Taylor Wimpey submits application for Bonnyrigg development

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an application for planning permission in principle to Midlothian Council for the provision of around 1,000 new homes at Dalhousie Chesters, Bonnyrigg.The land is situated adjacent to Taylor Wimpey’s Hopefield development, where the final homes will be handed over to their new owners this month.Following a period of public consultation with members of the local community and a wide range of key stakeholders, the proposals include the provision of a range of new homes and apartments, of which 25% would be affordable, a new primary school to serve the development, community facilities including land for community growing, the integration of Little Wood into the masterplan as well as open space and footpath networks together with the associated infrastructure required for a development of this scale.The land at Dalhousie Chesters is identified in the Midlothian Local Development Plan 2017 (LDP), and Taylor Wimpey’s application will include a framework of the proposed masterplan for the area, which will aim to integrate the proposed new development with the existing Hopefield development to the north, as well as existing housing and businesses within and on the margins of the development.