Category: Local Place Plan

  • East Lammermuir’s  ‘Local Place Plan’ validated

    East Lammermuir’s ‘Local Place Plan’ validated

    East Lammermuir’s community-led ‘Local Place Plan’ validated by council planners East Lammermuir Community Council (ELCC) are delighted to announce that their community-led ‘Local Place Plan’ is the first to be validated by East Lothian Council Planners. Through a series of community-based information gathering events, action-marked maps have been drawn up to advise community groups, council…

  • East L Go – Service Growth

    East L Go – Service Growth

    356 users signed up since 11th March 2024 The East L Go service launched on 11th March 2024 covering the areas of Oldhamstocks, Dunglas, Bilsdean, Innerwick, Thorntonloch, Skateraw and Broxburn into Dunbar.  Initially available as a phone only service for one week, while Liftango, the technology provider, completed the platform setup of the passenger app.…

  • LPP Launch

    LPP Launch

    Dear friends  I’m delighted to be writing to invite you to the launch of the East Lammermuir Place Plan 2024 – 34 which will take place in Spott Village Hall on Tuesday 11 June at 7.00 in the evening.  The community council undertook a wide-ranging survey of local residents in September 2023. After that we worked with…

  • Demand Responsive Bus Statistics

    Demand Responsive Bus Statistics

    EastL Go DRT131 bus statistics shared for use up to the end of April: Very good progress!

  • On Demand Bus Service

    New On Demand Buss Service fully live. First 100 chargeable rides are FREE!! All Transport Scotland concessionary fares using the National Entitlement card and Young Persons Under 22 cards accepted. Use it or loose it! DRT Route 131 is a Demand Responsive Transport 3-month trial from funding from the community bus fund, using 17-seater low…

  • New (Dial a) Bus Service

    New (Dial a) Bus Service

    You spoke – and the council can help! Coming to a place near you shortly. The East Lammermuir Local Place Plan Survey found that a top priority for local people is better public transport. (See elcc.scot for more details) East Lothian Council has agreed to fund a trial Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) operation, using a…

  • Proposed ‘on-demand’ Community Bus

    A significant proportion of people responding to the East Lammermuir Local Place Plan survey identified a responsive bus service as something they would use if it were available.   A three-month trial of a new ‘on-demand’ bus service has been agreed, linking Oldhamstocks, Dunglass, Bilsdean, Innerwick, Thorntonloch, Skateraw and Broxburn to Dunbar: The start date is not yet…

  • LPP Survey Closed 31 October 2023

    LPP Survey Closed 31 October 2023

    All submissions are being collated and the results will be published here soon as well as announced soon. The LPP is an important route for us to tell East Lothian Council our views and wishes for the area – it has a direct impact on planning strategy until 2035. This was an anonymous response for…