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East Lothian home owner appeals over removal of garden fence
An East Lothian resident ordered to take down a garden fence enclosing part of her front garden has appealed, saying it has improved the...
Demand for ‘vertical drinking’ fallen, East Lothian licensing board hears
A drop in demand for ‘vertical drinking’ has led to a former community pub being taken over by a new Indian restaurant, licensing board...
Health chiefs accused of ‘copy and paste’ objection
Health chiefs have come under fire after objecting to a rural cafe being allowed to serve alcohol by claiming it was in an area...
Call for free electricity for people living near wind farms
A council leader has said people who live near wind farms should be given free electricity as he backed calls for an overhaul of...
Listed building status would condemn theatre warning
The future of arts in East Lothian’s biggest town would be ‘bleak’ if its mothballed theatre becomes a listed building, a council chief has...
Councillors refuse flat appeal after apologising to neighbours
A bid to keep an East Lothian holiday flat operating has been rejected by councillors – after they had to apologise to neighbours about...
New Indian takeaway licence bid for former Prestonpans pub
A former community pub is set to become East Lothian’s newest Indian restaurant and takeaway as operators apply for permission to change its name this...
East Lothian councillors reject sunroom bid as ‘too big’
A North Berwick home owner’s plans to build a sunroom on top of a historic cottage were described as a ‘sin’ as councillors rejected...
Bankton Roundabout change planned to relieve pressure from new settlement
Drivers will be blocked from using an exit on a busy East Lothian roundabout in the future under plans to relieve pressure from a...
East Lothian bank house bid thrown out again
Councillors have rejected a retired couple’s bid to build a ‘dream home’ on the site of a former bank hall in East Lothian after...
Lawyer’s legacy will be Common Good housing in East Lothian
Six new homes on a former hospital site could be built using money left to an East Lothian town by one of its former...
New Wallyford homes get go ahead
A housing developer has been given the go ahead to build more than 90 new homes as part of a growing estate at Wallyford,...
Bid to find partners to fund new Brunton Hall
Cash strapped East Lothian Council is set to seek potential partners to fund the redevelopment of the Brunton Theatre with the offer of using...
East Lothian glamping pods decision on hold
Controversial plans to create a glamping site on fields in an historic small holdings community have been delayed amid claims over 80 per cent...
East Lothian Council double doors refusal ‘unfair’
The owner of a rural steading has accused East Lothian planners of behaving unfairly after they denied them permission to open a narrow doorway...
Controversial ‘open space’ housing plans revealed
Fresh plans for housing on a grassland originally set aside for a public park for residents in Wallyford have been lodged with East Lothian...
East Lothian battery storage plant faces council objections
Plans for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on land near Dunbar are set to be opposed by East Lothian Council over a lack...
East Lothian glamping pod plans called in after objections
Plans to convert a horse field into a new site for glamping will go before councillors next week after nearly 100 objections were lodged.
Concerns...
Haddington school music building demolition plans
A former music room used by pupils in Haddington is set to be demolished after it was described by education chiefs as ‘redundant’.
The temporary...
Short term let owner says investment saved ‘neglected’ building
A short term let operator claims his investment in a ‘neglected’ town centre flat saved it from damaging the surrounding conservation area.
Jitendra Naran, who...
East Lothian couple buy garden from council for £12,000
A couple who leased land deemed ‘unmarketable’ from East Lothian Council to shelter their home from a country road have been allowed to buy...
East Lothian Council to pay nearly £50,000 to rent office space in own building
A council is to pay nearly £50,000 a year to rent back office space in its own building after handing over management of it...
Pencaitland Maltings going ‘green’ will secure future
An East Lothian maltings is going green in a move owners say will secure its future and jobs for years to come.
Pencaitland Maltings has...
Cockenzie windfarm operator seeks five year delay
Offshore windfarm operators have asked for a five year extension to start work on its East Lothian site due to ‘industry uncertainty’ – a...
East Lothian orchard cottage rejected by planners
A bid to build a sustainable cottage from logs in a garden orchard has been rejected by East Lothian planners who said it would...
East Lothian woman ‘knocked sideways’ by rejection of house bid
A grandmother who accused East Lothian Council of robbing her husband of the chance to spend his final years in their dream home has...
New village shop owners bid for takeaway permission
The new owners of a village shop have applied for permission to turn it into a hot food takeaway in a bid to ‘modernise’...
Scottish Ministers call in hotel demolition decision
A decision to let a historic hotel be demolished has been called in by Scottish Ministers after councillors went against their own officers advice.
East...
North Berwick home owner appeals over sunroom
A North Berwick home owner refused permission to build a sunroom on top of a 19th century cottage has pointed to images of other...
Cottage owner told to delay extension until after nesting season
A cottage owner has been given the go ahead to extend their home as long as they wait until the end of nesting season...
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