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As a whole or in lots One of the finest residential development opportunities in

MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING ROYAL MEADOWS 2 THE OPPORTUNITY LOT 1

Royal Meadows provides the opportunity to be a part of one of the finest new residential developments in Edinburgh. LOT 2 LOT 6 Set around a landmark building and new public realm connecting the Meadows to the Grange, the scheme has been designed to provide the perfect blend of period features and modern comforts. It is located in the heart of the vibrant area only a short distance from the city centre. Consented residential planning in place for 93 units in all. (85 apartments and 8 townhouses.) 123,425 sq.ft (11,466 sq.m) GIA consented Offers invited as a whole or in lots.

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LOT 5 LOT 4 An opportunity to buy into a fully consented landmark residential development site in the heart of the city. ROYAL MEADOWS 3 The Royal Meadows site offers the opportunity to create beautiful homes in the heart of the city.

An illustration of open plan ground floor areas in the townhouses including the consented rear extensions.

VICTORIAN TOWNHOUSES AT MILLERFIELD PLACE ROYAL MEADOWS 4 PORTOBELLO THE LOCATION ARTHUR’S SEAT

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Royal Meadows is located in the Marchmont / ROYAL MILE area of Edinburgh, approximately 1 mile south of WAVERLEY STATION Princes Street and on the edge of the city centre. National Museum of The ’s central campus is THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH 500m north of the site. Situated immediately opposite the site is The GEORGE HERIOTS Meadows, a 63 acre public park, with cricket and football pitches, tennis courts and children’s playgrounds. QUARTERMILE

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Big city living with a friendly neighbourhood feel. ROYAL MEADOWS 5 ST. ANDREW LEITH ST. CARLTON HILL SQUARE GEORGE ST. WAVERLEY STATION

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ROYAL MEADOWS 6 MARCHMONT

Marchmont, which has undergone a transformation in the last few years, benefits from a series of popular retail parades, which include supermarkets, fishmongers, bakers, greengrocers, pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants. A wider range of shops and restaurants is available in the New Town and Old Town. Here you will also find the city’s art galleries, museums, theatres and other tourist attractions. Nearby private schooling options include George Heriots, George Watsons and , whilst state schooling is provided by the excellent Sciennes Primary School and James Gillespie’s High School. The wider site is bounded to the South by Sciennes Road, to the north by Rillbank Crescent, to the East by Millerfield Place and to the West by Sylvan Place. Sciennes Primary School is immediately to the South East of the site.

Located in the vibrant Marchmont area, next to 63 acres of public park.

ROYAL MEADOWS 7 EDINBURGH

Edinburgh, Scotland’s Capital, is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK with a population in the region of 520,000 and a broader city region population of approximately 1.35 million. The city is the largest financial centre in the UK outside of London and home to many of Scotland’s most well established businesses along with the . Edinburgh is also a world renowned tourist location and is famous for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the world’s largest international arts festival.

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Description The wider Royal Meadows site extends to approximately 1.62 hectares (4.01 acres). Downing will development the student accommodation and affordable housing on Sylvan Place. The cumulative area to be sold extends to 1.07 HA (2.64 acres). The premises for sale comprises a number of period buildings that have detailed planning consent to be converted to 93 residential dwellings. The buildings previously formed part of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. These comprise the Main Hospital building, the Pharmacy Store, Millerfield Place West, Rillbank Terrace East and sections of Rillbank Terrace West & Rillbank Crescent. The main vehicle access points are Rillbank Terrace, Sylvan Place, Sciennes Road and Millerfield Place. The entire site is situated within the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation Area

Available as a whole, part or seven individual lots. ROYAL MEADOWS 10 Planning History Planning Consent (18/02719/FUL) was granted on LOT 5 LOT 3 3 August 2020 for ‘Mixed use development LOT 7 comprising residential (8 houses and 116 apartments), student accommodation with communal space, cycle/car parking provision, public realm enhancements, associated works AFFORDABLE LOT 6 LOT 4 LOT 2 and infrastructure. Development involves partial demolition of existing buildings, erection of new buildings and change of use/conversion of retained buildings. The dataroom contains a full breakdown of the planning applications and consents. Local Planning Authority STUDENT City of Edinburgh Council LOT 1 www.edinburgh.gov.uk 0131 529 3550

Development Overview

LOT 1 Set around an extensive area of new public realm and landscaped space, Royal Meadows comprises a comprehensive remodelling of the existing site to provide a residential led scheme with a strong Lot 1 Lot 5 focus on protecting the heritage of the historic Main hospital building and former End block of Victorian apartments buildings. The development opportunity available pharmacy store on Rillbank Terrace East constitutes a mix of 93 consented private Lot 2 Lot 6 apartments and houses, many of which will boast Victorian townhouses at Millerfield Place Victorian apartments on views across The Meadows to Edinburgh Castle. Lot 3 Rillbank Terrace West Victorian apartments at Millerfield Place Lot 7 Lot 4 Victorian apartments on Victorian apartment terrace at Rillbank Rillbank Crescent Terrace East

ROYAL MEADOWS 11 Lot 1 Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft Main hospital building and former pharmacy store 1 Bed 9 560 - 775 2 Bed 19 785 - 1,220 3 Bed 10 1,400 - 1,670 Consented Planning for 40 apartments 4 Bed 2 2,075 - 3,135 Total GIA: 46,950 sq.ft (4,361.8 sq.m)

The B Listed main former hospital building, which The single story 19th Century Pharmacy Store, which fronts onto Sciennes Road, comprises an imposing lies on the site’s eastern boundary at the point where red sandstone building arranged over basement, it meets Sciennes Road, is curtilage listed alongside ground and five upper floors. the main hospital. This has been conceived as a The building was designed as a U-plan hospital for ‘gatehouse’ type dwelling and will provide two children by George Washington Brown and was apartments, a one bed and a two bed. opened in 1895. The landmark building, with its distinctive red sandstone and Jacobean styling, has been designed to be the centrepiece of the Royal Meadows scheme, and has granted planning to be completely reconfigured as 38 luxurious apartments. Designed as a combination of one, two, three and four bedroom apartments, duplexes and penthouses, the scheme will provide some of Edinburgh’s finest apartments. The units will boast views across either The Meadows to Edinburgh Castle, towards Arthur’s Seat or South towards the Pentlands. There are 12 car parking spaces available as well as potential storage at the lower ground level.

ROYAL MEADOWS 12 Lot 2 Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft VICTORIAN TOWNHOUSES AT MILLERFIELD PLACE 4 Bed 4 2,505 - 2,655 5 Bed 4 2,685 - 2,835 Consented Planning for 8 townhouses Total GIA: 21,310 sq.ft (1,980 sq.m)

Situated on the west side of Millerfield Place, Numbers 11-18 comprise a terrace of C Listed sandstone townhouses, constructed in c1864 and arranged over 2 and part 3 storeys. The attractive properties, with full height bay windows and pitched roofs, are set back from the pavement with small courtyards to the front and gardens to the rear. Planning Consent has been granted to reinstate the properties as eight bespoke townhouses with contemporary glazed extensions to the rear of each property. The houses, which will blend period features with a full range of modern comforts, will provide four or five bedrooms over three floors.

ROYAL MEADOWS 13 Lot 3 Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft VICTORIAN APARTMENTS AT MILLERFIELD PLACE 1 Bed 1 670 2 Bed 4 915 - 1,530 3 Bed 3 1,365 - 1,760 Consented Planning for 8 apartments Total GIA: 9,935 sq.ft (923 sq.m)

At the north-western end of Millerfield Terrace are Numbers 19-21, which are C Listed sandstone buildings on lower and two upper stories, arranged as apartments. Built in c1864, the buildings provide views across The Meadows. Planning Consent has been granted to refurbish Numbers 19-21 as eight spacious apartments, providing a range of one, two and three beds, and set upon lower ground, ground and two upper floors.

ROYAL MEADOWS 14 Lot 4 VICTORIAN APARTMENT TERRACE AT RILLBANK Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft TERRACE EAST 2 Bed 4 780 - 945 3 Bed 2 1,460 - 1,470 4 Bed 8 1,520 - 1,900 Consented Planning for 14 apartments Total GIA: 19,630 sq.ft (1,823.7 sq.m)

Situated on the east side of Rillbank Terrace, Numbers 2-9 comprise a terrace of sandstone townhouses, arranged over 2 and part 3 storeys. Built in c1862, the attractive properties, with full height bay windows and pitched roofs, are set back from the pavement with small courtyards to the front and gardens to the rear. Planning consent has been granted to convert the terrace into 14 spacious apartments and a townhouse. They will provide a range of two, three and four bed units benefiting from double bedrooms, en suite bathrooms and spacious reception rooms.

ROYAL MEADOWS 15 Lot 5 END BLOCK OF VICTORIAN APARTMENTS ON Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft RILLBANK TERRACE EAST 2 Bed 7 745 - 895

Consented Planning for 7 apartments Total GIA: 5,815 sq.ft (540.2 sq.m)

Number 1 Rillbank Terrace lies at the North-Eastern end of the terrace, overlooking The Meadows. It is a sandstone building on lower ground, ground and two upper stories, arranged as apartments. Planning Consent has been granted to convert Number 1 Rillbank Terrace into 7 two bedroom apartments, arranged over all floors of the building, the majority of which are dual aspect. A large storage room is also available in the basement, with storage lockers available for use by the apartments within this block.

ROYAL MEADOWS 16 Lot 6 Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft VICTORIAN APARTMENTS ON RILLBANK 2 Bed 5 785 - 915 TERRACE WEST 3 Bed 7 1,265 - 1,650 Consented Planning for 12 apartments Total GIA: 14,600 sq.ft (1,356.4 sq.m)

Situated on the west side of Rillbank Terrace, Numbers 14-18 comprise a terrace of 4 sandstone townhouses and the corner block, arranged over 3 and 4 part storeys. Built in c1862, the handsome properties with full height bay windows and pitched roofs, are set back from the pavement with small courtyards to the front and gardens to the rear. Planning consent has been granted to convert the terrace into a total of 12 apartments, some of which spread laterally across a pair of terraced buildings. They will provide a range of two and three bed apartments, all of which benefit from double bedrooms, en suite bathrooms and spacious reception rooms.

ROYAL MEADOWS 17 Lot 7 Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft VICTORIAN APARTMENTS ON RILLBANK CRESCENT 1 Bed 1 785 2 Bed 1 840 3 Bed 2 1,735 - 1,825 Consented Planning for 4 apartments Total GIA: 5,185 sq.ft (481.7 sq.m)

Numbers 2-3 Rillbank Crescent lies at the North-Western end of the terrace, overlooking The Meadows. They consist of a pair of sandstone buildings, constructed in c1862, on ground and two upper stories, arranged as apartments. Planning Consent has been granted to reconfigure each building to provide a one bed apartment and a two bed apartment on the ground floor, with a pair of three bed duplex apartments on the first and second floors.

ROYAL MEADOWS 18 Lot 1 Main hospital building, and former Lot 2 VICTORIAN TOWNHOUSES AT Lot 3 VICTORIAN APARTMENTS AT pharmacy store MILLERFIELD PLACE MILLERFIELD PLACE

Consented Planning for 40 apartments Consented Planning for 8 townhouses Consented Planning for 8 apartments Development Summary Total GIA: 46,950 sq.ft (4,361.8 sq.m) Total GIA: 21,310 sq.ft (1,980 sq.m) Total GIA: 9,935 sq.ft (923 sq.m)

Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft 1 Bed 9 560 - 775 4 Bed 4 2,205 - 2,655 1 Bed 1 670 2 Bed 19 785 - 1,220 5 Bed 4 2,685- 2,835 2 Bed 4 915 - 1,530 Consented residential planning in place for 93 units 3 Bed 10 1,400 - 1,670 3 Bed 3 1,365 - 1,760 in all. (85 apartments and 8 townhouses.) 4 Bed 2 2,075 - 3,135 123,425 sq.ft (11,466 sq.m) consented. Offers invited as a whole or in lots.

Lot 4 VICTORIAN APARTMENT TERRACE AT Lot 5 END BLOCK OF VICTORIAN APARTMENTS ON Lot 6 VICTORIAN APARTMENTS ON RILLBANK Lot 7 VICTORIAN APARTMENTS ON RILLBANK TERRACE EAST RILLBANK TERRACE EAST Terrace WEST RILLBANK CRESCENT

Consented Planning for 14 apartments Consented Planning for 7 apartments Consented Planning for 12 apartments Consented Planning for 4 apartments Total GIA: 19,630 sq.ft (1,823.7 sq.m) Total GIA: 5,815 sq.ft (540.2 sq.m) Total GIA: 14,600 sq.ft (1,356.4 sq.m) Total GIA: 5,185 sq.ft (481.7 sq.m)

Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft Unit Type No. of Units Sq.ft 2 Bed 4 780 - 945 2 Bed 7 745 - 895 2 Bed 5 785 - 915 1 Bed 1 785 3 Bed 2 1,420 - 1,470 3 Bed 7 1,265 - 1,650 2 Bed 1 840 4 Bed 8 1,520 - 1,900 3 Bed 2 1,735 - 1,825

ROYAL MEADOWS 19 Vacant Possession Viewing The entire site is sold with the benefit of vacant All viewings and site inspections, including external possession. site visits must be strictly accompanied by representatives of Knight Frank or Ryden. Section 75 The vendors will be deal with all Section 75 costs Financial Guarantee/Money Laundering Neil Scott in advance of a sale, including the provision of all All offers to purchase the property (regardless of 0131 222 9620 affordable housing. whether the offer is on a cash basis or subject to [email protected] loan funding) must be accompanied with evidence Toby Withall Demolition of Source of Funds. This can be in the form of a bank 0131 222 9601 The vendors are currently on site with demolition statement showing the purchase price, a financial [email protected] works which will be completed by late 2021. The reference from a bank/funding source, or surplus properties will be sold as seen, once the confirmation from a solicitor that the purchaser demolition works are completed. has sufficient funds to complete the purchase. Energy Performance Certificate In addition, the purchaser must supply certified EPCs can be provided upon request. copies of his/her passport and confirmation of residence in terms acceptable under anti money VAT laundering (AML) legislation. These documents will David Fraser The property is elected for VAT. be required for all individuals who will appear on 0131 473 3273 the title once the transaction is complete. [email protected] Method of Sale Unconditional offers are requested either on Further Information Greg Limb individual lots or on the whole site. A comprehensive dataroom is available at 0131 473 3221 [email protected] Parties should note interest with Knight Frank and estatecreate.com/Royal_Meadows Ryden in order to be kept informed of any closing Preston Mommsen date set and to receive any further information. 0131 473 3308 [email protected] In the event of a closing date, a closing date offer letter will be issued confirming all minimum requirements. The owner reserves the right to sell the property without reference to any other party. developing a great britain

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