Approved, not started · West Lothian

Gavieside Farm

Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley, West Lothian · EH55 8PT

Also recorded as Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT.

ConsentedLow confidence

Homes

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Still to build

consented but not started, so all of it is still to build

Decided before the council drew up its current housing land audit, so the audit already accounts for it.

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About the site

Builder: Persimmon Homes
Tenure: mixed - approx. 700 affordable homes reported
Completion: Phase 1 complete 2033; full site by ~2049
Address: Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT

Planning

Reference: LIVE/0365/MSC/15
Decision: Conditions
Dated: 29 May 2017

What the application says

Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0272/P/08 for the erection of 59 houses with associated works (grid ref. 301988 664293)

Notes

Major new masterplan: permission in principle approved by Development Management Committee June 2026. Straddles the B7015 near West Calder/Five Sisters. Five phases over ~20 years; new primary school (693 capacity), village centre, Gavieside Bridge replacement. 2024 HLA recorded an earlier iteration at 2,500 units (H-LV 13/173/173A); press in 2026 reports up to 2,800-3,000. No builders beyond Persimmon (masterplanner) named yet; detailed planning applications for individual parcels expected in coming years - treat as one large early-stage entry pending sub-phase breakdown.

Where this comes from

Council planning register (live). Consent dates from 2017 and the current audit does not list it, so it may be built or lapsed.

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Who is building it

Persimmon Homes

Housebuilder, York

Named as the developer in Council planning register (live). Persimmon Homes is a verified housebuilder, checked 20 September 2026.

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Nearest sites

Mossend Site K540 m · 76 homes
Site Y4 Mossend West Calder550 m · 66 homes
Mossend (Remainder) (Site Y)740 m · 40 homes
Site Y1, Y2A & Y2B Mossend West Calder840 m · 57 homes
Cleugh Brae (CDA)840 m · 214 homes
Gavieside Farm970 m · 1,900 homes

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