16 Raw Holdings, Steading Development, East Calder, West Lothian, EH53
- Land size
- 0.69 acres
Description
A unique opportunity to acquire a site with planning permission in principle for a 0.28-hectare residential development on the edge of the popular town of East Calder.
16 Raw holdings is a traditional smallholding on the edge of the town of East Calder. The site with approved planning in principle extends to approximately 0.28 hectares (0.69 acres). The site currently comprises of level ground that has historically been used for arable farming and hard standing yard space including a large steel portal framed agricultural shed.
The proposal is to develop a small infill site within the settlement boundary of East Calder. The adjacent land has been developed for residential housing, and it has been deemed by the council that the development of this site at 16 Raw Holdings would be compatible with that development.
Further details about the approved planning permission in principle are available from the selling agents.
East Calder is an established small town forming a group of residential communities to the south-east of Livingston. It is ideally placed for the commuter with access to the A71 which links Edinburgh and the west. There are further links to the motorway network throughout the central belt. The property is well placed for Kirknewton Railway Station servicing areas between Edinburgh and Glasgow. East Calder offers a good range of local amenities, including respected schools, doctor’s surgery, sports centre and country walks.
Access is currently taken from Langton Road heading into East Calder via the main entrance to 16 Raw Holdings. It may be that a new access would have to be created for the development.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-08-24
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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- Parking
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- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Paul's Primary School717 metres
- Pupils
- 131
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- East Calder Primary School894 metres
- Pupils
- 286
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Kirknewton Primary School0.8 miles
- Pupils
- 172
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Calderwood Primary School1 mile
- Pupils
- 482
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Mid Calder Primary School1.3 miles
- Pupils
- 180
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- The James Young High School2.6 miles
- Pupils
- 1,197
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Inveralmond Community High School2.8 miles
- Pupils
- 1,033
- Type
- Non-denominational
- St Margaret's Academy2.8 miles
- Pupils
- 1,106
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Broxburn Academy3.5 miles
- Pupils
- 911
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Deans Community High School4 miles
- Pupils
- 1,006
- Type
- Non-denominational
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
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Davidson & Robertson, Edinburgh
The Rural Centre West Mains Ingliston Edinburgh EH28 8LT
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The Rural Centre West Mains Ingliston Edinburgh EH28 8LT
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