East Lothian

Andrew Burns Business leaders throughout Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland are being urged to pledge their support for a proposal designed to accelerate growth in the region.

The date for the controlled explosive demolition of the Cockenzie Power Station chimney stacks has been confirmed as Saturday 26th September. The decision was reached after close consultation between ScottishPower, East Lothian Council and Police Scotland.

Cala Homes has been given planning permission for a development of 376 new homes at Letham Mains on the west side of Haddington in East Lothian. New homes on the 21 hectare site will include 167 detached houses, 30 semi-detached properties, 46 terraced homes, 14 town houses and 119 flats.

Miller Homes Limited has successfully appealed against the decision to refuse a planning application for a new residential development over the potential loss of environmental land. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session quashed the decision after ruling that the reporter’s conclusion w

East Lothian Council has called on all parties to make clear their intentions for the future of the former Cockenzie Power Station site as the authority begins to prepare its detailed plan for development in the county.

A joint venture comprising Interserve and Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S has been awarded a contract to build Viridor’s £177 million energy recovery facility (ERF) in East Lothian.

Alex Neil Scottish housing secretary Alex Neil has intervened in the cases of six major developments across the Lothians in a move which is expected to fast track the building of more than 1200 new homes.

A £177 million incinerator is to be built in East Lothian after the project was given final approval.

Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed a grant of £1.3 million to help fund the transformation of two hangars at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune in East Lothian.

Plans to create a new town boasting 1600 homes on a former opencast mining site near Tranent have been unveiled. Blueprints for the 300-acre development in East Lothian includes large community parks, a loch, a park and ride, a supermarket as well as shops and business parks, The Scotsman has report