East Lothian

Preparatory works are due to start next week on the Herdmanflat site in Haddington following the appointment of Cruden Group as main contractor.

A new housing development for people with additional support needs (ASN) could be created in Tranent, with proposals for ten residential flats now lodged with East Lothian Council.

Elected members will be asked to make a ‘preliminary decision’ on how the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme will progress and consider valid objections at a full meeting of East Lothian Council.

East Lothian Council has welcomed the Scottish Government's signal of intent to work with the local authority and private sector partners to unlock investment in the Blindwells new settlement. Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan highlighted Blindwells’ potential to deliver 10,00

Residents without driveways are being offered the opportunity to participate in an innovative new method of charging their electric vehicle safely from home in East Lothian.

An unusual bequest is about to be fulfilled 85 years after it was made, following a decision by East Lothian Council to fund six new homes for rent, providing an annual income for Haddington Common Good Fund. The new homes, which are designed for an ageing population, are part of the redevelopment o

Councillors are to consider a proposal to progress a replacement of the Brunton Hall in Musselburgh following the discovery of Reinforced Aerated Autoclave Concrete (RAAC) in the building.

Six new homes could be built in Haddington using money left to the town by a lawyer more than 80 years ago. John Richardson, a solicitor who also served as Musselburgh town clerk, died in 1940 and directed that part of his estate should fund cottages for “deserving” people in his home to

Taylor Wimpey has been granted planning permission to deliver more than 90 new homes as part of the expanding Dolphingstone Grange development in Wallyford. The latest phase will be the first in East Lothian to feature the company’s new “national house types” – a range includ

East Lothian Council has lodged an objection to proposals for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on agricultural land at Pitcox.

Pend has completed a sensitive renovation and expansion of Whitberry, a Grade B listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian. Working alongside the clients-turned-project-managers, the Leith-based architects unified the home’s fragmented rear elevation and introduced light-touch interventions to

Two new primary schools have officially been handed over to East Lothian Council.

Major plans to bring a multi-million-pound town centre and more affordable homes to Blindwells have been unanimously approved by East Lothian Council. The proposals by regeneration and development specialist Hargreaves Land will see new shops, offices and business space constructed on a five-hectare

The next stage in an ambitious project to develop a heritage park within the former Prestongrange Colliery and Brickworks between Prestonpans and Musselburgh was started earlier this month by Clark Contracts.  This latest phase will focus on the repair and redevelopment of the former Pithead Ba

East Lothian Council has appointed a new head of development. Keith Dingwall will step into the role from his current position as the council’s service manager for planning and chief planning officer.