East Lothian

East Lothian Council has made changes to proposals for the redevelopment of the former Herdmanflat hospital site in Haddington following a three-month public consultation. The council purchased the site from NHS Lothian in April 2020 with support from the Scottish Government, when the hospital&

East Lothian Council is now charging developers appropriate recovery costs for processing and issuing Road Construction Consents (RCC). Road Construction Consent, as well as planning permission, is needed from the local roads authority for a new road or an extension of an existing road.

A major civil engineering project to create a new junction off the A1 at Queen Margaret University (QMU) has been completed and officially opened. The project includes new northbound on and off slip-roads to the A1 which each meet a newly constructed roundabout, providing vastly improved access to t

East Lothian Council’s planning committee has granted consent for 124 houses and six flats at Longniddry Farm.

People in East Lothian are being given an opportunity to have their say in response to consultations focused on plans to support the council’s vision of an even more prosperous, safe and sustainable county, with a dynamic and thriving economy that enables people and communities to flourish.

Extensive survey work carried out at Musselburgh's Brunton Hall has confirmed that substantial areas of the building’s roof are constructed from Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RACC).

Stirling-based housebuilder Avant Homes Scotland has submitted plans to build 342 new homes with a gross development value of £91.6 million at Blindwells in East Lothian. The planning application follows Avant Homes’ agreement to acquire a 20-acre site at Blindwells from developer Hargre

A second phase of improvement works to the Civic Square and War Memorial on Prestonpans High Street starts today after new funding was secured.

Initial designs for the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme are to be presented at a public event next month.

As of yesterday, it was 100 days until East Lothian’s newest secondary school opens.

Planning applications for 168 homes across two sites in Dunbar and Longniddry have been given the green light by East Lothian Council.

A significant milestone in a £1.1 million project to repair and refurbish stonework and surrounding gardens at historic Preston Tower in Prestonpans is set to be reached with the removal of scaffolding.

New discretionary charges for East Lothian Council’s Planning Service have now come into force. Agreed by the council's cabinet last month, the new charges came into force on 1st April.

East Lothian Council has approved permission for 86 houses and four flats on land to the north of Castlehill, Elphinstone.

Apprentice stonemasons with The Ridge project in Dunbar have completed a commission at a multi-million-pound new facility. The two apprentices, Darren Brown and Simon Reay, worked on a boundary wall on the Wallyford Secondary Learning Campus site. They were supervised and trained by The Ridge Founda