Midlothian Council

Midlothian Council has submitted plans for a residential and retail development in Dalkeith.

Councillors have agreed an action plan and strategy for Midlothian Council to become carbon neutral by 2030. The approval of the new Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan comes after the council declared a ‘Climate Emergency’ in December 2019.

Midlothian Council's affordable house building programme is "progressing well" despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, councillors were told this week.

Midlothian Council has agreed more than £16 million of additional money from the Housing Revenue Account will be used to buy 100 new build homes for council housing from developers. Councillors approved the investment at today's meeting of the full council.

Midlothian Council is due to hold an online consultation session on a draft Local Housing Strategy (LHS) to cover the period 2020-2025.

Midlothian Council has approved plans which could see local community groups turn areas of publicly owned land in places like health centres and parks into growing spaces for food.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an application for planning permission in principle to Midlothian Council for the provision of around 1,000 new homes at Dalhousie Chesters, Bonnyrigg.

Scottish Ministers have rejected an appeal to build houses on the greenbelt in Dalkeith.

Swedish energy group Vattenfall has been selected by Midlothian Council as its energy partner in a 50/50 joint venture set to drive the shift towards low carbon living in the region. The partnership’s first project will be the installation of an innovative district heating network which will p

Midlothian Council has unanimously agreed the budget for the year ahead which it said will provide much-needed certainty to residents, staff and organisations who rely on council services and funding despite a further cut in core funding from the Scottish Government. At the full council meeting

The developers behind the new town of Shawfair have committed to a landmark Sustainable Growth Agreement (SGA) that will accelerate the delivery of a well-designed, sustainable community that promotes wellbeing and healthy lifestyles. The three-year agreement between Shawfair LLP, Midlothian Council

Plans have been submitted to convert a former nursing home in Loanhead into 20 new homes. Covell Matthews Architects submitted an updated planning application to Midlothian Council with calls for 'conservative surgery' to later extensions at outbuildings at Mayburn House.

Midlothian Council has confirmed further saving measures designed to help balance its budget.

South Lanarkshire Council has appointed Cleland Sneddon as its new chief executive. Mr Sneddon has been appointed following what the council called a 'rigorous selection process' which ended on September 20th.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Hallam Land Management are planning to hold a public consultation for the development of more land at Seafield Road in Bilston.