118 and 118A New Street Musselburgh Common Good

Overview

118 New Street is a ground floor retail/office unit within a detached sandstone building close to North High Street; 118A is a smaller self-contained office to its rear. The properties have been home to various businesses over the years but have been empty since their leases expired in 2015 and are in need of significant upgrade.

East Lothian Council is proposing to sell 118 and 118A New Street and reinvest the income into the Musselburgh Common Good Fund. 

About Common Good assets and Common Good Funds

East Lothian has four Common Good Funds: Dunbar, Haddington, Musselburgh and North Berwick which are administered by a Common Good Committee. The Funds’ main function is to allow for the maintenance and repair of Common Good assets. They can also provide money to support activities and events which will benefit the inhabitants of the former burghs.

Musselburgh is the largest of the funds with a budget of £150,000 for 2025/26.

The area of each Common Good Fund is defined by Burgh maps from 1973 and only residents or organisations that live or operate within these areas can apply for common good funding.

Why your views matter

To share your views on the proposed sale of two Common Good Assets and the reinvestment of sale income into the Musselburgh Common Good Fund.