CALA Homes (East) said it has made strong progress on the second phase of Ravelrig Heights, an expansive development at Balerno’s northern edge, while it is close to selling out at Kingfisher Park, a site on the village’s eastern boundary. 

Across the two locations CALA is building 346 homes, from one-bed apartments to five bed detached homes. The new Ravelrig Heights phase will see it launch ‘The Avenue’ – an exclusive crescent of eight homes debuting some of its largest product in the ‘Light & Space Range’.

These homes come complete with detached garages with flexible accommodation above ideal for a gym, office or annex accommodation, private gated entrances and expansive back gardens up to approximately 30 metres long.

The final phase, located to the private rear of the site, features large amounts of landscaped communal green space, with homes set in distinct cul-de-sacs with plot sizes especially large for the Edinburgh market, giving buyers space inside and out.

Craig Lynes, managing director with CALA Homes (East), said: “We took the unusual step of launching two developments in Balerno at the same time because we were confident that the location could attract a wide range of buyers.

“Entering into the final, 34-home phase at Ravelrig Heights is very exciting for us. It is the highest part of the development yet is very secluded - and boasts properties reaching in excess of 3700 square feet.

“The market has changed and buyers are wanting maximum space inside and out, to fit with both their work and lifestyle choices. These homes meet that growing need.”

The two developments, which launched less than a fortnight apart in late 2017, follow previous projects in the picturesque village, where the Edinburgh-headquartered developer has played an especially active role within the community.

Most prominently, CALA has been the main sponsor for local rugby club Currie Chieftains since 2011, and played an integral role in support of the Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled Association (RRDA) – gifting the land it is based on and donating £20,000 towards the organisation’s bid to raise funds for an indoor riding arena.

For the last three years, it has been a partner in the Currie and Balerno Community Chest, donating £2000 each year towards the total, with money allocated by the local Rotary Club and the Balerno Village Trust to good causes in the surrounding community.

Positive engagement with the trust saw it purchase football goals for the high school, while enabling much needed new village entrance signs, befitting the setting as the gateway to the Pentlands.