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The East Lothian Local Plan

The East Lothian Local Plan 2008 is the adopted local plan for the whole of East Lothian.

It explains and justifies the Council's approach to the development and use of land and buildings within East Lothian.

Together with the Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan 2015 it forms the statutory development plan for East Lothian.

Supplementary Planning Guidance

Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) is planning guidance that is derived from and supports the policies of the development plan. SPG must undergo public consultation before being approved by the planning authority. It does not go through the full statutory development plan procedures (including examination). However, it is a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

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Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan

The Edinburgh and the Lothians Structure Plan 2015 is the approved structure plan for an area covering the administrative areas of the four Lothian authorities: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian Councils.

It provides a wider strategic land use planning context for the amount and broad location of new development in the Lothians. Local plans must conform to the structure plan.

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The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland Strategic Development Plan

The Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 introduced a requirement to prepare strategic development plans for Scotland's four main city regions, replacing the current system of structure plans.

East Lothian will be a part of this new strategic plan (along with Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders and part of Fife). SESplan is the new Strategic Development Planning Authority responsible for preparing this plan.