Midlothian

The developers behind the new town of Shawfair have today welcomed the news that a new community campus is designated for the town centre.

Gorebridge Community Development Trust has pulled out as a partner of the redevelopment project at the former local train station building.

Midlothian Council has announced it will revisit its school building and extension programme in a bid to help close a funding gap.

Property owners in Penicuik are being urged to apply for grant funding from the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project, which aims to improve key buildings in the historic town centre.

Stewart Milne Homes has become the sixth housebuilder to sign-up for the Shawfair project after developers behind the new town concluded the sale of a 16.1-acre (6.5-hectare) plot of land.

Work is under way on the new £16.78 million primary school and community facilities at Danderhall.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Hallam Land Management have submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Midlothian Council which outlines their intention to submit a planning application for phase two of a residential development on land at Seafield Road in Bilston.

A Proposal of Application Notice has been lodged with Midlothian Council to transform a former quarry into a holiday resort.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has secured detailed planning consent from Midlothian Council for 304 new homes through the development of land off Main Street on the northern boundary of Roslin in Midlothian.

Councillors in Midlothian have approved masterplans to regenerate Newtongrange centre and Stobhill and Lady Victoria business centre. The masterplans could be worth £20.2 million to the Midlothian economy and generate 447 jobs. They will be used to inform the future land uses in these areas an

Two housebuilders have together bought 46 acres of residential development land in Lasswade, Midlothian.

Fleming Buildings is expanding its reach in the education sector following a successful bid to refurbish and extend Sacred Heart Primary School in Penicuik.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has announced that pre-construction and the enabling works for a development of 191 new homes at its Pentland Green development in Bilston will officially start in the next few weeks. The development, which will deliver a range of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom home

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

Councillors have agreed to invest £13.8 million of capital funding into developing Midlothian Snowsports Centre into an all-year-round, multi-activity leisure facility.