East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council has launched a new grant fund to support the early stages of project development for community groups and organisations. The UKSPF Regeneration Project Development Fund has been developed through the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), part of the wider &lsq

East Lothian Council has made changes to proposals for the redevelopment of the former Herdmanflat hospital site in Haddington following a three-month public consultation. The council purchased the site from NHS Lothian in April 2020 with support from the Scottish Government, when the hospital&

People in East Lothian are being given an opportunity to have their say in response to consultations focused on plans to support the council’s vision of an even more prosperous, safe and sustainable county, with a dynamic and thriving economy that enables people and communities to flourish.

Initial designs for the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme are to be presented at a public event next month.

East Lothian Council's leader has written to Scotland’s deputy first minister and cabinet secretary for finance highlighting the "perfect and escalating financial storm" facing the local authority. Councillor Norman Hampshire has requested an urgent cross-party meeting with Shona Robison MSP t

The community alarm activation and emergency out-of-hours phone call service provided by East Lothian Council on behalf of Scottish Borders Council has been awarded a gold standard for delivery of their service. Following a recent rigorous inspection, including interviewing senior managers and call

New discretionary charges for East Lothian Council’s Planning Service have now come into force. Agreed by the council's cabinet last month, the new charges came into force on 1st April.

East Lothian Council has agreed its council budget for 2023/24, with council tax set to increase by 7% and council rents to rise by 5%.

Thirty new council flats and houses are now under construction in Pencaitland, the first new council homes to be built in the village since 1985. Cruden Building Scotland, part of the wider Cruden Group, has started work on the energy efficient homes, which are funded by East Lothian Council's capit

The progression of a Flood Protection Scheme to reduce the flood risk to properties and wider infrastructure of Musselburgh continues with the commencement of the public consultations on the Outline Design in February 2023.

East Lothian Council has decided to decommission Eskgreen Care Home in Musselburgh in light of a paper highlighting extensive refurbishment works required at the facility. On 30 May 2022, the Care Inspectorate carried out a routine visit at Eskgreen Care Home. The resulting

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.

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.

A consultation has been launched giving people in East Lothian the chance to have their say on the council’s budget priorities. The consultation highlights that, like other local authorities across Scotland, East Lothian Council is facing unprecedented budget challenges due to constrained fund

A new £1 million energy fund to help residents in East Lothian heat their homes this winter has opened for applications. The partnership between Community Windpower, Advice Direct Scotland and East Lothian Council is open to people in the county struggling with their bills.