Fairhaven 2 Edinburgh Road Cockenzie Prestonpans EH32 0JA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00173/P - Planning Permission Decided

Proposal

Widening of vehicular access, erection of piers and gates (Part Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Validated
18 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Jun 2026
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Decided
27 Jul 2026

Decided on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Registered battlefield: Battle of Prestonpans
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Cockenzie & Port Seton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Special protection area 200 m away: Firth of Forth
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
SSSI 200 m away: Firth of Forth
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
EH32 0JA
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Preston Seton And Gosford
Parish
Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
23 Jun 2026
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No