East Lothian

Work to create a new link road and prepare new development platforms at the former Cockenzie Power Station site is progressing well and local school pupils & community groups have benefited.

Following its success in the Scottish Design Awards 2023, Prestonpans Civic Square project has now scooped a national award from the Civic Trust.

Building works are expected to get underway at the Loch Centre in June 2026 as part of a £5 million repair and refurbishment project. Under this timetable, it’s anticipated that the improvements at the Tranent facility would be completed in June 2027.

East Lothian Council's planning committee has approved plans for 22 holiday lodges at Whitekirk Hill, North Berwick. Whitekirk Hill is a tourism and leisure facility, half a mile from the village of Whitekirk, and was formerly the Whitekirk Golf and Country Club. Planning permission in principle was

Battery storage developer Kona Energy has secured a circa £40 million capacity market contract for its landmark Smeaton project - a 228MW/456MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in East Lothian.

The Dunbar Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) is launching a Traditional Skills Bursary scheme, with applications invited from 1 April 2025. Traditional buildings, generally those built before 1919, make up about 20% of Scotland’s dwellings and the appropriate skills needed to work o

A golf hotel in North Berwick is to be demolished and replaced with a block of flats after councillors voted in favour of two separate planning applications.

East Lothian Council has announced another round of funding for traditional building repairs as part of the Dunbar Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS). The scheme has so far supported seven repair projects, which are either due to progress on site or have been completed, and has allocated a

East Lothian Council has said it will commit to investing over £211 million in infrastructure over the next five years, including on its education estate, after elected members approved the local authority's budget for 2025/26.

Persimmon East Scotland has supported the East Lothian Men’s Shed with a donation of building materials collected from its Burgh Gate development in East Lothian. The Men’s Shed movement encourages connection, conversation, and creativity, providing opportunities for members to come toge

Proposals by East Lothian Council to develop homes on the site of the former Wallyford Primary School have now reached the planning stage.

A consultation has been launched to allow the public to have their say on a proposed route for walking, wheeling and cycling between Prestonpans and Levenhall.

Avant Homes Scotland has acquired an 11.1-acre site at Blindwells in East Lothian to deliver a £47.8 million development of 174 new homes.

East Lothian Council has approved plans for 103 new houses and eight flats on land to the north of Castlehill, Elphinstone.

Four bungalows designed specifically for older residents and designated for social rent form a key part of a proposed 16-home extension to a Gullane development. The purpose-designed homes, utilising zero-carbon technology, are the latest to be put forward by Cala Homes (East) and will build on a tr