Midlothian

Midlothian Council and the University of Edinburgh are consulting on their development proposals for a relocated Beeslack High School and veterinary clinic.

Midlothian Council's cabinet member for education Councillor Ellen Scott visited the new Easthouses Primary School project last week to see first-hand the progress being made on construction work undertaken and to hear about the fantastic community benefits being delivered locally. The project is se

Edinburgh College has an ambition to be at the cutting edge of environmental sustainability within the further education sector and aims to dramatically reduce its carbon emissions by 2030. With over 27,000 students, staff and specialist engineering equipment across the four campuses, the College ha

Avant Homes Scotland has started construction on the final 35 homes on a 16.5-acre site at its £60 million Carnethy Heights development in Penicuik.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has completed the handover of 56 affordable homes and apartments for social rent in Bilston to Melville Housing Association. Located within Phase 2 of Taylor Wimpey’s Pentland Green development, the mix of two and three-bedroom homes, as well as one and two-bedroom

Councillors have endorsed an updated five-year business plan for Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL), a joint venture between the council and Vattenfall Heat UK.

Mac Mic has presented Midlothian Council with the keys to the new Millerhill Community Hub.

Proposals for a new care home in Penicuik have been granted approval by the local planning authority this month.

Smith Scott Mullan Associates’ plans for Destination Hillend, a new multi-activity national leisure destination on the Pentland Hills, have been granted planning permission.

An agreement for Midlothian Council to buy land for the replacement of Beeslack Community High School is at an advanced stage, the local authority has said. The council is in final negotiations with the University of Edinburgh to buy the site within the university’s Easter Bush Campus.

Midlothian Council’s most ambitious energy-efficient housing development is about to get underway. The £24.038 million project will see 90 Passivhaus homes built on the site of the old Newbattle High School in Easthouses.

The joint venture delivering the district heating network in Midlothian is to work with Powering Futures and Edinburgh Science to deliver a skills programme that aims to connect with 1,000 young people in 2024.

A development providing 57 homes for social rent in Penicuik has been completed following a partnership between housebuilder Cala Homes (East) and Wheatley Group. The collection of affordable homes includes 16 cottage flats, 13 terraced homes and 28 apartments – and forms a key element of the

An event was held this week to celebrate the joint venture that aims to regenerate and decarbonise Midlothian via a district heating system.

Midlothian Council wants to hear local people’s views on how to redevelop the old pool site in the centre of Newtongrange.