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Brunton Hall Ladywell Way Musselburgh East Lothian EH21 6AF

Decided East Lothian 26/00001/SCR Screening Opinion

Works: Demolition

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Screening Opinion - Replacement of the Brunton Hall including up to the full demolition of the existing building and rebuilding to provide facilities for the arts and potential commercial redevelopment of the remaining land. The existing building has the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in the roof structure and remediation options are deemed financially unviable, prompting a reassessment of the building's future. The redevelopment of the Brunton site offers the opportunity to create a landmark cultural destination within one of Scotland's fastest growing regions. A new facility has the potential to complement Edinburgh and East Lothian's leisure and tourism assets, while serving a growing local population and aims to secure a sustainable future for cultural provision in the town. The site lies within a town centre environmental and as such is not considered to have any special or significant habitat other than that which is common within an urban environmental (hard pavement and roads). Although the Brunton Hall site is not within the Musselburgh Conservation Area, the boundary of the Conservation Area is adjacent to the site. It is therefore important that any development of the site should have sensitivity to its placing and relevant discussions and consultations with the local authority planning department will take place.

As published by the council, reference 26/00001/SCR

Application record

Reference
26/00001/SCR
Type
Screening Opinion
Status
Permitted
Decision
EIA not required
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Decided
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Musselburgh
Parish
Musselburgh & Inveresk Community Council
Postcode
EH21 6AF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by East Lothian

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: EIA not required

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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