Category: ELEP

  • Community Transport Survey

    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…

  • Branxton Substation updates

    Branxton Substation updates

    Bypass path and Bilsdean temporary traffic lights Branxton Project will be starting the bypass path in the opposite field South of the C120 on the 2nd February with one weeks work planned to complete ahead of road widening works & traffic management starting 16th February. Location shows on the map (path is in blue). They…

  • Planning for energy and transmission infrastructure

    Planning for energy and transmission infrastructure

    NESO (National Energy System Operator) are working on various strategic and spatial plans to guide future energy infrastructure across the UK. Check out the helpful explainer videos in the link below to find out more.

  • Updated web portal for the Energy Consents Unit

    Updated web portal for the Energy Consents Unit

    From 16 January 2026, the Energy Consents Unit introduced a new update to their online portal to make it easier for members of the public to submit representations on energy consent applications in Scotland. This modernised system will replace the existing representations process and is designed to:

  • Branxton Substation enabling works

    Branxton Substation enabling works

    Enabling works to construct a slip road off the A1 and other road works are due to begin shortly. To support this work, traffic management will be in place in the Bilsdean area to enable them to move materials to and from site. Tuesday 20th – Thursday 22ndJanuary: Traffic lights at the narrow road sections on…

  • Berick Bank Wind Farm – another update!

    Berick Bank Wind Farm – another update!

    SSE has successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Phase B of its Berwick Bank Wind Farm project in the UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round, announced today. 

  • Berwick Bank Wind farm update

    Berwick Bank Wind farm update

    Onshore Planning Application – 275kV Cable Works Berwick Bank Wind Farm is an offshore wind project located in the Firth of Forth with a grid connection at Branxton, near Innerwick in East Lothian. As part of our proposals to develop and construct Berwick Bank Wind Farm, we are required to install different elements of onshore…

  • Community Transport Workshop

    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…

  • Beth’s Blog – a partnership approach to  construction impacts

    Beth’s Blog – a partnership approach to construction impacts

    What a whirl these last few months have been! Since I last wrote a blog post I have been developing and taking forward a set of five key priorities for the Energy Projects Partnership, with a significant focus on a series of workshops exploring ways to deliver key ambitions in the Local Place Plan. Looking…