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Controversial ‘open space' housing plans revealed

Fresh plans for housing on a grassland originally set aside for a public park for residents in Wallyford have been lodged with East Lothian Council. Taylor Wimpey's plans to create more than 90 new homes at the edge of the estate include 84 houses – over half of which will have four bedrooms – and nine two bedroom flats with no affordable housing included. They come more than a year after councillors refused to grant permission for around 150 new homes on the land, which had originally been earmarked as open space. At the time developers of the overall site which has seen hundreds of homes already built around it East Lothian Development Ltd (ELDL) argued that the estate provided lots of open space across the site and did not need the additional park land. Councillors described the move as 'a step too far' and 'too much icing on the cake', however Scottish Ministers backed an appeal by the company overturning the decision and approving the plans. Now Taylor Wimpey have submitted their proposals for a smaller number of homes on the site which will go before the council's planning committee next week. A report to councillors recommending they back the new plans says: 'In his decision letter, the (Scottish Government) reporter concluded that he was satisfied that the other open space areas to be provided over the whole Wallyford/Dolphingstone expansion area were adequate to serve future residents of the expansion area without the need for the whole of the land of the appeal site to be provided for the large, consolidated area of open space, and granted planning permission in principle for a residential development of it, with a small part of the appeal site accommodating an open space area. 'All of the 84 houses and 9 flats to be erected on the site would be for private sale. The houses would comprise of 15 different house types, with 42 being terraced, 6 being semi-detached and 36 detached. 'Of the 84 houses, 44 would have 4 bedrooms, 24 would have 3 bedrooms and 16 would have 2 bedrooms. The 9 flats would all have 2 bedrooms.' The report notes that following the Scottish Ministers decision councillors cannot refuse consent for the housing but can have a say on determining the design, landscape and appearance of the site. By Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related