Affordable housing policy

Information for housing developers

If you are a developer, architect or agent and you want to know more about how the affordable housing policy works in Edinburgh, you can

Download the affordable housing policy practice (PDF, 761 KB)

February 2019 updates

The Planning Committee has  approved updates to the Affordable Housing policy practice note. Read the amendments in Item 7.1-Annual Review of Guidance of the Planning Committe papers on 27 February 2019. 

Further infomation

Find information on Golden Share

We want to work with you to

  • support affordable tenures
  • provide options and improve the viability of sites.
  • explore ways private investment could fund affordable homes
  • explore ways of increasing the amount of affordable housing in the city.

Contact us for information.

Affordable housing

Address: Waverley Court,
4 East Market Street,
Business Centre 1.4,
Edinburgh,
EH8 8BG