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  • East Lothian Local Transport Strategy

    A draft Local Transport Strategy has been produced by East Lothian Council to cover the period from 2018 to 2024. The draft Strategy reflects the key role of transport and outlines plans for ongoing development taking into account the wider changes in East Lothian as detailed in the Local Development Plan . As well as the main draft Local Transport Strategy, there are a number of associated Plans which will deliver specific aspects of the overall Strategy - these are: The... More
    Opened 30 March 2018

  • Consultation on the draft School Session Dates for 2019/2020

    Resources and People Services (Education) are consulting on the draft school session dates for 2019/2020 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. More
    Opened 27 March 2018

  • Review of Statement of Licensing Policy - Stakeholder Consultation

    East Lothian Licensing Board is currently conducting a consultation on its draft Statement of Licensing Policy. The Board is required to consult with all relevant interested parties on any proposed revision to its policy that must be produced within 18 months of a local council election. The new Policy will be in place for 5 years running from November 2018 until November 2022. The Board welcomes all comments/suggestions. Please read the draft Statement of Licensing Policy under... More
    Opened 8 March 2018

  • Musselburgh Old Town Hall

    Proposals have been drawn up to bring Musselburgh's Old Town Hall and Tolbooth back into full use and we want to hear your views. This is your chance to help shape the future of this iconic listed building. There are a number of ways in which you can view the proposals for the Old Town Hall and Tolbooth: Come along to our Grand Open Day on Saturday the 17th February between 10am and 4pm at Musselburgh Museum, 65 High Street, Musselburgh. You'll have the chance to view ... More
    Opened 16 February 2018

  • Haddington Community Shelter

    Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership has been working with East Lothian Council and local community partners to identify a suitable location in Haddington for a community shelter. This has arisen following a request from young people for a place where they could meet to socialise in Haddington and was first raised when the Area Partnership began developing their Area Plan in 2014. The request was duly noted as a potential outcome in the Area Plan and then gained further momentum... More
    Opened 15 February 2018

  • Scottish Fire & Rescue Service - Your Service.... Your Voice

    A public consultation is being carried out on the safe and planned future of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The creation of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) in 2013 has been good for Scotland. The Service has continued to improve the safety and wellbeing of communities while benefitting from the operational and financial efficiencies of bringing eight brigades together as one. SFRS has proven that it is capable of delivering major reform. It has laid the... More
    Opened 14 February 2018

  • Proposed Traffic Orders (February / March 2018)

    Traffic Orders help manage traffic flow, speed limits and where you can park. Here is a list of current East Lothian Traffic Order proposals: East Lothian Council (B1377, Limekilns, Longniddry) (Stopping Up) Order 2018 - Road East Lothian Council (A199 Strawberry Corner, Wallyford) (Stopping Up) Order 2018 - Road East Lothian Council (Eskmills Road, Inveresk Industrial Estate, Musselburgh) (Stopping Up) Order 2018 - Verges East Lothian Council (U224 Fenton Barns Farm Cottages,... More
    Opened 14 February 2018

  • East Lothian Council (Countess Crescent, Dunbar) (Prohibition of Motor Vehicles) Order 2018

    East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), 3 and Parts III and V of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to prohibit the driving of vehicles during school term times at various times of the day on Countess Crescent, Dunbar A copy of the proposed Order, Schedules, plans showing the extent of the restrictions and the statement of reasons for making the Order can be viewed at Main Reception, John Muir House Haddington,... More
    Opened 1 February 2018

  • East Lothian Council (Neilson Park Road, Victoria Road and Wemyss Place, Haddington) (Prohibition of Motor Vehicles) Order 2018

    East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), 3 and Parts III and V of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to prohibit the driving of vehicles during school term times at various times of the day on Neilson Park Road, Victoria Road, Wemyss Place, Haddington. A copy of the proposed Order, Schedules, plans showing the extent of the restrictions and the statement of reasons for making the Order can be viewed at Main... More
    Opened 29 January 2018

  • Adult Social Care Services Charging Consultation

    East Lothian Council has to save around £39 million over five years. Part of that saving has to come from the adult social care budget. Adult social care (delivered by the East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership) provides a wide range of services to support a wide range of people, including older people, people with disabilities, people with mental health needs, and also carers. The support provided includes care at home, transport, meals at home and short breaks. We have to... More
    Opened 23 January 2018

  • Consultative Draft East Lothian Local Housing Strategy 2018-23

    The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 requires all local authorities to prepare a Local Housing Strategy for their area, supported by an assessment of housing need and demand. The Council's Consultative Draft Local Housing Strategy sets out the strategy, priorities and plans for the delivery of housing and related services across East Lothian until 2023. The Strategy is wide-ranging, addressing homelessness, fuel poverty, energy efficiency, housing quality and specialist provision for... More
    Opened 19 January 2018

  • Haddington Education Consultation

    CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF HADDINGTON INFANT SCHOOL AND KING’S MEADOW PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL AND ITS ASSOCIATED CATCHMENT AREA FOR HADDINGTON. If approved: • Haddington Infant School and King’s Meadow Primary School will be closed with effect from August 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter; • A new primary school and its associated catchment area will be established for Haddington with effect from August 2018, or as soon... More
    Opened 8 January 2018

  • Draft IJB Strategic Plan 2019-2022 Consultation

    The IJB Strategic Plan 2019-2022 will set out the next stage of development for East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership in the delivery of all of its services to improve quality and service-user outcomes and to reflect local need, local priorities and national and local policies, strategies and action plans. The plan also needs to be flexible enough to make necessary changes, including reprioritisation to reflect changes in local and national policy and in local demand and need. ... More
    Opened 18 December 2017

  • East Lothian Licensing Board Overprovision Consultation

    By law, Licensing Boards must produce a ‘Statement of Licensing Policy’ every five years, which includes an Overprovision declaration relating to the area the Board serves. Overprovision is an assessment of the capacity of licensed premises in Boards' areas. In simple terms it is a judgement as to whether there are sufficient numbers of alcohol licensed on-consumption premises (pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants and the like) in the area or alcohol off-sales licensed premises (shops,... More
    Opened 6 December 2017

  • Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the Provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill

    Empowering Schools: A Consultation on the Provisions of the Education (Scotland) Bill 2018 A Public Meeting is being held on Tuesday 9th January at 7pm in Musselburgh Grammar School. The Scottish Government is seeking views on its proposal to “create a school and teacher-led education system and therefore to empower our schools and school leaders”. The consultation seeks stakeholder’s views on 5 key aspects: Headteachers’ Charter Parental and Community... More
    Opened 4 December 2017

  • East Lothian Council Public Budget Consultation 2018-19

    Transforming your Council In recent years, East Lothian Council has sought to protect the vital public services which residents rely on. This has included action to help children achieve their potential, supporting older and vulnerable people, protecting the environment, investing in local facilities and working to build the East Lothian economy. The Council has been on a prolonged journey of change and has reduced costs by more than £24 million over the last five years. However, like... More
    Opened 24 November 2017

  • Rent Consultation 2018-2019

    East Lothian Council consults with tenants, tenants' and residents' groups and East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel (ELTRP) every year on our proposals to increase rents. This year, the consultation will end on Friday 22 December 2017. Last year, the majority of tenants who responded to our consultation regarding a 5% rent increase agreed with the council's commitment to build new homes and continue with the modernisation of its existing housing stock. They also said that they thought... More
    Opened 9 November 2017

  • North Berwick Education Consultation

    Proposal 1 – Proposed closure and re-designation of North Berwick Nursery School to Law Primary School Nursery Class • North Berwick Nursery School will be closed and re-designated to Law Primary School Nursery Class and this will take effect from August 2018. Proposal 2 – To alter the school catchment areas of Dirleton Primary School and Law Primary School • The catchment area of Law Primary School will be extended to include the new residential development at Ferrygate... More
    Opened 24 October 2017

  • Shaping Our Services - Have Your Say

    Shaping Our Services – Have Your Say Like all Councils across Scotland, East Lothian Council faces the challenge of meeting growing demands on its services with fewer resources. To meet this challenge we need to make some real changes to how we do things. We are holding a series of events at the beginning of November aimed at gathering the views of local people on some of the things we might do to meet the challenges ahead. There will be three events on the following dates: ... More
    Opened 19 October 2017

  • East Lothian Draft Eligibility Criteria for Carers

    East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) is seeking views on draft Carer Eligibility Criteria. The new Carers Act places a duty on local authorities and health and social care services, through their health and social care partnerships, to set out local carer eligibility criteria. These are the criteria which will determine whether they have a duty to provide support to individual carers under the Act. The Act also requires carers and representative organisations to be... More
    Opened 4 October 2017

  • Future Provision of Early Learning and Childcare in the Tranent Cluster Area

    East Lothian Council is seeking the views of parents and carers living in, or using childcare in, the Tranent cluster area (including Tranent, Elphinstone, Humbie, Macmerry, Ormiston, Pencaitland and Saltoun). 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 school aged children. The results of this consultation will be used to help us plan for future provision in the area. More
    Opened 26 September 2017

  • Future Provision of Early Learning and Childcare in the Dunbar Cluster Area

    East Lothian Council is seeking the views of parents and carers living in, or using childcare in, the Dunbar cluster area (including Dunbar, East Linton, Innerwick and Stenton). 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 school aged children. The results of this consultation will be used to help us plan for future provision in the area. More
    Opened 25 September 2017

  • Future Provision of Early Learning and Childcare in Haddington Cluster Area

    East Lothian Council is seeking the views of parents and carers living in, or using childcare in, the Haddington cluster area (including Haddington and Gifford). 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 school aged children. The results of this consultation will be used to help us plan for future provision in the area. More
    Opened 25 September 2017

  • Future Provision of Early Learning and Childcare in the North Berwick Cluster Area

    East Lothian Council is seeking the views of parents and carers living in, or using childcare in, North Berwick cluster area (including North Berwick, Aberlady, Athelstaneford, Dirleton and Gullane). 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 school aged children. The results of this consultation will be used to help us plan for future provision in the area. More
    Opened 25 September 2017

  • Future Provision of Early Learning and Childcare in the Musselburgh Cluster Area

    East Lothian Council is seeking the views of parents and carers living in, or using childcare in, Musselburgh cluster area (including Musselburgh, Wallyford and Whitecraig). 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 school aged children. The results of this consultation will be used to help us plan for future provision in the area. More
    Opened 25 September 2017

  • Local Housing Strategy Consultation Events

    Scottish Housing Day aims to celebrate the contribution housing makes to improving wellbeing. It will also raise awareness of the latest developments in housing and the options open to people when deciding where to live and to make informed housing decisions. To coincide with Scottish Housing Day, East Lothian Council is running a series of information and consultation drop-in sessions for stakeholders and members of the public as well as running a number of events recognising the efforts... More
    Opened 8 September 2017

  • Climate Week Scotland - East Lothian Events

    Climate Week Scotland 2017 - East Lothian Events Taking place from 18-22 September, Climate Week is a Scottish Government campaign to raise awareness of and inspire action on climate change. It aims to highlight the importance of reducing emissions and adapting to a changing climate. East Lothian Council is hosting two drop in events, under the banner of Climate Week, to consult with local people on how we can adapt to a changing climate. The consultation events will kick-start a series... More
    Opened 8 September 2017

  • Education Governance - Fair Funding to Achieve Excellence and Equity in Education

    The Scottish Government is seeking views on its future approach to school funding. Their consultation invites views on the current funding of education in Scotland as well as exploring the reasons for developing a new approach. It also provides and seeks views on possible future approaches. Currently, East Lothian Council receives funding from the Scottish Government in order to deliver education services and this funding is administered through the local government finance settlement.... More
    Opened 30 August 2017

  • East Lothian Council Various Speed Limit Amendments

    EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL - VARIOUS SPEED LIMIT AMENDMENTS East Lothian Council intends to make Orders under 82(2), 83(2) and paragraph 27(1) of Part IV of Schedule 9 of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. These Orders will vary speed limits at the following locations: A198 Direlton Road, North Berwick A198 Tyninghame A199 Wallyford Toll A199 Dolphingstone Cottages, Tranent A199 Haldane Avenue, Haddington A1087 Queens Road to Broxburn, Dunbar A6094... More
    Opened 28 August 2017

  • East Lothian Council (Whin Park Area, Cockenzie; Lochbridge Area, North Berwick; & Muirpark Area, Tranent) (20mph Speed Limit) Order 2017

    East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make an Order under Sections 82(2), 83(2) and 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to make permanent 20mph speed restrictions in various roads within Cockenzie, North Berwick and Tranent. A copy of the proposed Order, Schedule and plans showing the extent of the restrictions and the statement of reasons for making the Order can be viewed under 'Related' below. The documents can... More
    Opened 14 August 2017
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