East Lothian planning committee decisions

27 decisions from the committee's minutes, 7 Oct 2025 to 24 Jun 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.

Every decision followed officer advice

Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 183rd highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.

Decisions
27
Approved
96.3%
Against officer advice
0%
Unanimous
100%

How East Lothian compares

Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.

0%82%
Where East Lothian ranks, of 205 councils
181Hackney0%0 of 27
182Gosport0%0 of 27
183East Lothian0%0 of 27
184Wolverhampton0%0 of 25
185Worcester0%0 of 25

Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.

More or less favourable than its officers?

East Lothian's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 100% of these decisions; the committee approved 100%.

Officers recommended approval100%
Committee approved100%

Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and East Lothian is close to that.

Over the 17 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.

Source: Plota analysis of East Lothian's planning committee minutes and officer reports.

What it decides

96.3% approved and 3.7% refused. Of 9 decisions with a recorded vote, 9 were unanimous.

Show as a table
MonthApprovedRefusedOther
Oct 251200
Nov 25200
Dec 25200
Jan 26100
Feb 26100
Mar 26410
Jun 26400

Source: Plota analysis of East Lothian's planning committee minutes.

Latest decisions

Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.

June 2026 4

March 2026 5

February 2026 1

See all 27 decisions

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