Developers behind the new Midlothian town of Shawfair have concluded the sale of a 16.1 acre plot of land to Stewart Milne Homes .
The site next to Danderhall, east of Edinburgh, will take the number of new homes to over 1000, subject to planning consent.
Shawfair - a joint venture between Buccleuch Property and Mactaggart & Mickel - will have 4,000 homes, schools, retail, business, leisure and community facilities, built around a town centre with a railway station.
Danderhall, Shawfair and Woolmet Park will be connected by a new road, foot and cycle path, with an lake, new woodland and meadow grassland nearby.
Midlothian Council plans to create a low-cost local heating network for Shawfair town centre using energy produced by the nearby Millerhill Energy from Waste plant.
Nick Waugh, director of Shawfair, said: “We are delighted to welcome Stewart Milne Homes as the sixth housebuilder at Shawfair. They have a deserved reputation for high quality, elegant homes and will be a welcome addition as we move a step closer to our planned 4000 homes.
“Meanwhile, we are progressing plans for an attractive and sustainable town centre beside the existing railway station, with community and health facilities, schooling, nurseries, shops, homes and businesses – everything that a vibrant, thriving community needs to flourish.”
Bellway, Dandara, Mactaggart & Mickel, Miller Homes and Places for People are also building at Shawfair, where around 200 homes are already complete.
The site is an allocated development site under the adopted Midlothian Local Development Plan and has outline consent for residential use.
Gerry More, group managing director for Stewart Milne Homes, said: “Stewart Milne Homes is focused on creating developments with a strong sense of place, through appealing streetscapes and sympathetic designs, where residents can be proud to call home.
“Shawfair meets Stewart Milne Homes’ criteria that our communities should have good transport links and infrastructure to access both amenities and outdoor life. We are looking forward to creating neighbourhoods and building homes that will appeal to a wide range of buyers.”
