Engineering consultancy Will Rudd has played a key role in helping Taylor Wimpey East Scotland begin work on the Dolphingstone masterplan near Wallyford, East Lothian.

Appointed to provide roads and drainage engineering services, Will Rudd has supported the early delivery stages of the large-scale development, which will see up to 700 new homes built across multiple phases.

One of the main engineering challenges was the design and delivery of a substantial detention basin, exceeding 10,000m³ in capacity, to manage surface water on the site. This required close coordination with multiple partners, including Scottish Water.

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Craig Johnston, Associate at Will Rudd Edinburgh, highlighted the importance of collaboration in achieving project success: "Working closely with Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and the team at I&H Brown on groundworks, we have been able to deliver infrastructure to unlock capacity for up to 700 homes in Wallyford, East Lothian.

"The scale and complexity of the work required close collaboration with Scottish Water to address the size of the detention basin for attenuating surface water. Using a bespoke approach, we were able to successfully achieve the required consents to allow this project to go ahead."

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland’s Senior Engineer, Jason Longstaff, said: "The complex drainage infrastructure for our development in Dolphinstone required specialist expertise, and Craig and the Will Rudd team provided valuable insights. Our collaboration with them will enable us to deliver essential new homes in Wallyford to help address the national housing shortage."