East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council has granted planning permission for 107 homes at Aberlady. The proposed development is to be delivered by Cruden Homes on land owned by Wemyss and March Estates.

East Lothian councillors have agreed to submit the council’s Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP) to Scottish Ministers for examination. A blueprint for potential development across East Lothian for the next 10 years, the LDP was agreed at a meeting of full council yesterday to send the plan to S

East Lothian Council will mark the completion of its latest council housing development when 11 new homes at Dunbar’s Hallhill estate are handed over to the council at the end of March. These latest properties at Hallhill, which is on the outskirts of Dunbar, complete the council’s plan to build

A 22 year old man has been banned for 24 months from disturbing his neighbours by acting in an anti-social manner in and around his Tranent flat. An Anti-Social Behaviour Order was (ASBO) was granted by Edinburgh Sherriff Court on March 2 against Lewis Williams of Northfield, Tranent, following an a

Willie Innes East Lothian Council has called for government action to help mitigate the impact of Universal Credit on people living in the county.

East Lothian Council yesterday agreed a budget which includes an £85 million housing investment as West Lothian Council became the fourth local authority to announce a voluntarily freeze of the basic rate of Council Tax.

Alison Johnstone Universal Credit has caused a 20 per cent rise in rent arrears from East Lothian Council tenants in just three months since it was introduced, a report has found.

(from left) Kevin Rooney partnerships projects manager Springfield Properties; Andrew Robertson LAR chairman; Ann Leslie LAR chief executive; Councillor Norman Hampshire Scottish housing charity LAR Housing Trust has concluded a deal to buy 19 properties in Macmerry, its third development in East Lo

The construction of 18 new houses and flats is set to begin in North Berwick after East Lothian Council approved the award of a £2.2 million contract. Eleven 3-bedroom houses; two 2-bedroomed houses, four 2-bedroom flats and a wheelchair accessible 2-bedroom bungalow will be built at Russell Walk b

(from left) Penny Turnbull – Dunedin Canmore Housing (development manager), David Kellock – North Berwick Trust (Trustee), Malcolm Baker – North Berwick Trust (Trustee), Kathryn Smith – North Berwick Trust (Trustee), Cllr Norman Hampshire – East Lothian Council and Gill Henry – Cruden Ho

Caitlin McCorry and Neil Stewart at the AGM At its 40th Annual General Meeting last week, Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has confirmed the appointed of its chair, vice chair and two new board members.

East Lothian Council has approved a plan which sets out how it will deliver over 10,000 new homes over the next 10 years. The finalised Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP), which was given the green light by councillors this week, sets out the council’s planning strategy, sites and policies to g

An interim Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO) has been granted against a resident following an application to Edinburgh Sheriff Court by East Lothian Council. Complaints about Scott Anderson’s behaviour in and around his East Linton flat date back to 2010. The court heard that Mr Anderson regularly

CALA Homes has submitted plans for a development of 36 homes in an East Lothian village. Following extensive engagement with local residents and the Dirleton Village Association, the developer has sought to design the site in a manner that respects the village setting, with a host of unique, tailore

East Lothian Council has evicted a tenant from a property in Haddington following a catalogue of antisocial behaviour offences. The tenant was removed from a property at Hardgate for breaching his tenancy agreement after he was convicted of a number of drug offences committed in and around his tenan