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Building now · West Lothian

Raw Holdings West (Cala parcel)

East Calder, West Lothian · EH53 0JN

Also recorded as Raw Holdings West.

Under constructionHigh confidence

Homes

259

Counted in the audit's total

Built so far

168

At the audit's base date, 31 March 2025

Still to build

91

council audit figure

Affordable

75

Within the total

Where it is

The site boundary is the council's own, drawn over the atlas. Scroll the page over the map; hold Ctrl to zoom it.

About the site

Builder
Cala Homes
Tenure
private
Mix
235 houses, 24 flats
Site area
21.00 ha

Planning

Reference
0198/FUL/15
Decision
Full permission
Dated
28 April 2021
Audit reference
136
Plan reference
H-EC 5(a)
Audit base date
31 March 2025

What the application says

Erection of 276 houses and 24 flats with associated works (grid ref. 309171 667526)

Notes

Marketed as 'Merchants Gait' by Persimmon. Combined phases 137/137A.

Homes expected each year

The council’s own build-out programme. The first year is the current audit year.

Homes expected each year at Raw Holdings West (Cala parcel)
YearHomes
2025/2639
2026/2730
2027/2822
Programmed in total91

Where this comes from

West Lothian HLA 2025. In West Lothian Council Housing Land Audit 2025, base date 31 March 2025.

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