East Lothian

East Lothian Council has lodged an objection to proposals for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on agricultural land at Pitcox.

Pend has completed a sensitive renovation and expansion of Whitberry, a Grade B listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian. Working alongside the clients-turned-project-managers, the Leith-based architects unified the home’s fragmented rear elevation and introduced light-touch interventions to

Two new primary schools have officially been handed over to East Lothian Council.

Major plans to bring a multi-million-pound town centre and more affordable homes to Blindwells have been unanimously approved by East Lothian Council. The proposals by regeneration and development specialist Hargreaves Land will see new shops, offices and business space constructed on a five-hectare

The next stage in an ambitious project to develop a heritage park within the former Prestongrange Colliery and Brickworks between Prestonpans and Musselburgh was started earlier this month by Clark Contracts.  This latest phase will focus on the repair and redevelopment of the former Pithead Ba

East Lothian Council has appointed a new head of development. Keith Dingwall will step into the role from his current position as the council’s service manager for planning and chief planning officer.

Places for People has joined forces with Dunbar-based charity The Ridge to deliver a groundbreaking project aimed at empowering local residents and tackling social challenges.

East Lothian Council has granted planning permission for 51 new homes at the former Herdmanflat Hospital site in Haddington.

Work to create a new link road and prepare new development platforms at the former Cockenzie Power Station site is progressing well and local school pupils & community groups have benefited.

Following its success in the Scottish Design Awards 2023, Prestonpans Civic Square project has now scooped a national award from the Civic Trust.

Building works are expected to get underway at the Loch Centre in June 2026 as part of a £5 million repair and refurbishment project. Under this timetable, it’s anticipated that the improvements at the Tranent facility would be completed in June 2027.

East Lothian Council's planning committee has approved plans for 22 holiday lodges at Whitekirk Hill, North Berwick. Whitekirk Hill is a tourism and leisure facility, half a mile from the village of Whitekirk, and was formerly the Whitekirk Golf and Country Club. Planning permission in principle was

Battery storage developer Kona Energy has secured a circa £40 million capacity market contract for its landmark Smeaton project - a 228MW/456MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in East Lothian.

The Dunbar Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) is launching a Traditional Skills Bursary scheme, with applications invited from 1 April 2025. Traditional buildings, generally those built before 1919, make up about 20% of Scotland’s dwellings and the appropriate skills needed to work o

A golf hotel in North Berwick is to be demolished and replaced with a block of flats after councillors voted in favour of two separate planning applications.