Called Thistle Meadows and located off South Glynn Walk, the development will comprise a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom family homes.

It will feature 10 of Avant Homes’ practically designed, energy-efficient house types including semi-detached and detached homes. Prices for the properties are to be released at a later date.

Work at Thistle Meadows is scheduled to start in May. It is anticipated that the first properties will be released for sale in June and the first residents will move into their new homes in February 2025.

Avant Homes Scotland managing director, Jim Wilkinson, said: “As a business, we are committed to providing quality new homes for everyone in locations where people want to live.

“We now look forward to starting work on Thistle Meadows to provide local residents and people wanting to move to Tranent with a range of practically designed, energy-efficient homes at various price points.

“We have a great mix of properties that will appeal to everyone from first-time buyers to second-steppers, families and downsizers.

“This is demonstrated by the significant number of sales enquiries we already have for Thistle Meadows and, now that we have been granted planning, we expect this demand to increase further.”

Planning permission in principle for the wider Windygoul South site, including 561 residential units, a school expansion site and sports pitch, was granted in December 2019 and construction on parts of the site are underway.

All properties in the latest application are private houses for sale, with the affordable housing element being accommodated on other parts of the wider site. Avant Homes Scotland acquired the 9.25-acre site in Tranent earlier this year.