East Lothian

Last month marked the first anniversary of the opening of the new £15 million East Linton station.

Wemyss and March Estates, together with land-promoter Socially Conscious Capital, has been named by The King’s Foundation as the 2024 winner of its prestigious, UK-wide 'Landowner Award' for its visionary approach to development at Longniddry in East Lothian.

East Lothian Council has submitted an application for phase one of the redevelopment of the former Herdmanflat Hospital site.

A ‘topping out’ ceremony has taken place to mark the completion of the roof and structure of the Edinburgh Innovation Hub - a joint venture between East Lothian Council and Queen Margaret University (QMU).

Wallyford Learning Campus has been officially opened by the cabinet secretary for education and skills Jenny Gilruth.

A new sports pitch and high-spec changing pavilion has been completed by Cala Homes (East) and transferred to council ownership, bringing a health and wellbeing boost to an East Lothian town.

Two projects delivered by Hub South East for West Lothian Council and East Lothian Council have gained industry and peer recognition this week.

Councillors in East Lothian have granted consent for an SP Energy Networks electricity substation at Branxton, south of Dunbar. The proposal also included temporary construction compounds and an access road. A pre-application consultation had been carried out by the applicant, which included two pub

Decisions into two East Lothian planning applications from Bellway Homes have been continued to a future planning committee meeting.

East Lothian Council has lodged a Pre-Application Notice (PAN) for the masterplan to redevelop the former Wallyford Primary School. As part of the planning process, a three-month public consultation will be carried out.

Councillors will be asked next week to approve the complete closure and potential demolition of Brunton Hall in Musselburgh amid ongoing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) inspections.

Bellway has agreed a deal which could see a further 200 new homes delivered at Blindwells, the sustainable new town in East Lothian.

Planning consent for groundworks on the site of Cockenzie power station was granted in June this year and works are now progressing to prepare the site for future development.

Places for People has acquired part of the Blindwells development where it plans to build 135 new homes.

Plans for a new skate park and pump track in Dunbar have been approved by East Lothian councillors. The application for a pump track, skate park, basketball court, café and changing room building on land south of Hallhill Sports Centre, Kellie Road, Dunbar, had been called off the scheme of d