Midlothian Council

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Midlothian Council has approved small grants totalling £89,000 for 35 voluntary and community organisations operating in the area. The grants, which cover the financial year from 2022 to 2023, are to support local projects that meet the priorities of the Single Midlothian Plan – to reduc

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The most ambitious Passivhaus affordable housing programme in Scotland is underway in Midlothian. Midlothian Council is paving the way by building 182 green council homes of the future. All of them will meet the demanding energy-efficient building ‘Passivhaus’ standard.

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Work is underway to build a 40-bedroom care complex and 46 extra care flats alongside a day-care unit in Bonnyrigg. The development on the former St Marys primary school site bounded by Polton Street, Moorfoot View and Moorfoot Place.

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The leaders of two Scottish local authorities are warning of serious financial challenges ahead thanks to a Scottish Government budget that is “a bad deal for communities”. West Lothian Council leader, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, recently joined the leaders of Scotland's 32 local authorities i

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Midlothian Council has agreed that proposed annual housing rent increases be deferred for 2022/23. This follows on from last year's deferral due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact of the 3% rent increase proposed for 2021/22.

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Midlothian Council is continuing to progress with its innovative new build housing programme which is being funded through its Housing Revenue Capital Account.  In the last 12 months, the council has taken on 118 homes for affordable rent to meet local housing needs. This has been achieved with

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Midlothian Council's head of development - place Fiona Clandillon argues that the commercial and public sectors need to be brought into greater alignment to ensure emission standards are raised across all homes in Scotland. Commercial housebuilders have been essential partners in delivering Sco

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A public consultation is underway on a proposal from Midlothian Council to submit a planning application for a new development of around 134 homes for rent at the former Newbattle High School playing fields site near Dalkeith.

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Demolition work on the former St. Mary’s Primary School building in Bonnyrigg will begin this week to pave the way for a potential new intermediate care facility and new extra-care housing. Subject to final planning approval, Midlothian Council plans to develop the site, which is bounded

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Proposals to replace a number of office and other buildings owned by Midlothian Council in Dalkeith with new housing, retail and community space are to be considered as part of an initiative to regenerate the town centre. As a result of the pandemic, the council has seen a transformation in how it w

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Midlothian councillors have approved the council’s Tenant Participation and Customer Engagement Strategy 2021-2024. The strategy sets out the framework for how tenant participation will work in Midlothian over the next three years.

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