Plans to demolish three Edinburgh tower blocks have been announced by council officials ahead of a critical meeting early next month.

Councillors will consider whether to sign off on the demolition of Oxcars Court and Inchmickery Court in Muirhouse, and Westfield Court in Gorgie, over a range of issues.

A report going before the December 2 housing committee meeting states that the cost of a refit project for the Muirhouse blocks is now more than the cost of rebuilding them.

Most residents in Inchmickery Court had already been moved out of the building in anticipation of the plans going ahead, while Oxcars Court is still largely occupied.

Meanwhile, a separate report states that the condition of Westfield Court has reached a point where it is not ‘practically or financially viable’

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