Save Kippielaw Organisation
Say NO to the New Housing Scheme at Kippielaw.
Midlothian Council are considering a proposal to allow a developer to build a huge new private housing development of between 300 to 500 houses in all the remaining green fields between the communities of Dalkeith and Easthouses creating a continuous housing scheme which will join up the communities of Dalkeith and Kippielaw and Easthouses and Mayfield
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JULY 2025 UPDATE
Despite an overwhelming 1300 objection letters being sent to Midlothian Council last time round, at a meeting of the Planning Committee on 26th June 2025 Councillors agreed to add the Kippielaw Site to the Shortlist of Sites being considered for development in the next Midlothian Local Plan.
The site includes the Triangle Field which separates the Kippielaw Housing Estate from Easthouses. It also includes all the fields behind Kippielaw Steading from Easthouses Way to the Lauder Road.
The Council only needs to find sites for 1660 new houses across Midlothian to meet the Scottish Government target.
It has already identified preferred sites for over 2,000 houses without using any new greenfield land.
Therefore, the Kippielaw Site is simply not required. Mayfield & Easthouses have already agreed to accept 6 sites totalling 206 houses as their share of the 1660. Adding Kippielaw would take the total to 706 new houses for Mayfield & Easthouses.
Click HERE for the evidence.
The Campaign needs your support to persuade the Council to drop its plans for Kippielaw. Please click on the “Submit Objection” button to record your objection and give your comments to the Council.
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