East Lothian Council

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (AMC) application to East Lothian Council for the provision of a further development of new homes on land at Futures Way in Wallyford, East Lothian.

One of Scotland’s largest residential developments will soon be offering much-needed new affordable housing for residents in East Lothian. Cruden Homes will start on site this month at Blindwells, where it will deliver 60 new affordable homes on behalf of East Lothian Council, following the la

East Lothian Council has appointed Wendy McGuire as its new head of housing.  Ms McGuire is currently East Lothian Council's service manager for housing strategy and development.

A group of veterans have moved into brand new properties specially created for Armed Forces personnel at Osborne Terrace in Cockenzie, East Lothian. The site is the former East Lothian Council Groundcare depot, which now provides a two-storey flatted block, with six two-bedroom flats including three

East Lothian Council has announced that council tax will be frozen in the year ahead as it approved its budget for 2021/22. Further investment has been earmarked by the council for Education and Children’s Services – including additional support for learning – and Health and Social

East Lothian Council members yesterday approved an amendment tabled by the Administration to freeze rent on council properties for the year 2021/22. Councillors also approved a capital budget of almost £30 million for 2021/22 for modernising existing council housing & investing in new coun

East Lothian Council cabinet members have approved a decision for the council to buy a discounted home and change the tenure to mid-market rent to ensure the unit remained affordable. Since 2015, the council has secured a number of properties in new developments across East Lothian for low cost

In accordance with East Lothian Council’s approved budget development framework, a draft budget proposal for 2021/22 has been presented by the ruling administration to the council's cabinet. At this point in time the expected grant settlement to the council from central government, which provi

A year after East Lothian Council’s Climate Change Strategy 2020-2025 was launched, the first annual update was noted and approved at this week's cabinet meeting. The Climate Change Strategy sets out East Lothian Council’s commitment to tackling the Climate Emergency at a local level and

In a report published this week, which details East Lothian Council’s progress in reducing its corporate carbon footprint, a reduction in the council’s carbon footprint of 2.5% to 14,630 tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) was achieved in 2019/20, down from 15,007 tCO2e in 2018/1

East Lothian Council colleagues were delighted to be part of this year’s East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel (ELTRP) awards ceremony which, of course, had to be done a little differently. Instead of a traditional event, guests gathered on Zoom to hear about the achievements of the panel,

The first appointments have been made to East Lothian Council’s new chief officer structure. Delivering a recurring saving of £28,000 per annum, the new structure is designed to ensure that the council has the leadership capacity to deliver on local priorities and develop increasingly ef

Affordable homes including new council houses, have been delivered across East Lothian this year.

East Lothian Council has agreed to publish the fifth Tenant Participation Strategy, a national legal requirement which sets out how the council, as a landlord, will engage with its tenants. The strategy ensures a two-way flow of information between tenants and the council. It sets out what informati

Intensive family support services across South East Scotland are receiving a boost from the City Region Deal. The deal’s Intensive Family Support Service will help families in areas of chronic worklessness and poverty, bringing together the third sector and all six local authorities in South E