The demolition of the former Silverlea residential care home on land at Muirhouse Parkway is due to start on Monday 15th January and will last for approximately 14 weeks.

These works will include demolition of the main care home structure and garages/outbuildings and clearance of the site. The demolition will be carried out by Daltons Demolition, although sub-contractors may be used for some parts of the work. Site security will also be provided by a private security contractor for the duration of the works.

All works will be contained within the care home site and there will be no impact on Muirhouse Parkway itself.

As councillors, we have also pressed officials to make sure the work is carried out in a way which minimises the noise impact on those living nearby.

We have had it confirmed that the contractor’s standard working week will be Monday to Friday, however on occasion there may be works carried out on Saturdays (8am-3pm) if
required.