East Lothian, Planning Notice
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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997
THE EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL (land to the East of Coalgate Avenue, Tranent) TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO. 152 (2026)
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL hereby gives Notice that it appears to them as Planning Authority for East Lothian that it is expedient to make provision for the preservation of the trees specified in the Schedule to the above Order.
This Tree Preservation Order is being promoted to secure the retention of an area of young woodland to the east of the settlement of Tranent adjacent to Coalgate Avenue. The woodland plays a key role in softening views of Tranent from the east and the A1 to the northeast and provides an important landscape setting for the settlement. It also provides an important woodland resource close to the settlement in one of the lowest wooded areas of East Lothian.
Accordingly the Council have on the 19 February 2026 made an Order under Sections 160 and 161 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 prohibiting the cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damaging or destruction of the trees specified in the First Schedule thereto.
The Order can be viewed on the Councils' website
https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210547/planning_and_building_standards/12249/trees_tpos_and_consent_for_tree works/3
Copies of the Order and the map referred to therein may be inspected by any person, free of charge at Tranent Library, 35 Winton Place, Tranent during opening hours. Representations with respect to the Order may be made to the Council in accordance with Regulation 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2010. This means that any representation must be made in writing, shall state the grounds thereof and shall specify the mature woodland in respect of which the Order is made and any representation must be received by the Council no later than 27 March 2026.
Representations should be made in writing and addressed to Graeme Marsden, Planning Service Manager (Chief Planning Officer), John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, or by email to environment@eastlothian.gov.uk.
Carlo Grilli Proper Officer of East Lothian Council Service Manager - Governance
23 February 2026
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