Category: News & Updates
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Renewable Energy Survey
Many places in rural Scotland are seeing new electricity infrastructure developments, and people are starting to make their views known. In some areas community councils are working together to amplify their voices. Nowhere else in Scotland is facing quite so many developments as we are here in East Lammermuir. The community council is keen to…
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Part time administor
Part time administrative role for community-minded person Flexible work hours – Initially a 3 month pilot Job Description and Person Spec below Immediate Start available East Lammermuir Community Administrator (3 month Pilot) Applications are invited for the role of Community Administrator responsible to East Lammermuir Community CouncilMain Tasks •produce accurate and timely minutes of Community Council Meetings and…
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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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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…
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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.
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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:
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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…
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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.
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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…