THREE hundred new homes could be created on the outskirts of Haddington.

Early plans for the major development at Letham Holdings were submitted to East Lothian Council on Tuesday.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has teamed up with Mactaggart and Mickel Homes – both of which are already building on the adjacent Letham Mains site, where more than 800 homes are being built – for the plans on Haddington’s south-western edge.

The early proposals, which will be unveiled to the public later this year, show about 300 homes, with a quarter of those being affordable.

Included in the plans are provision for roads and drainage infrastructure, off-site road improvements, as well as land being set aside for play areas and open space.

The Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) is the first step in the planning process, with the idea of housing on the site, off the A6093.

The land outlined for the development is identified for housing in the new Local Development Plan and, according to the developers, will be designed to integrate with the Letham Mains development.

The public exhibition will give both housebuilders the opportunity to share their proposals for the development with members of the public and other interested parties, and for feedback to be passed to the developer.

A detailed planning application is expected later this year.

Joanne Casey, director of Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, speaking on behalf of both developers, said the PAN allowed the developers to “begin the important process of community engagement”.

She said: “We are fully committed to a detailed programme of engagement with local communities throughout the lifetime of our developments.

“For large-scale development projects like this one at Letham Holdings, we are especially keen to fully engage as early as possible in the overall process to allow us to understand and consider the views from as many stakeholders as we can.

“We will hold a joint public consultation event during the next few months and we would like to take this opportunity to encourage all interested individuals to become involved.

“This event will allow the local community to share their views so that we may consider these as we develop our emerging development proposal in order to make a detailed planning application around October this year.”