Building now · West Lothian
Raw Holdings West (Cala parcel)
East Calder, West Lothian · EH53 0JN
Also recorded as Raw Holdings West.
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
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- Google Maps
- OpenStreetMap
- 55.89234, -3.45294
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.
| Year | Homes |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 39 |
| 2026/27 | 30 |
| 2027/28 | 22 |
| Programmed in total | 91 |
Where this comes from
West Lothian HLA 2025. In West Lothian Council Housing Land Audit 2025, base date 31 March 2025.
- Open the source record (westlothian.gov.uk)
- Also appears in Council planning register (live) as LIVE/0198/FUL/15, consented, 276 homes (planning.westlothian.gov.uk)
- Also appears in Council planning register (live) as 0162/FUL/22, consented, 41 homes (planning.westlothian.gov.uk)
- Also appears in Council planning register (live) as 0207/FUL/25, application pending, 40 homes (planning.westlothian.gov.uk)
- Also appears in Council planning register (live) as LIVE/0483/FUL/15, consented, 12 homes (planning.westlothian.gov.uk)
- Also appears in Council planning register (live) as 0235/P/22, consented, 11 homes (planning.westlothian.gov.uk)
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