Will the project team consult on the Scheme?
East Lothian Council, and thereby the Scheme’s project team is committed to delivering the Scheme through a consultative framework.
The project team are currently commencing the development of the Outline Design through a process of consultation.
For more information on the Outline Design or to Contact Us to become involved in the consultation process please go to the relevant pages of this website.
Why are the project team consulting so extensively on the Scheme?
The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (the FRM) is considered to be a progressive piece of legislation that has allowed the approach to managing flood risk in Scotland move into the modern era.
The ethos of the FRM is to deliver proportionate flood risk management solutions that embrace all approaches to reducing that flood risk including natural, catchment and sustainable flood risk management solutions alongside the traditional approach to building walls. The FRM look for these solutions to be developed through a consultative framework.
The project team are advancing the Scheme within the spirit of the ethos of the FRM, and believe that a Scheme should never be imposed on the town.
The project team recognise the unique character and cultural heritage of the town of Musselburgh. We also recognise that a one-size-fits-all approach will not deliver an appropriate design. The project team are advancing the design through a consultative process and are encouraging people to become involved in the consultation process so that together we can shape the Scheme to suit the town and its individual local areas.
The Strategic Communication and Consultation Plans
The project team commenced the Outline Design during summer 2021. The first major part of this involved holding a meeting with all individual groups who will participate in the consultative process. These first Outline Design consultation meetings concluded in late November 2021 and the materials relating to them are available on the respective Local Area Consultation pages. Two further combined meetings of these local groups were held in February 2022, full detail of these meetings are available under the Public Consultation section of this website.
The Project Team developed a Strategic Communications Plan and a Strategic Consultation Plan, which was presented to and approved by Council in October 2022. These plans incorporate those developed in 2021 and lay out the approach to communication and consultation during the Outline Design stage of the Project. Please click the links below to read both the Strategic Communication Plan and the Strategic Consultation Plan.