Midlothian

Detailed plans are now being drawn up for an all-year-round, multi-activity leisure facility at Midlothian Snowsports Centre after a final business case was approved by councillors. Centred around a new carbon neutral main building, the Destination Hillend project will offer

A public consultation will be held on a proposed new employment development on land east of Salters Road in Dalkeith.

Demolition work on the former St. Mary’s Primary School building in Bonnyrigg will begin this week to pave the way for a potential new intermediate care facility and new extra-care housing. Subject to final planning approval, Midlothian Council plans to develop the site, which is bounded

Proposals to replace a number of office and other buildings owned by Midlothian Council in Dalkeith with new housing, retail and community space are to be considered as part of an initiative to regenerate the town centre. As a result of the pandemic, the council has seen a transformation in how it w

Crosbie Homes, the new build housing arm of Morris & Spottiswood, has delivered high-quality social housing in Oxton and Pathhead after entering into its first new-build contracts with both Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Midlothian Council.

Ogilvie Construction has started work on a £17 million project to build new homes and a care facility for Midlothian Council in Dalkeith.

Buccleuch Property has brought forward proposals for the construction of an employment development with ancillary uses in Dalkeith.

Housebuilder Dandara East Scotland held a small road-naming ceremony last week recognising the courage and sacrifice of Jane Haining, a Church of Scotland missionary and Matron of the Scottish Mission School in Budapest, who died in Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.

Plans for the construction of 1,000 new council homes and the development of 484 units of specialist housing have been approved by Midlothian Council as part of a new five-year strategy. The Midlothian Local Housing Strategy 2021-26 sets out a number of outcomes to be achieved within the next f

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has concluded a contract with Dunedin Canmore Housing Association to deliver 38 affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of the wider masterplan vision and framework for the new community that is now emerging in Roslin.

Supermarket chain Lidl has submitted a planning application to open a new store at Midlothian’s Straiton Retail Park. Under the plans, the new store will be formed from the former Marks & Spencer store and part of the current Boots unit, which will be relocating to the new upper terra

A public consultation is underway on a proposal from Midlothian Council to submit a planning application for a new development providing community, health and housing support services in Bonnyrigg.

Construction work has started on two new drive-through Starbucks and Greggs outlets in Dalkeith. Councillor Peter Smaill, the Provost of Midlothian, took part in a socially distanced sod-cutting ceremony at the Hardengreen site yesterday to officially mark the commencement of work.

Banks Property’s detailed planning application for up to 100 new homes in Rosewell has now been approved by Midlothian Council. Once completed, the 4.9-hectare 'Doctor's Field' site, to the north east of Rosewell, will have a mix of homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom det

Property partnership Alex Brewster and Sons has been fined £4,000 after an employee fell through a roof light. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how on 19 April 2016, two employees were removing roofing panels from a derelict shed in Midlothian. One of the workers stepped on to a roof light, which