PLANS for greater than 500 new properties in Tranent have been lodged with East Lothian Council.
The plans are for an space of land south of the city centre, between Windygoul Main Faculty and Fleets Industrial Property; the land is earmarked for residential use by East Lothian Council as a part of its Native Growth Plan.
An authentic proposal for the land was submitted to the council final October by Walker (Scotland) Ltd.
Since then, the corporate's masterplan has been revised in a bid for the brand new software to reply considerations raised by the council and statutory consultees.
The revised masterplan contains new bus routes and bigger playpark areas.
David Thomson, a member of Tranent and Elphinstone Group Council, mentioned: "My considerations particularly associated to the roads, medical amenities, cemetery and faculties inside Tranent being unable to deal with the rise in inhabitants ought to this improvement be permitted to proceed.
"For my part, rather more consideration must be given to the wants of the neighborhood and the redevelopment of the city centre, particularly the disused council properties.
"We really feel this needs to be a precedence.
East Lothian Council's planning committee is because of decide on the plans at its subsequent assembly on Might 7.