By Scott Wright

MODA Living, the developer of homes for the private rented sector (PRS), has passed a key milestone on a major project in Edinburgh.

The company said it has secured planning permission for the final phase of its £215 million Springside development, a build-to-rent “urban village” which will provide a total of 476 homes alongside 13,000 sq ft of internal amenities.

The final phase, a six-storey building which will overlook Dundee Street and Drysdale Road, will include 139 flats designed for rent.

Moda acquired the central Edinburgh site with joint venture partner Apache Capital in March 2017. It is the partners’ second scheme in Scotland, having joined forces to acquire the former Strathclyde Police headquarters in Glasgow in 2016. Work on the project to deliver 433 flats will start early next year.