CALA Management has acquired two-thirds of the 90 acre site for a planned new community near Edinburgh.
Planning permission in principle (PPiP) is expected for 980 homes, 4,000 sq m of class four commercial space and a primary school on the western edge of South Queensferry.
The proposed development between the approach roads for the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing.
Lead developer CALA is proposing around 700 homes, including 25% affordable housing. Around four acres will be earmarked for a variety of retail, leisure, and roadside related uses.
CALA aims to submit a detailed masterplan and planning applications next year following further investigatory works and dialogue with key stakeholders including the local community, with a view to starting work on site in 2021.
The group recently completed its joint-venture development at nearby Dalmeny Park, where it delivered 156 private homes on a brownfield site.
Keith Giblett, chair of Queensferry and District Community Council, said: “QDDC has a solid working relationship with CALA Homes delivering the homes on the Dalmeny Park site and looks forward to discussing and revising the masterplan that was proposed with the present planning application. Working with CALA Homes we hope to secure improvements to the town’s infrastructure.”
Craig Lynes, land director with CALA Homes (East), said: “This location is already earmarked as a major contributing site to help ease the housing shortfall throughout the market in and around Edinburgh.
“We want to ensure we bring a new community forward in a responsible way working with stakeholders including people living nearby."
