LDP2 and Local Place Plans

The Evidence Report is the first formal stage in preparing the next Local Development Plan (LDP2). This will set out the council’s view on a wide range of matters related to the development and use of land in East Lothian. The Evidence Report will be approved by East Lothian Council and then sent to Scottish Ministers for approval as part of the Gate Check process. They will appoint an independent assessor to determine whether the report has sufficient information to enable the planning authority to prepare a draft LDP.

The Evidence Report and supporting documents are available here: East Lothian Council Evidence Report

Public Engagement 

As a key part of the production of the Evidence Report, the Council undertook a public engagement exercise to gather the views of the communities and other interested groups. This engagement focused on the types of evidence or information we need to produce the next Local Development Plan (LDP), and to identify the issues that the next LDP could try to address.

Alongside the Evidence Report we are carrying out a Call for Sites exercise. This is gather information from stakeholders who have sites that they think should be included in the spatial strategy of the LDP. The information received during this Call for Sites will not feature in the Evidence Report but will be used to help develop the next stage of the Plan, the Proposed Plan. Further details on the Call for Sites can be found at the Councils Consultation Hub.

Engagement with children and young people

Section 16A of the Planning (Scotland) Act, 2019, requires the Planning authority to publish information about its arrangements to promote and facilitate participation by children and young people in preparing the Local Development Plan.  The information published must be kept up to date.

To meet the requirements of Section 16A of the above Act, the Council engaged with children and young people (up to 25 years old):