East Lothian

Work to prepare the former Cockenzie Power Station site for regeneration begins today following East Lothian Council’s bid for £11.3 million of the UK Government’s Levelling Up funding has been successful.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced that high level masonry inspections have started at Tantallon Castle and Dirleton Castle. The inspections can take over a month due to the scope of the task and the different characteristics of the buildings, many of which date back several hundred y

East Lothian Council has refused planning permission for almost 200 new homes in Tranent with councillors calling for more power to protect land set aside for business use.

Plans for a replacement primary school at Whitecraig were approved yesterday by East Lothian Council’s planning committee.

East Lothian Council has lodged a Pre Application Notice (PAN) for the masterplan to redevelop the former Herdmanflat Hospital in Haddington. Affordable housing for older people that will assist in meeting East Lothian’s growing demand is being prioritised for the land.

Plans have been submitted for one of the world’s biggest wind farms in the Firth of Forth capable of providing power to more than five million homes.

SP Energy Networks has completed a major network refurbishment project in East Lothian and the Borders to improve the resilience of electricity supply and drive the area towards a greener future.

Landowners who contributed to the creation of a flourishing new primary school have been given a VIP tour alongside the wider project’s principal developer. Andrew Bain took his first full tour of Letham Mains Primary School alongside Derek Lawson of Cala Homes (East), which oversaw the creati

Planning permission has been granted for a new primary school at Blindwells, East Lothian.

Planning permission in principle has been granted unanimously for a new Primary School at Old Craighall. In October 2019, permission was granted for a mixed-use development including housing, employment land and the school.

Cruden Homes helped bring people together when it sponsored Aberlady’s annual fireworks display on Sunday 6 November. The display is one of the highlights of village life and the event at Muir Park was a great success with a selection of hot food, mulled wine, music and fireworks for all to en

Property developer Ken Ross has acquired Hallhill Developments Ltd (HDL), the large mixed-use development beside the A1 at Dunbar, for an undisclosed sum. The project, which has been under development in Dunbar for over two decades, extended to over 400 acres and includes a range of uses, including

A hat-trick of national chains are set to open at DunBear Park in Dunbar. The green light for a Lidl and B&M retail stores, and a Starbucks coffee shop, follow the approval of planning applications, subject to conditions, at the planning committee of East Lothian Council today. The Starbucks cof

The first stage of construction works for the development of a heritage park within the former Prestongrange Colliery and Brickworks between Prestonpans and Musselburgh is well underway with the erection of the steel framework for a new engine shed. The engine shed will be a purpose-built location t

A new footbridge has been installed as part of the new East Linton station development. Network Rail has installed a new footbridge as part of the £15m East Linton station development.