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Scape Land & Developments

Delivering specialist development projects from concept to completion.

Scape Homes (Land & Developments) is a privately owned site origination and development company. We work directly with landowners, operators and infrastructure partners across three specialist sectors - originating, negotiating and delivering high quality projects on a fully managed, turnkey basis.

01Data Centres
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02Student Accommodation
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03Care Homes
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Company Profile
Built on
expertise.

Scape leads projects from initial site identification and feasibility through to planning consent, construction and handover - providing a fully managed, turnkey service for operators, investors and sector partners.

We work directly with landowners, regeneration bodies, institutions and public sector partners, structuring each project to reflect the requirements of the end operator or investor.

Currently active across three specialist sectors, with a growing pipeline of sites under negotiation across the UK.

20+
Years experience
3
Active sectors
UK
Wide pipeline

Scape has an established track record in Purpose Built Student Accommodation, having delivered schemes in Aberdeen and progressed opportunities across Scotland - including sites sold to major operators with significant land value uplift.

We have built expertise in the care home and data centre sectors through direct engagement with operators, infrastructure partners and landowners - originating and structuring viable development opportunities across the UK.

We are not speculative developers. Every opportunity we pursue has been identified, assessed and progressed through direct negotiation with site owners and sector partners.

Development Pipeline
Active
Sectors

We are currently in active discussion with landowners and site owners across all three of our specialist sectors. Every opportunity is assessed against the technical, planning and commercial requirements of the end operator before we commit.

01
Sector 01
Data Centres
UK • Central Belt Focus

Originating edge data centre sites across the UK with established infrastructure partners. Current focus on Scotland's central belt, where grid infrastructure and AI Growth Zone designations are creating significant development opportunity. Operating under NDA as standard.

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Sector 02
Student Accommodation
UK University Cities

Proven PBSA track record with schemes delivered in Aberdeen and sites progressed across Scotland. Currently assessing sites in key university locations where demand for quality purpose-built accommodation remains strong.

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03
Sector 03
Care Homes
Scotland & North of England

Identifying and negotiating on sites suitable for 60-bed-plus care home schemes. We work with registered operators and specialist funders to assess viability from day one, ensuring every site we pursue has a clear route to planning consent and delivery.

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Data Centre
Sector 01
Data Centres
Student Accommodation
Sector 02
Student Accommodation
Care Home
Sector 03
Care Homes
How We Work
Our
Approach
01
Site identification

We identify sites through direct engagement with landowners, agents and regeneration bodies - not through open market processes. Early-stage involvement is key to structuring deals that work for all parties.

02
Feasibility & assessment

Every site is assessed against the technical, planning and commercial requirements of the end operator before any commitment is made. We do not pursue sites that do not stack up.

03
Negotiation & heads of terms

We manage the negotiation process directly with landowners and site owners, working toward contracted heads of terms that protect all parties and allow the project to progress with confidence.

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Planning & delivery

From planning application through to construction management and handover, we manage the full development process on behalf of our operator and investor partners.

Our commitment
"We do not develop speculatively. Every project in our pipeline has been identified, assessed and progressed through direct negotiation with site owners and sector partners."

Scape operates under non-disclosure agreements as standard and can move quickly from initial site review to formal heads of terms where a site meets our partners' requirements.

Speed of assessment and confidentiality of process are both important to us. We treat every landowner conversation with discretion.

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Track Record
Selected
Projects
Student Accommodation Centro Court, Aberdeen

56-studio development completed on time and ready for the academic year. Funded through RBS Aberdeen and private investors. Operated by Scape Homes and fully occupied throughout its first year, the scheme was sold to EMPIRIC Student Property fully occupied at the start of the following academic year.

Sold Fully Occupied
Student Accommodation St Peter Studios, Aberdeen

125-studio development. Site purchased on successful planning and forward funded by EMPIRIC Student Property. The scheme was delivered on programme and on budget, to specification, and ready for occupation at the start of the academic year.

Handed Over On Time
Student Accommodation Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh

Planning consent secured on a high-profile Edinburgh site, generating significant operator interest and a substantial land value uplift. Sold to a major PBSA developer.

Sold with Planning
Care Home Dalgety Bay

An off-market opportunity identified and negotiated directly with the landowner. The site proved highly desirable to care home operators and funders, generating strong interest and a successful sale.

Sold with Planning
Live Pipeline
Current
Opportunities
Student Accommodation / Co-Living Glasgow

An off-market site identified in Glasgow, with negotiations ongoing with the party that controls the site. Early conversations with operators and funders are also underway. The site is suited to student accommodation, co-living, or a combination of the two.

Live Opportunity
Student Accommodation St Andrews

A student accommodation site identified in St Andrews. Pre-application work has been carried out and advice taken from a property lawyer on the prospects for planning consent. Positioned as a longer-term investment opportunity, with the aim of securing the site's inclusion in the local development plan.

Longer-Term Opportunity
Data Centre Near Edinburgh

An off-market data centre site identified near Edinburgh. A data centre operator has been identified and acquisition terms negotiated. A suitability study has been completed.

Terms Negotiated
Data Centre Greater Glasgow

A data centre site identified within Greater Glasgow. A suitability study has been completed and a data centre operator identified. Negotiations to acquire the site are currently underway.

Live Opportunity
Get in touch

Have a
site in
mind?

We work confidentially with landowners and site owners at an early stage. If you have a site that may be suitable for data centre, student accommodation or care home development, we welcome an initial conversation.

All enquiries are treated in strict confidence. We operate under non-disclosure agreements as standard.

✉ info@scapehomes.com