Avant to deliver 92 new homes at £31m Tranent development
Avant Homes Scotland has acquired a 9.25-acre site in Tranent to deliver a £31 million, 92 new homes development as part of a wider masterplan for the area.
Called Thistle Meadows and located off Winton Court in the East Lothian town, the development will comprise a mix of three, four and five-bedroom family homes.
Thistle Meadows will form part of the Windygoul South Masterplan. This includes the expansion of the Windygoul primary and secondary school campus, as well as improvements and upgrades to the local allotment areas, footpath networks, sports pitches and transport network.
It will feature 10 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy-efficient house types including semidetached and detached homes. Prices for the individual properties will be released once planning is granted.
Subject to planning, work will start at Thistle Meadows in May this year and it is anticipated the first homes will be released for sale in June.
A show home is scheduled to open in November and the first residents are scheduled to move into their new homes in early 2025.
Avant Homes Scotland managing director, Jim Wilkinson, said: “Our Thistle Meadows site acquisition represents an exciting opportunity for us to expand our development footprint into Tranent.
“As a housebuilder, we want to build quality new homes for everyone and this site is an ideal location for us to deliver our range of practically designed, energy-efficient homes in a place people want to live.
“We look forward to East Lothian Council considering our plans to deliver a new and thriving community within the town.”
Edinburghbased Avant Homes Scotland currently has nine live developments and employs more than 600 people.
Avant Homes Scotland is part of the Avant Homes Group, whose house types are advertised by the company as ideal for the private, rented and affordable sectors.
The company operates across Scotland, the north of England and Midlands from eight regional operating businesses.
31m
Price of the planned Thistle Meadows development
10
The number of Avant’s various house styles for sale