Category: Consultations and participation
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Community Transport Survey
East Lammermuir Community Council, in partnership with the East Lothian Climate Hub, are seeking views of local residents across East Lammermuir and surrounds, and people who work in the area, to help us better understand your transport needs. The East Lammermuir Local Place Plan identifies the community ask that a public or community transport service should be re-introduced to link…
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Community Transport Workshop
One of our four community ambitions is that a public or community transport service should be re-introduced to link the villages with Cockburnspath and Dunbar. We are holding a workshop on this theme on the evening of Thursday 22nd January in Stenton Village Hall, 6-9pm, to explore options together. Community Transport Association and East Lothian…
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Active travel and walking survey
Let us know your views by 4th December! Fill in the online form here (external link — opens in a new tab) Following last night’s Active Travel workshop, we are sharing an opportunity for residents and visitors to share your experiences of walking, cycling or other forms of active travel in East Lammermuir and any…
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Crystal Rig 1 Repower
Fred. Olsen Renewables have submitted an application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for the repowering of Crystal Rig 1 (external link — opens in a new tab). The planning notice, with details of how to respond to the consultation can be found here (external link — opens in a new tab). Please note representations…
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Beth’s Blog – Delving deeper
As summer draws to a close, I am rapidly approaching six months in this “new” role. Since I last wrote the pace has picked up significantly as the path forward takes shape and it’s time to delve deeper (to mix metaphors!). The focus so far has mainly been on getting to know the lay of the…
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Response to the Springfeild solar and BESS proposal
After thorough and in depth consideration and engagement with the local community, East Lammermuir Community Council have written to the Energy Consents Unit to object to this proposed energy development.
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response to UK Government consultation
ELCC has submitted a response to the UK Government consultation on Community Benefits and Shared Ownership of Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure (external link — opens in a new tab) After the open meeting held in Innerwick on 14 July, we felt that emphasising the importance of building community should underpin all of the decision making…
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Community Benefits Event
Monday 14 July in the Old School, Innerwick, 7 – 8:30pm On 10 March this year the community council hosted a first community conversation about the use of community benefits we are likely to see from the electricity infrastructure that gets built in our patch. About twenty people joined in. That discussion helped us to…
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Community benefits from net zero energy developments – Scottish Government consultation 2025
East Lammermuir Community Council held a community conversation in Innerwick on 10 March – attended by 20 local people – and added those views to those we have developed over our last 20 years of administering a community benefits fund. You can read the Community Council’s response to this consultation here. Chris Chris Bruce Chair East Lammermuir Community Council…
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Energy Developers – leave our place better than you found it!
19:00, Monday 19th May, Innerwick Village Hall East Lammermuir Community Council invite you to meet with the 13 Energy Developers involved in generating, storing and transporting electricity within the area, to ask them how they intend to leave our place better than they found it. East Lammermuir Community Council and East Lothian Council hold regular…
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Springfield Solar Farm Consultation: Last Chance to Have Your Say
The first consultation on the proposed Springfield Solar Farm project remains open until Tuesday 17th September. Feedback is very important to help inform the project’s next steps. The project team invites all stakeholders to view the consultation materials at the consultation site below: The Springfield Solar Farm project consultation website where you can view all…