PLANS for housing at the centre of Dirleton go on display next month.

Muir Homes Ltd, based in Inverkeithing, submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for the area, to the north of Main Road/Foreshot Terrace and west of Ware Road, earlier this month.

Basic plans for the 2.34-hectare site were also copied in to the ward’s councillors – David Berry, Tim Day and Jim Goodfellow – as well as Gullane Area Community Council.

The number of houses is yet to be revealed, with more details potentially available at the public exhibition.

Tom Drysdale, vice-chairman of the community council, lives in the village and is also part of Dirleton Village Association.

He told the Courier the potential developers were planning to give a presentation to the community council in Dirleton at the end of March.

A manned public exhibition is then held in The Open Arms, in Dirleton, between 2pm and 8pm on April 15.

A Muir Homes spokesman said: “Muir Homes have served a PAN to enable engagement with the community and planning authority in advance of the submission of a planning application to develop land at Foreshot Terrace, Dirleton, for a residential development of private and affordable housing.

“At this time, Muir Homes and their consultants have arranged to undertake a presentation to the community council on March 31 to explain their design concept and proposals.

“Thereafter, Muir Homes and their consultants intend to hold a public event on April 15 (information regarding this event will be advertised in the paper prior to the meeting date) to engage with the local community to present and discuss the proposals, together with gaining the comments and opinions of the community in terms of the development, for consideration and influence on the final design proposals.

“It is anticipated that a planning application for the development will be lodged with East Lothian Council in May/June 2016.”

However, it is not the only site in the village which has attracted developers.

CALA Management Ltd is looking at a site at Castlemains Farm, off Station Road, with a PAN having been submitted last month and a public exhibition held last Wednesday.

Potentially 30 homes could be built on that site, although CALA Homes stressed the proposals were “still evolving”, and a detailed planning application could be submitted towards the end of May.

Mr Drysdale said: “Both the community council and the village association, the feeling is it is almost inevitable one of the sites will be developed.

“There’s no point in fighting that but the feeling locally is both sites would be too much.

“It would probably mean a total of between 50 and 60 houses, which would be a very significant increase in the size of the village.”

Mr Drysdale questioned if the school would be able to cope with the additional homes on both sites.

Similarly, the village does not have a shop and would mean an increase in traffic, with people travelling to either Gullane or North Berwick.