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  • Developing a Community Justice Approach in East Lothian

    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, community disposal, custody and alternatives to these; until the individual is reintegrated into the community. Working in partnership with local communities is important to help ensure that Community... More
    Opened 8 December 2016

  • Excellence and Equity in Education - A Governance Review

    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 people as possible take this opportunity to consider what would be major changes to the current system. You can view the Scottish Government's consultation document below, along with a presentation... More
    Opened 24 November 2016

  • East Lothian Council Public Budget Consultation

    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 balance the needs and wishes of our communities, our growing and ageing population against diminishing resources. We are already planning a significant number of efficiencies and budget reduction... More
    Opened 22 November 2016

  • Letham Mains Primary School Catchment Area Consultation

    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 Letham Mains we are proposing to alter the Letham Mains catchment boundary to include the Letham Mains Expansion area (LDP Proposal HN2), currently in the Haddington Infant School and King’s Meadow... More
    Opened 8 November 2016

  • Preston Lodge High School Catchment Area and Blindwells Primary School Consultation

    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 pupils who will eventually live in planned housing developments, a new primary school will be established in the Blindwells area providing primary education and early learning and childcare provision. ... More
    Opened 8 November 2016

  • Change to Pinkie St Peter's and Wallyford Primary Schools Catchment Areas

    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 the Land at Levenhall, Musselburgh (LDP Proposal MH8) we are proposing to alter the Pinkie St Peter’s Primary School catchment boundary to include the Levenhall site (LDP Proposal MH8), currently in... More
    Opened 8 November 2016

  • Craighall Primary School and Catchment Area

    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 pupils who will eventually live in planned housing developments, a new primary school will be established in the Craighall area providing primary education and early learning and childcare provision. ... More
    Opened 8 November 2016

  • Rent Level Consultation 2017-18

    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 meeting of the full council in February 2017. At this meeting, councillors will decide the level of rent and service charge change for council tenants in the year 2017-18. We will then write to tell... More
    Opened 7 November 2016

  • Draft Air Quality Action Plan - Public Consultation

    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 improve air quality in the area. We are keen to hear what people think of the proposals contained in the Draft Action Plan. What is the Problem? Air pollution is a widespread problem, affecting... More
    Opened 31 October 2016

  • Cockenzie Masterplan

    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 masterplan for the site and surrounding land. The masterplan process will seek to create a vision for the future redevelopment of the area, with a wide range of opportunities set to be explored.... More
    Opened 31 October 2016

  • Haddington & Lammermuir Area Partnership 4 Wishes Exercise

    The “4 wishes” exercise asks you (and any groups you may represent) to identify the 4 things that would make a difference to your own and the wider communities’ lives. The aim of this exercise is draw out the actions that can be implemented over the longer term of the Area Plan such as how we can make the best use of public facilities and green spaces, and supporting groups and organisations to provide local services. The “wishes” you are being asked for are: If you had 4... More
    Opened 5 October 2016

  • Haddington and Lammermuir Area Community Transport Project

    Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership is exploring the options for providing public transport for rural communities in and around the Haddington & Lammermuir ward who don’t have any out of hours public bus service at present. Local people in the Humbie area have told us that they would like to be able to access social and recreation facilities as well as use local services such as the shops and the library in Haddington but struggle to get there without a car, particularly in the... More
    Opened 5 October 2016

  • Anti-Bullying Policy Consultation

    East Lothian Council is in the process of developing a new Anti-Bullying Policy in line with the Scottish Government's national approach to anti-bullying for Scotland's children and young people. In line with the Scottish Government and respectme (Scotland's Anti-Bullying Service) we define bullying as: 'a mixture of behaviours which can impact on a person's capacity to feel in control of themselves. This is what we term as their sense of 'agency'. Bullying takes place in the... More
    Opened 21 September 2016

  • School Lunch Drink Options - Parent Survey

    East Lothian Council School Catering is keen to engage with children, parents and teaching staff to encourage support for the school food service and improve the overall service we provide in schools. The Scottish Government's 'Healthy Eating in Schools' regulations set out the standards for all food and drink provided by the school and local authority. As well as delivering healthy nutritional standards, school food should aim to positively influence food behaviours for future... More
    Opened 20 September 2016

  • East Lothian Proposed Local Development Plan - Draft Environmental Report

    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 Council has written a Draft Environmental Report for the Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP) under the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. The process taken to write this report is... More
    Opened 19 September 2016

  • East Lothian Proposed Local Development Plan

    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 proposed East Lothian Local Development Plan (LDP) is the Council’s settled view as to what the final adopted content of the plan should be. The proposed plan comprises a development strategy for the future... More
    Opened 19 September 2016

  • East Lothian Proposed Local Development Plan - Draft Development Briefs

    The Council has published its proposed East Lothian Local Development Plan (LDP ). This is the Council’s settled view as to what the final adopted content of the Local Development Plan for the area should be. The proposed plan comprises a development strategy for the future development of East Lothian to 2024 and beyond, a detailed policy framework for guiding development and proposals maps . It sets out where new development should and should not occur, including new housing,... More
    Opened 19 September 2016

  • East Lothian Local Development Plan - Affordable Housing Quota and Tenure Mix

    The Council has published its proposed East Lothian Local Development Plan (LDP ). This is the Council’s settled view as to what the final adopted content of the Local Development Plan for the area should be. The proposed plan comprises a development strategy for the future development of East Lothian to 2024 and beyond, a detailed policy framework for guiding development and proposals maps . It sets out where new development should and should not occur, including new housing,... More
    Opened 19 September 2016

  • East Lothian Local Development Plan Supplementary Guidance - Draft Developer Contributions Framework

    The Council has published its proposed East Lothian Local Development Plan (LDP ). This is the Council’s settled view as to what the final adopted content of the Local Development Plan for the area should be. The proposed plan comprises a development strategy for the future development of East Lothian to 2024 and beyond, a detailed policy framework for guiding development and proposals maps . It sets out where new development should and should not occur, including new housing,... More
    Opened 19 September 2016

  • East Lothian Local Development Plan - Action Programme

    The Council has published its proposed East Lothian Local Development Plan (LDP ). This is the Council’s settled view as to what the final adopted content of the Local Development Plan for the area should be. The proposed plan comprises a development strategy for the future development of East Lothian to 2024 and beyond, a detailed policy framework for guiding development and proposals maps . It sets out where new development should and should not occur, including new housing,... More
    Opened 19 September 2016

  • Education Accessibility Strategy 2016

    East Lothian Council Education Service values and respects the diverse communities it serves and has policy and guidance documents in place to promote positive attitudes and eliminate discrimination and stereotyping in all of its establishments. The Service has a legal duty to prepare a strategy to increase the physical accessibility of the school environment, increase the access to the curriculum and improve communication, especially in relation to the provision of school... More
    Opened 14 September 2016

  • Levenhall Lagoons Consutlation (ScottishPower Consultation)

    ScottishPower is gathering feedback on its proposal to restore the final two lagoons at Levenhall Links, Musselburgh. The last two operational ash lagoons at Levenhall are no longer required following the closure of Cockenzie Power Station in 2013. Both lagoons form part of the Firth of Forth Special Protection Area and the lagoon closest to the mouth of the River Esk has been designated as both a Ramsar site and a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its value to wading birds. ... More
    Opened 4 August 2016

  • East Lothian Council Play Policy

    Please help us to develop a Play Policy for East Lothian. More
    Opened 3 August 2016

  • Lewisvale Park Revamp

    Musselburgh Area Partnership are working with East Lothian Council Amenity Services to explore how Lewisvale park can be modernised and given new facilities that will encourage local people to use the park more often. This consultation started at the “Live from Lewisvale” event on the 31 st July and will continue until midnight on Sunday 21st August 2016. A play area voting sheet has also been made availble in the related documents below which proposes three different designs... More
    Opened 2 August 2016

  • Proposed Experimental Traffic Regulation Order - 20mph Speed Limit - East Linton

    East Lothian Council gives a high priority to road safety and as part of this ongoing commitment is considering the introduction of an experimental 20mph speed limit on the majority of roads in East Linton. We are carrying out a non-statutory consultation to determine the level of support before developing this proposal further. Residents in the streets covered have already received a letter telling them about the proposal and inviting them to submit feedback. You can view the plan... More
    Opened 11 July 2016

  • New Additional Secondary Education Provision in the Musselburgh Area

    We want to hear your views on the proposed secondary school provision for the Musselburgh area. There is significant house building planned for the Musselburgh area. To accommodate the increase in the pupil population from the committed and proposed housing in the Musselburgh area, we are proposing to establish a new, second, secondary school in Wallyford that will serve the Pinkie St Peter’s and the proposed revised Wallyford catchment areas. The existing... More
    Opened 3 May 2016

  • Wallyford Primary School Relocation and Catchment Area Consultation

    We want to hear your views on the relocation of Wallyford Primary School and the proposed change to the Wallyford catchment boundary. There is significant house building committed & proposed for the Wallyford area. To accomodate the increase in the pupil population from existing and new housing, a new replacement primary school will be built to the south of the existing school site. We are also proposing to extend the Wallyford catchment boundary to include the... More
    Opened 3 May 2016

  • Cycleways (Various Locations) - Related Road Traffic Orders

    East Lothian Council gives notice that it intends to make a number of Orders under Sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), 3, 152(2) and Part III of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to introduce shared cycleway / footways at a number of locations as follows: A198 Duncur Road to Archerfield West, Gullane Strathearn Road, North Berwick to Ware Road, Direlton A1087 Roxburghe Park to Broxburn, Dunbar B6371 Tranent to Ormiston B6414 Crossgatehall to Smeaton Shaw ... More
    Opened 2 May 2016

  • Proposed Changes to Prestonpans Library and Aldhammer House

    This survey is part of a consultation exercise on proposals to move Customer Services from Aldhammer House to Prestonpans Library. This would regenerate the existing library in Prestonpans into a new shared facility delivering a wider range of Council and partner services to the public. There are currently three shared facilities in East Lothian based within the Bleachingfield Centre (Dunbar), George Johnstone Centre (Tranent) and the North Berwick (School Road, North Berwick). Staff at... More
    Opened 2 May 2016

  • Road Traffic Order - East Lothian Council (Car Club and Electric Vehicle Parking Places) Order 2015

    East Lothian Council gives notice that it has made an Order under Sections 1(1) and 2(1) and (2) and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 to introduce Car Club and Electric Vehicle Parking Places. You can view a copy of the relevant Order, maps showing the roads affected and a statement of the reasons for making the Order under 'Related Documents' below. Copies of all the relevant documents may also be examined from Monday 25 April 2016 during normal office... More
    Opened 25 April 2016
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