Site at 19c Rope Walk, Prestonpans EH32
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
Key Features
- Excellent residential development opportunity
- Planning for 6 x semi detached houses
- Niche development opportunity
- Central location within Prestonpans
- Full Technical Pack available
Description
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 6 X 3 BED SEMI DETACHED HOUSES
PLANNING REFERENCE 20/00781/P
Excellent opportunity for niche developer to undertake this attractive residential project in the popular East Lothian town of Prestonpans.
Features and Description
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Tenure: Freehold
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Full Planning Permission in Place (East Lothian Council 20/00781/P)
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Planning Permission for 6 x semi detached houses
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Popular Residential Location
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Excellent public transport links
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Excellent opportunity for niche developer to undertake this attractive residential project in the popular East Lothian town of Prestonpans.
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Full technical pack available from Ballantynes or
Rare residential development opportunity with Planning Permission for popular family style housing.
GENERAL
The development site at Rope Walk is bounded by a fence line to the south which looks out over the neighbouring running track of Pennypit Community Development and mainstream residential housing to the north. A full technical pack is available upon request.
Prestonpans is located on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, nine miles east of Edinburgh's city centre.It is located approximately 10 miles from Edinburgh therefore offering the commuter easy access to the City Centre and surrounding towns and villages. There is excellent public transport in the town, with a railway station plus excellent bus service links. The train to the city centre takes approx. 15 minutes. The nearby City Bypass offers excellent road connections into Edinburgh and to Edinburgh International Airport. Schooling is also well provided for from nursery through to senior school.
There is a good provision of local facilities including Scotmid & Lidl supermarkets. Nearby Musselburgh provides a good choice of sporting and recreational facilities including two sporting facilities, one of which has a swimming pool, two golf courses and the famous racecourse.
SERVICES
It is believed mains electricity and water runs close by to the site. Any purchaser should satisfy themselves regarding the full range of services available. The purchasers will be responsible for installing their own drainage system and securing connections to the power and water supplies.
Full technical pack available from Ballantynes or
Tenure: Freehold
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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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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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 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 Gabriel's RC Primary School473 metres
- Pupils
- 156
- Type
- Roman Catholic
- Preston Tower Primary School860 metres
- Pupils
- 706
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Blindwells Primary School1.4 miles
- Pupils
- 10
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Cockenzie Primary School1.4 miles
- Pupils
- 327
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Wallyford Primary School1.5 miles
- Pupils
- 456
- Type
- Non-denominational
Secondary
- Preston Lodge High School0.7 miles
- Pupils
- 1,060
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Rosehill High School1.4 miles
- Pupils
- 315
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Ross High School1.7 miles
- Pupils
- 1,229
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Musselburgh Grammar School2.7 miles
- Pupils
- 996
- Type
- Non-denominational
- Dalkeith High School4.4 miles
- Pupils
- 949
- 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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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