Midlothian Council

On the first anniversary of a ground-breaking Midlothian Council project, nine care-experienced young people are being supported to live independent, fulfilled lives. Eight of the young people are settled in their own rented homes while one of the boys, in temporary accommodation to see if he liked

Midlothian Council is continuing to progress with its innovative new build housing programme which is being funded through its Housing Revenue Capital Account.  In the last 12 months, the council has taken on 118 homes for affordable rent to meet local housing needs. This has been achieved with

Midlothian Council is preparing to welcome five Afghan families, with the first family due to arrive at the end of October.

Midlothian Council's head of development - place Fiona Clandillon argues that the commercial and public sectors need to be brought into greater alignment to ensure emission standards are raised across all homes in Scotland. Commercial housebuilders have been essential partners in delivering Sco

A public consultation is underway on a proposal from Midlothian Council to submit a planning application for a new development of around 134 homes for rent at the former Newbattle High School playing fields site near Dalkeith.

Demolition work on the former St. Mary’s Primary School building in Bonnyrigg will begin this week to pave the way for a potential new intermediate care facility and new extra-care housing. Subject to final planning approval, Midlothian Council plans to develop the site, which is bounded

Proposals to replace a number of office and other buildings owned by Midlothian Council in Dalkeith with new housing, retail and community space are to be considered as part of an initiative to regenerate the town centre. As a result of the pandemic, the council has seen a transformation in how it w

Midlothian councillors have approved the council’s Tenant Participation and Customer Engagement Strategy 2021-2024. The strategy sets out the framework for how tenant participation will work in Midlothian over the next three years.

Crosbie Homes, the new build housing arm of Morris & Spottiswood, has delivered high-quality social housing in Oxton and Pathhead after entering into its first new-build contracts with both Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Midlothian Council.

Ogilvie Construction has started work on a £17 million project to build new homes and a care facility for Midlothian Council in Dalkeith.

Plans for the construction of 1,000 new council homes and the development of 484 units of specialist housing have been approved by Midlothian Council as part of a new five-year strategy. The Midlothian Local Housing Strategy 2021-26 sets out a number of outcomes to be achieved within the next f

Councillor Margot Russell has been appointed as Midlothian Council's first Older People’s Champion. At the full council meeting on Tuesday, councillors voted in favour of Councillor Russell, who is also depute provost, taking on the ambassadorial position.

A public consultation is underway on a proposal from Midlothian Council to submit a planning application for a new development providing community, health and housing support services in Bonnyrigg.

Banks Property’s detailed planning application for up to 100 new homes in Rosewell has now been approved by Midlothian Council. Once completed, the 4.9-hectare 'Doctor's Field' site, to the north east of Rosewell, will have a mix of homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom det

Midlothian Council has decided to defer a planned rents increase for council tenants due to the impact of the Covid -19 pandemic on households in the area and the expected recession. The council had initially planned a 3% rent increase as part of the Rent Setting Strategy 2019/20 – 2021/2