Mactaggart & Mickel have a long standing history of successfully promoting new developments through the planning system. We are fully committed to a long term approach and have the necessary skills to work in partnership with land owners and local authorities alike to bring new developments forward. The following examples show some our strategic sites which will be coming forward for development in the next few years.
For more information on our Strategic Land Holding or to discuss new opportunities please contact Ken Hopkins at ken.hopkins@macmic.co.uk
Penicuik
Penicuik is Midlothian’s largest town with a population of around 17,000 with a comprehensive range of existing retail, leisure and educational facilities, including food superstores, sports clubs, leisure centres and two secondary schools, and was identified by The Edinburgh and Lothian Structure Plan as a location where infrastructure capacity existed to accommodate new housing development in the period to 2015.
Haddington
Letham Mains is situated on the western edge of Haddington and consists of four fields of agricultural land extending to 54 ha.
The Edinburgh and Lothian Structure Plan required land to accommodate 750 new houses in Haddington to be found by East Lothian Council in its preparation of a new local plan in 2005.
South West Kirkcaldy
Mactaggart & Mickel is currently seeking planning permission for 1,000 new houses on a 100 ha Greenfield site to the South West of Kirkcaldy.
Identified by Fife Council as an area for the growth of Kirkcaldy, the development will provide a range of housing including apartments, town houses, detached and terraced houses.
South East Wedge
One of Scotland’s largest housing proposals, the Shawfair development located to the South West of Edinburgh and centred around the villages of Danderhall, Millerhill and Newton will see the construction of 4,000 new houses including 800 Affordable Houses, 30 hectares of Business and Medical Park development and the creation of a brand new Local Centre including retail and community centres. It is further proposed on the back of the re opening of the Borders railway line the Waverley Line that a railway halt included in the development affording rail travel into Edinburgh City Centre.