Consent was granted for the construction of 90 houses and 51 flats at Longniddry Farm by Cruden Homes.

The application forms part of the wider Longniddry South site, which has planning permission for a total of 450 houses, some of which are already completed.

The Cruden Homes development would include more than the required percentage of affordable units, providing 19 affordable houses and 29 flats.

Four objections had been received, raising concerns about the potential pressure on local infrastructure and the height of some of the buildings. Committee members voted unanimously to approve the application.

Planning permission was also unanimously approved for the construction of 27 flats on land south of the St Andrews Centre in Dunbar.

The committee had resolved to grant permission for the development at its meeting on 5th October 2021 but the application had to be reassessed against the new National Planning Framework 4, adopted by Scottish Ministers in February.

The application met the new NPF4 requirements with the addition of public art provision. Financial contributions of £70,173 to increase education capacity at Dunbar Primary School (John Muir campus); £31,131 for the primary school’s Lochend Campus and £26,730 for Dunbar Grammar School were also agreed.