Penicuik town centre regeneration

The Penicuik Townscape Heritage and Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme, known as the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project was a partnership project involving:

• Midlothian Council
• The Heritage Lottery Fund
• Historic Environment Scotland
• The Penicuik Community Development Trust
• Penicuik and District Community Council
• Penicuik Arts Association
• Penicuik Historical Society

The project ran from 2018-2025 with the aim of regenerating the historic core of Penicuik by:

• Grant aiding the repair and restoration of key historic buildings in Penicuik town centre
• Improving the street scene by increasing pavement widths, narrowing the carriageway in the High Street and repaving in high quality natural materials with new street furniture
• Delivering a training programme based on traditional construction skills
• Delivering a wide-ranging community engagement programme with local community groups in Penicuik based on the heritage and history of the area.

The multi-million pound regeneration project exceeded its original aims. Over the six years, the project repaired and restored 28 historic buildings, improved 20 shopfronts, brought 2 empty buildings back into use, improved public spaces and completed around 600 community engagement, training and education initiatives.