Our new Meadowbank Sports Centre will open its doors in Autumn 2020.

Council leader Adam McVey said: "When this council set its budget, we had some tough decisions. "We knew that the old venue had reached the end of its lifespan but despite the budget pressures, we agreed that investment in this new facility and the benefits it will bring should be a priority for the city and for the coalition.". Our new Meadowbank Sports Centre will open its doors in Autumn 2020. It also hosted the Games in 1986, becoming the first venue to host the Games twice.

Alongside the design of the replacement sports centre we masterplanned the regeneration of the entire site in partnership with the council and community stakeholders, incorporating zoned residential areas for 600 homes, 35% affordable homes for social rent, together with a mixed-use commercial area. The proposals also feature badminton courts, a gymnastics hall, a gym, studios, a cafe and offices. The new centre replaces tired facilities with state-of-the-art indoor athletics hall, multi-use sports halls, fitness suite and studios, squash courts and halls for Gymnastics & Martial Arts, alongside café and meeting rooms. As the heart of sport in Edinburgh for more than 50 years, the new centre will support physical activity, sport, health and wellbeing for generations to come. ", Councillor Amy McNeese-Mechan, CEC Deputy Culture and Communities Convener, Holmes MillerCopyright ©2020Privacy Policy. We plan to recycle the wood. To allow the development of the new sports centre we need to remove some trees from the site.

“Edinburgh’s new Meadowbank will be one of the country’s top community sports centres when it opens and feature some of the most state-of-the-art fitness facilities in Britain.
The new Meadowbank Sports Centre replaces the existing Meadowbank complex, originally constructed in 1968 to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. But they promised a "meaningful consultation" to make sure they got it right. "We'll now kick off a meaningful, comprehensive consultation after the summer to make sure we get this right," he said. Meadowbank Sports Centre - Development Updates - Edinburgh Leisure Meadowbank 2020 Meadowbank Sports Centre has been at the heart of sport and physical activity for almost 50 years and we're sad to close the doors on this part of Edinburgh's history. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games.

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Some will be used to create furniture, fittings and toys for local nurseries but we are keen to commission some items of furniture or external features near Meadowbank. Plans to build a new sport centre on the site of Edinburgh's Meadowbank Stadium have been approved by planners. The SNP councillor said the decision to approve in principle development of the wider site would support the council's strategy for building affordable homes. Send your suggestions to [email protected]. She said that the consultation process had "fallen short with what is needed" and that the failings were "unintentional and regrettable". The design of a new sports complex to replace the existing Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh has been unveiled. £45m Meadowbank sports centre starts to take shape February, 2020 CITY of Edinburgh Council leader Adam McVey has visited Meadowbank Stadium to see the progress being made on the new £45 million sports centre.

These are external links and will open in a new window. The masterplan process will start with "a blank slate" in terms of housing and commercial use, the council said. However we're looking forward to the creation of a new Meadowbank.


Planners agreed "in principle" to the wider development of the site. Elaine Scott, the council's housing services manager, apologised for flaws in the initial consultation with residents and groups. Read about our approach to external linking. It will include a 3G football pitch in the centre of the running track, an indoor athletics track and an outdoor throws area. Campaigners from the Save our Stadium group protested outside City Chambers before the meeting and were disappointed the site will be carved up for housing and other uses.

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