East Lothian Council's Planning Committee has unanimously approved plans for a new care village at Inveresk, Musselburgh.

During a remote meeting on Tuesday 03 November, the committee green lit plans for the village as well as a new house in the garden ground of a Gifford cottage. The village will consist of 59 care bedrooms and 171 residential accommodation and care units (47 care suites and 124 care apartments) along with communal facilities.


Other features comprise a plaza, bowling green, croquet lawn, wildflower meadow, formal and informal gardens, bike and bin stores. It would include car parking for staff and residents. The main building on the site would also include a restaurant, bar and cafe areas, private dining area, a shop, cinema, library, craft room, studio space, hairdresser & beautician with treatment rooms, meeting/training room, swimming pool with jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and changing facilities and a gym and fitness studio.

At least one resident of each of the residential accommodation and care units would require to be aged 65 or over and in need of support with personal care, physical and social needs or medical care.

The development is estimated to create more than 130 jobs.

(CM)