{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = Scotland |official_name= Shawfair |label_position= left | population=4,155 | population_ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FS02002064|title=2011 Intermediate Zone Shawfair|website=statistics.gov.scot|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> | static_image_name= | static_image_caption= |os_grid_reference= NT332669 |map_type= Scotland |coordinates = {{coord|55.9153502|-3.0884242|display=inline,title}} |gaelic_name= |scots_name= |civil_parish= |unitary_scotland= Midlothian |lieutenancy_scotland= Midlothian |post_town= DALKEITH |postcode_district = EH22 |postcode_area= EH |dial_code= 0131 |constituency_westminster= Midlothian |constituency_scottish_parliament= Midlothian North and Musselburgh }} '''Shawfair''' is a 21st century development, primarily residential in character, under construction in Midlothian, Scotland, near to the existing village of Danderhall and the hamlets of Newton and Millerhill, which lie just outside the eastern boundary of the city of Edinburgh.<ref name=start05>[http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=2262032005 Work on Shawfair set to start], The Scotsman, 18 November 2005</ref><ref name=set06>[http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1079392006 £100m community set for Edinburgh outskirts], The Scotsman, 25 July 2006</ref><ref name=BBCPlans/><ref name=STV/> It is to be built on the site of the former Monktonhall Colliery. The name is derived from a local farm steading of the same name.
==History== In 2005, Midlothian Council, Edinburgh City Council and Miller Developments created a joint venture, Shawfair Developments Ltd, to work on the scheme. The Minewater Project, an experimental scheme to provide geothermal energy was to be based in Shawfair;<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5117600.stm Plans to heat homes from coal pit], BBC News, 26 June 2006</ref> however the business case was deemed not economically viable. In 2009 Miller pulled out due to market conditions, putting the development in doubt.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/city-s-163-500m-new-town-is-sunk-1-1190159 City's £500m new town is sunk], The Scotsman, 26 January 2009</ref> In November 2010, plans for the settlement were put on hold and the joint venture between Edinburgh City Council and Midlothian Council was dissolved.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/end-of-road-for-new-town-developers-1-1313905 End of road for new town developers], The Scotsman, 8 December 2010</ref>
The Shawfair project was later restarted in 2014 under the name Shawfair LLP, a joint venture between Mactaggart & Mickel and Buccleuch Property. The £200m development of Shawfair,<ref name=STV/> expected to take 15 years, was forecast to provide a projected net economic output of around £32.2 million per annum during development and £99.9 million per annum thereafter.<ref name=BBCPlans/><ref>[https://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/keep-an-online-watch-on-shawfair-plans-1-3930024 Keep an online watch on Shawfair plans], Midlothian Advertiser, 2 November 2015</ref>
The site encompasses {{convert|700|acre|ha}}.<ref name=start05/><ref name=set06/> The £200 million development<ref name=STV>{{Cite news|url = http://news.stv.tv/east-central/275905-shawfair-to-be-created-on-outskirts-of-edinburgh-with-4000-new-homes/|title=New town to be created on outskirts of Edinburgh with 4000 homes |date=20 May 2014|access-date=5 September 2014|work=STV News}}</ref> will create a new residential and commercial centre with around 4,000 new homes, two primary schools, a secondary school and {{convert|1,000,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of commercial and retail space.<ref name=BBCPlans>{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27478756|title=Plans for £200m urban community near Edinburgh |date =20 May 2014 |work =BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/edinburgh-shawfair-means-countless-new-jobs-1-3416431|title=Edinburgh Shawfair means 'countless new jobs'|last=Whitaker |first=Andrew |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=5 September 2014|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> The first phases of commercial<ref>[https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/article/shawfair-takes-important-step-forward-landmark-development-comes-market Shawfair takes important step forward as landmark development comes to market], Scottish Construction Now, 30 January 2018</ref> and house building were progressed in 2018 and 2019.<ref>[https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/article/dandara-signs-up-as-fourth-housebuilder-at-shawfair-development Dandara signs up as fourth housebuilder at Shawfair development], Scottish Housing News, 24 August 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/tenders-invited-for-200-homes-in-shawfair-new-town Tenders invited for 200 homes in Shawfair new town], The Construction Index, 17 October 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/tenders-invited-for-200-homes-in-shawfair-new-town Next phase for ‘Edinburgh’s new neighbour’ unveiled], The Scotsman, 17 October 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2019/03/planning-permission-granted-for-housing-at-shawfair/ Planning permission granted for housing at Shawfair], Edinburgh Reporter, 20 March 2019</ref>
The Shawfair railway station on the newly created Borders Railway, which opened in September 2015, will connect the new town centre with Edinburgh city centre.<ref name=BordersRailway>{{Cite news|url =http://www.bordersrailway.co.uk/news/2014/june/spotlight-on-shawfair-%E2%80%93-a-new-station-for-a-new-town.aspx|title =SPOTLIGHT ON SHAWFAIR – A NEW STATION FOR A NEW TOWN|year=2014|work =Borders Railway|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140904215644/http://www.bordersrailway.co.uk/news/2014/june/spotlight-on-shawfair-%E2%80%93-a-new-station-for-a-new-town.aspx|archive-date =2014-09-04}}</ref>
==Shawfair Park== In late 2007, near the planned site of Shawfair, construction work began on ''Shawfair Park'',<ref> [https://www.montagu-evans.co.uk/news/commercial-savvy-buccleuch-s-shawfair-business-park/ Commercial savvy: Buccleuch’s Shawfair Business Park], Montagu Evans</ref> a new business park with approximately {{convert|25,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of office space and ancillary uses next to the new Sheriffhall park and ride. The development includes a private hospital, ''Spire Shawfair Park,'' complementing an existing facility in Edinburgh's Murrayfield.<ref>[http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/inspecting_and_regulating_care/independent_healthcare/hospitals/shawfair_park_hospital.aspx Shawfair Park Hospital], Healthcare Improvement Scotland</ref><ref>[https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-edinburgh-hospitals-murrayfield-and-shawfair-park/find-us/spire-shawfair-park-hospital/ Spire Shawfair Park Hospital], Spire Healthcare</ref>
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *[https://www.shawfair.co.uk Official development website]
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Category:Populated places in Midlothian Category:Planned communities in Scotland Category:Planned residential developments