East Lothian

Work to deliver 800 new homes and a new primary school at one of the gateways into Haddington is well under way with a number of developers on site at various stages of construction.

Law firm Brodies LLP has been appointed to advise hub South East Scotland Limited on a number of primary and secondary school projects in East Lothian, West Lothian and Edinburgh. The hub programme is an innovative long-term approach to providing new community facilities for the delivery of local co

Work on East Lothian’s newest primary school is well under way at Letham Mains, Haddington.

Housebuilder Bellway Homes has agreed a deal to buy a plot of land at a former opencast mine in East Lothian which is being turned into a new town.

A 20-year spatial plan which covers development across Fife, Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders has been thrown out by Scottish ministers.

Planning permission has been granted for a care home and hotel in North Berwick.

Infrastructure secretary Michael Matheson has launched the latest update of the Scottish Government's infrastructure programme during a visit to the £70 million East Lothian Community Hospital project in Haddington. The annual progress report details the £1.4 billion of ne

East Lothian Council has reached an agreement with Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) for the purchase of a small part of the former Cockenzie Power Station site. ICOL, a subsidiary of Edinburgh-based energy company Red Rock Power Limited, received Planning Permission in Principle from Scottish Minis

Housing charity LAR has spoken of its disappointment that after a planning application for affordable homes was rejected by East Lothian Council. A bid to deliver four houses and 22 flats on an empty site in Prestonpans was refused by members of the local authority’s planning committee.

The new Wallyford Primary School in East Lothian held its official unveiling yesterday following an £18.9 million build programme. Cabinet secretary for education and skills and Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP, joined East Lothian Council’s cabinet member for education and childr

Morrison Construction has shown continued support for a teenager campaigning for more inclusive disabled access signage. The contractor has installed Grace’s Signs at the new £18.9m Wallyford Primary School for East Lothian Council.

East Lothian Council has approved plans for 1,500 new homes as part of a new development in Musselburgh. Planning permission in principle was granted yesterday for the mixed-use development at Old Craighall which will also include a primary school, business space, community facilities and public par

East Lothian is to share in a £6 million investment geared towards developing skills in the construction sector. The Housing, Construction and Infrastructure (HCI) Skills Gateway is a £6m investment backed by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region City Deal.

Morrison Construction has celebrated surpassing a major milestone at the site of the East Lothian Community Hospital project in Haddington. The health facility, being delivered for NHS Lothian with development partner hub South East, has reached the fully weathertight stage of construction.

Scottish Ministers have granted planning permission in principle for an onshore substation, electricity cables and associated infrastructure on part of the former Cockenzie Power Station site. A planning application for the development, submitted by Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, was called in by Min