be fully managed and new all bound gravel paths allowing access through them.

• Exciting and original planting proposals throughout the park

• A dog play park to allow dog owners a choice if they wish to exercise their pets within a dedicated dog play area that is also welcome to all people

• A new café facility with integrated toilets has been approved which will be operated by SCRAN.
• A community growing space with raised planting beds that can be used for community growing projects will be run by Fresh Start.

• Resurfacing of The Foot
• Additional play mounds and earthworks.

• New signage and entrance features
• Potential locations for bespoke shelters

For more information and to share your thoughts you can

1. Send us an email to info@elgt.org.uk