Helping the Council, its partners, businesses, and residents create a shared vision for one of Scotland’s fastest growing areas
East Lothian Council (ELC) and external partners, including local businesses and the public, wanted to shape the strategic direction of one of Scotland’s fastest growing council areas. They engaged our help. Our Development Economics group worked closely with them to develop the Council’s Local Economy Strategy.
Our approach comprised an in-depth baseline of East Lothian. This included a socio-economic review, detailed stakeholder and community engagement, a community wealth building audit, and a strategic policy review. We developed this alongside a vision paper that formed the basis of the new strategy. The vision paper presented ELC’s vision, goals, and objectives for the next decade and outlined their delivery approach. This approach included a set of individual actions and interventions to realise the proposed outcomes, complete with measures, targets, and a framework for monitoring and evaluation.
All councillors approved the Local Economy Strategy in April 2024. We’ll continue to make recommendations and develop and support delivery plans with the ELC and their partners over the next five years as part of the commission.
At a Glance
- Offices
- Client
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- East Lothian Council
- Partners
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- Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson
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Gareth Brown, Senior Associate Economist
I am motivated by using my skills and experience to secure funding for regeneration in the areas that need it the most.
Stephen Cox, Director of Economics and Regeneration
Delivering change in places of weak market demand is a key motivator for me personally and professionally.
Steven Findlay, Senior Associate, Economist
From too many cars to too much concrete, our predecessors often got it wrong. Robust business cases help us avoid making the same mistakes.
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