Edinburgh College's Draft Strategic Plan sets out its key aims and targets over a five year period. It provides the focus required to ensure that the College continues to push to become increasingly innovative, flexible and efficient in the part it plays in educating and supporting the workforce...More
An invitation to get involved - We want to make our town even better!
The Haddington Town Centre Design Project Steering Group* invites you to help shape new design proposals for our town centre, ones that will benefit the whole town.
Over the coming months (August - October) detailed...More
East Lothian Council is consulting on a proposed update to its resolution on public entertainment licensing.
You can view the proposed wording of the update under 'Related Documents' below.
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Resources and People Services (Education) are consulting on the draft school session dates for 2018/19
If you would like to comment on the draft school session dates please complete the short online survey giving your views on the draft school session dates.
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East Lothian Council is seeking the views of parents and carers living in, or using childcare in, Prestonpans and the surrounding area.
We want to find out your current and future needs for early learning and childcare for younger children and out of school and holiday care for primary...More
Rationale for Change
East Lothian Council is committed to supporting small rural primary schools and maintaining local provision and high standards of education. You may well be aware that the Scottish Government recently announced plans to strengthen the role of Head Teachers as leaders of...More
The Corporate Parenting Plan 2017-2020 tells you what the East Lothian Partnership is going to do to improvements to the care system and the lives of all care experienced children and young people. The plan was created with a lot of input from the East Lothian Champions Board.
You can view...More
Is North Berwick Town Centre a great place for everyone?
Are you interested in how the Town works, how parking and traffic are organised, or have ideas about how walking and cycling can be made easier or the environment improved? Then come along and get involved.
A design ‘charrette’...More
The East Lothian Community Justice Outcome Improvement Plan gives details of how community partners will work together to improve community justice outcomes for individuals and communities in the East Lothian.
The Plan is based on an assessment of data relating to offenders, crime levels...More
In East Lothian we want all those within our communities to feel and be valued citizens irrespective of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation or socio economic status. This...More
On 31 January, Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, announced the launch of the public consultation on unconvential oil and gas in Scotland. The consultation expores the evidence on the potential impacts of shale oil and gas, and coal bed methane, and the technologies...More
East Linton 20mph Speed Limit Experimental Order
East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Experimental Order under Sections 82, 83 and 84 and Parts III and IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to prohibit the driving of vehicles at a speed exceeding 20...More
Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority are consulting on a proposed 10 year strategy for policing.
You can find out more and take part in the consultation by following the link below.
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Work to build a new East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington is underway. We are now working on the development of an Arts Strategy to help plan creative activity in and around the hospital building. The aim of the Arts Strategy will be to provide a positive, patient-centred creative...More
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On 27 June 2017, East Lothian Council approved the proposal to close and re-designate Levenhall Nursery to Pinkie St Peter’s Primary School Nursery Class.
As per the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 Scottish Ministers have been notified of this...More
The Integration Joint Board (IJB) of East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to improving outcomes for our population and for the communities in which people live. Our Strategic Plan describes this commitment and recognises that central to achieving our vision is...More
The East Lothian Residents Survey was carried out during March 2017 on behalf of the East Lothian Partnership. Face to face interviews took place with a representative sample of 1,565 local residents from across East Lothian.
Topics in the survey included: neighbourhood and quality of life;...More
Fisherrow Harbour is a Category B Listed Building is included within the Musselburgh Common Good and is managed by East Lothian Council. The harbour is of historic significance and known to have been in existence in 1592.
This study is being carried out to identify what projects and...More
Community Justice is the term used to refer to the collection of individuals, organisations and services that work together to support, manage and supervise people who have committed offences.
Community Justice involvement takes place from the point of arrest; through prosecution,...More
East Lothian Council consults with tenants, tenants and residents groups and East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel every year on our proposals to increase rents. This year the consultation will end on Friday 6th January.
We will use the results to prepare a report for a special budget...More
You Pay... Have Your Say
Each year, East Lothian Council sets a budget to pay for the wide range of vital services it provides to the community. This involves choice and setting priorities which means difficult decisions need to be made. This is becoming increasingly challenging as we try to...More
Public Consultation - Privacy Impact Assessment
Parking Attendants with Body Worn Video Cameras
East Lothian Council wants to improve travel for everybody, whether pedestrians, cyclists, bus passengers, car or lorry drivers. Parking Attendants are vital to keep traffic flowing safely and...More
We want to hear your views on the proposed change to the Letham Mains Primary School catchment area
There is significant house building proposed for the land at Letham Mains, Haddington.
To accommodate pupils who will eventually live in planned housing developments at...More
We want to hear your views on the proposed change to Preston Lodge High School catchment area and the establishment of a new primary school at Blindwells.
There is significant house building proposed for the Blindwells new settlement (LDP Proposal BW1).
To accommodate...More
We want to hear your views on the proposed change to the Pinkie St Peter’s and Wallyford Primary Schools Catchment Areas.
There is significant house building proposed for the Musselburgh area.
To accommodate pupils who will eventually live in planned housing developments on...More
We want to hear your views on the establishment of a new primary school and its associated catchment area within the Land at Craighall, Musselburgh.
There is significant house building proposed for the Land at Craighall, Musselburgh (LDP Proposal MH1).
To accommodate...More
Purpose of this Consultation
East Lothian Council declared its first Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) covering High Street Musselburgh in November 2013.
A Draft Air Quality Action Plan has now been produced outlining a number of measures that we think offer the best opportunity to...More
The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to change governance of education in Scotland. This includes looking at where decision making lies in relation to the education of children and young people and significant changes to funding mechanisms. East Lothian Council hopes that as many...More
East Lothian Council has appointed consultants to carry out a masterplanning exercise for the former Cockenzie Power Station site. Peter Brett Associates (PBA) will lead a multi-disciplinary team assisting the council in work with local communities and external stakeholders to develop a strategic...More
Having had regard to the submissions received on the Main Issues Report (consulted on from 17 November 2014 to 8 February 2015), the planning authority has prepared and published a proposed Local Development Plan under Section 18 of the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006.
The...More