LAND AT MURIESTON, LIVINGSTON west lothian, eh54 9aw u
Greenfield development site extending to approx. 41 acres (16.6 ha)
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Planning Permission in Principle Granted for 280 residential units
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Offers invited for the whole
Location The subject site is located in Murieston, a leafy suburb, in the south of the West Lothian town of Livingston. The local area is predominantly comprised of large, private family housing. An abundance of retailing provision together with a selection of bars and restaurants can be found in Livingston town centre between The Centre and Livingston Designer Outlet shopping centres.
Livingston is home to a large number of supermarkets including M&S, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsburys, Asda and Aldi. The area is well connected by public transport with a number of bus routes providing connections across the town. Furthermore, Livingston South railway station is located approximately 0.8 miles north of the subject site and provides direct connections to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Edinburgh International Airport is located approximately 13 miles north east.
It is understood that the site falls within the following catchment areas: St Ninian’s RC Primary School catchment area. Non denominational schooling is provided at Williamston Primary School, St. James Young High School and St. Margaret’s RC High School. Description The subject site comprises former agricultural land extending to approximately 41 acres (16.6 ha) and is irregular in shape. It is accessed from Murieston Road on the northern boundary.
The subjects are bounded to the north by residential housing, to the east and south by agricultural land and to the west by the sold out CALA Homes Murieston Gait development.
Proposal: Planning permission in principle for a 16.6 ha residential development with associated landscaping, engineering and infrastructure works including new vehicular accesses
The affordable housing will be delivered by West Lothian Council. The Purchaser will be required to transfer a serviced site to the council at nil value.
Planning Planning Permission in Principle for a development of 280 homes (25% affordable) has been granted permission following an appeal to the Scottish Government.
Status: Granted subject to conditions
The site is not located within a Conservation Area and does not contain any Listed Buildings.
A Unilateral Undertaking has been entered into.
Date: 14 February 2018
Decision Details: The details of the planning appeal are: Reference: PPA-400-2071
The Unilateral Undertaking anticipates a total contribution (subject to mix) of approximately £1,300,000. Additionally, 25% of the site will be delivered as affordable housing.
For any advice regarding planning, please contact West Lothian Council on +44 (0) 1506 280000 or
[email protected] Method of Sale The heritable interest (freehold) in the site is offered for sale. Parties should note interest with Savills in the first instance in order to be kept informed of any close date set and receive further information. Strict timetables regarding agreed dates of entry will be observed. The owner reserves the right to sell the property without reference to any other party. Title Plan A title plan will be prepared for sales purposes. Only indicative boundaries are provided and should not be relied upon. Further Information Further information is available to interested parties via a dedicated data room: https://sites.savills.com/Murieston/ For login details please contact the selling agents. Viewing Viewing by appointment only with the sole selling agent. Contact For further information and all viewing requests, please contact Savills. Ben Brough
[email protected] 0131 247 3730 Richard Cottingham
[email protected] 0131 247 3826 Danielle Corker
[email protected] 0131 247 3825 This Plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. (100024244). This Plan is published for the convenience of Purchasers only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE.
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