173 And 173A High Street Prestonpans EH32 9AY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01104/P - Planning Permission Pending

Proposal

Alterations to 2 flats to form 1 house Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Received

15 Oct 2026

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Validated

20 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from East Lothian's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents 8

Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 29 m away (reference 338674-006).

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

Coal mining risk assessments ↗

Special protection area 73 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.

SSSI 73 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.

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 ↗

4 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: West Churchyard, Preston, Grade B, 36 m away · 1 Grade B, 3 Grade C

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 4 with distances

36 mWest Churchyard, PrestonGrade B
110 mWalford, 228 High Street, PrestonpansGrade C
122 mTown Hall, High Street, PrestonpansGrade C
146 m147-155 High Street, PrestonpansGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Also on the record

Registered battlefield 249 m away: Battle of Prestonpans.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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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