New homes
New build sites across East Lothian
Every housing site with planning consent across East Lothian, from East Lothian Council’s housing land audit and planning register. It covers 199 sites and 8,322 homes, 6,606 of them still to build.
The totals count each home once. A site the council's audit already holds under another name, or one announced by a developer and not yet in any council schedule, is drawn on the map and left out of the totals. Last updated August 2026, and refreshed monthly.
Sites
199
Homes counted
8,322
Still to build
6,606
Building now
34
By town
Where the homes are going across East Lothian
The council's own settlement names, largest first. 3 records carry no town and are listed further down.
- Musselburgh33 sites · 3,866 homes · 10 building now
- Tranent29 sites · 666 homes · 5 building now
- Dunbar22 sites · 701 homes · 6 building now
- Haddington21 sites · 650 homes · 4 building now
- Blindwells17 sites · 1,487 homes · 4 building now
- North Berwick12 sites · 240 homes · 3 building now
- Wallyford12 sites · 60 homes · 1 building now
- Prestonpans11 sites · 289 homes
- Gullane4 sites · 1 building now
- Pencaitland4 sites
- Aberlady3 sites
- Musselburgh East and Carberry3 sites
- North Berwick Coastal3 sites
- Whitecraig3 sites · 363 homes
- Humbie2 sites
- Innerwick2 sites
- Longniddry2 sites
- Old Craighall2 sites
- Athelstaneford1 site
- Belhaven1 site
- Cockenzie1 site
- Dunbar and East Linton1 site
- East Linton1 site
- Elphinstone1 site
- Fa'side1 site
- Haddington and Lammermuir1 site
- Macmerry1 site
- Ormiston1 site
- Preston Seton and Gosford1 site
Largest schemes
The biggest sites across East Lothian
By homes with consent, finished schemes left out. Each opens the site's own page.
| Site | Where | Builder | Homes | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphingstone GrangeTaylor Wimpey | Wallyford | Taylor Wimpey | 700 | Building now |
| MH10 DolphingstoneTaylor Wimpey | Musselburgh | Taylor Wimpey | 621 | Approved, not started |
| MH1 Craighall (Whitehill)Persimmon Homes | Musselburgh | Persimmon Homes | 546 | Approved, not started |
| The EarlsHargreaves Services / Bellway Homes | Blindwells | Hargreaves Services / Bellway Homes | 530 | Approved, not started |
| Whitecraig | Whitecraig | Not stated | 363 | Approved, not started |
| MH1 Craighall/Burgh Gate (QMU)Persimmon Homes | Musselburgh | Persimmon Homes | 355 | Building now |
| E496 LDP MH13 Land at Whitecraig SouthBellway Homes | Musselburgh | Bellway Homes | 300 | Approved, not started |
| Blindwells affordable homes (Cruden)Hargreaves Services / Bellway Homes | Blindwells | Hargreaves Services / Bellway Homes | 281 | Approved, not started |
| North East Of Cowpits Road Whitecraig | Whitecraig | Not stated | 250 | Approved, not started |
| Belhaven Way (Hallhill)Taylor Wimpey | Dunbar | Taylor Wimpey | 245 | Building now |
No town given
Sites the schedule does not place across a town
3 records carry no town in the council's schedule. Each is on the map by its coordinates, and each has its own page, largest first.
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