Planning Committee agrees plans for roundabout upgrade at Craighall

At a meeting of East Lothian Planning Committee on Tuesday 2 December, members agreed to plans for the reconfiguration of a roundabout providing access to new homes at Craighall and coastal erosion prevention measures at West Links, North Berwick. 

Persimmon Homes East Scotland applied to vary a condition of their planning consent for 370 houses and 103 flats at Craighall, which was granted in October 2019. Many of the homes are now completed and occupied. The condition stated that an upgrade to the roundabout linking the development to the A1 access road and Craighall services be completed before the 301st home was occupied. Following discussions between Persimmon and the council it was proposed, as the engineering work was complex, that the roundabout upgrade should be completed before the 381st home was occupied. 

Following a debate, committee members voted eight votes to one to approve planners’ recommendation to approve the change and allow 380 homes to be occupied before the roundabout works must be completed. Seven written objections had been received mainly stating concerns about the existing road junction. 

Committee members voted unanimously to approve plans for coastal reinforcement and protection works including dune reinstatement at West Links Golf Course, Abbotsford Road, North Berwick. No objections had been received to the plans. 

The relevant application numbers are: Craighall, 25/00481/PM and 15/00337/PM and North Berwick,  25/00661/PM.