MORE than 200 new homes could be built opposite a brand new primary school.

Work is already well under way on the school at Blindwells, with construction expected to be complete in late spring next year.

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It will cater for more than 500 youngsters, with hundreds of homes already built in the new town between Tranent, Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, and Longniddry.

Now, developers are looking to build 197 houses and 20 flats beside the school in the growing community.

Plans lodged with East Lothian Council highlight that permission is already in place for up to 1,600 homes at Blindwells.

Different developers have brought forward proposals for different sections of the wider site in recent years.

Bellway Homes Scotland East is looking at a site to the north of Princes Way and east of Princes Loch.

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The development, which would consist of “a range of cottage flats, terraces, semi-detached and detached houses”, would feature 152 private units and 65 affordable units.

According to documents, the majority of the properties (85) would feature three bedrooms.

Seventy four-bedroom properties would be created alongside 53 two-bedroom homes and nine five-bedroom properties.

The design statement notes: “The housing will all be two-storey in height with a mix of cottage flats, terraces, semi-detached and detached properties.

“The housing could utilise increased height and massing to address the open space.

"This could be in the form of two-and-a-half to four-storey elements with a mix of housing including terraces and flatted dwellings.

“Along the north of the site, the taller housing units are used to create a higher density that faces onto the Princes Loch.

“As well as these taller house types, flatted blocks of high density are positioned to the north-east of the site.

“The primary route and open space will have a strong frontage through massing created predominantly by terraces and flats at varying storey heights.

“Parking should be off the street frontage where possible to increase the prominence of the built form.”

Alongside the school, which is predominantly funded through Section 75 developer contributions, will be an early learning and childcare centre.

The school will have places for up to 420 children, while the early learning and childcare centre will offer 100 places for youngsters aged two to five.

Blindwells was previously the site of an opencast coal mine but had long been discussed as the potential site for a new town.

It has previously been suggested that as many as 6,000 new homes could be built there, stretching alongside the A1.