Category: ELEP
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Beth’s blog – tools for partnerhip working
I write looking out at the Lammermuir Hills, waiting for the combine harvester to start work and watching the swallows darting about. As we get into the quieter summer holiday weeks, when there aren’t quite so many emails flying about, I am taking time to reflect on these first three months in post. What has…
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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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Energy Developments public meeting (May ’25) – Beth’s blog
I was delighted to have my first experience of one of the incredible East Lammermuir Energy Developments public meetings on the evening of Monday 19 May 2025 in Innerwick Village Hall. Representatives from renewables and transmission infrastructure developments, at various stages of planning or construction in the local area, took it in turns to present.…
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energy projects partnership manager Blog
Hello! My name is Beth Landon and I am the new Energy Projects Partnership Manager, covering the East Lammermuir Community Council Area. I have been in post for around three weeks and thought I’d introduce myself and give a bit of insight into what I’ve been getting up to so far in this new role.…
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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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Energy Projects Partnership Manager
Energy Projects Partnership Manager for East Lammermuir Salary: £42,787 pro rataLocation: Home-based & with regular time in and around East LammermuirWork pattern: 28 hours per weekContract: PermanentLine managed by: Head of Communities & Impact https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/about-us/work-with-us The timetable we are working to is as follows: Could you help us to break new ground and genuinely usher in a just transition for…
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Planning consent granted for Branxton Substation
East Lothian Council Planning Committee unanimously voted to grant consent for this keystone development at their meeting held 5 November. 27 residents submitted a total of 61 objections to the scheme. Two local residents and the Community Council spoke in objection at the committee but did not win the day. The notice of planning consent…
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Local Place Coordinator post Vacancy
Local Place Coordinator – Energy Projects (East Lammermuir) We have worked with SPEN and SSE to agree that Foundation Scotland will host a coordinator post to bring together the perspectives of the council, the developers, and the community – in particular ensuring that community views are appropriately considered. Click here to see the full job…
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LORRIES IN OUR LANES
You are invited to attend the “Lorries in our Lanes” public meeting. Tuesday 13th August 7pm- 8pm Innerwick Village Hall With the increase in construction traffic on our local road network, it is important we know what is working well and what is not. This is an opportunity for you to provide your feedback at…