PLANS to turn a large former water tank close to North Berwick Law into a five-bedroom house have been approved by East Lothian Council.

The application received one letter of objection.

The approved plans, submitted last year, to turn the more-than-100-year-old Heugh Reservoir into a liveable property are the second ones to be submitted, after initial ones were withdrawn in 2018.

The plans show that the ground floor will consist of a terrace, drawing room, office, guest suite, a fifth bedroom with an ensuite bathroom and a plant room, gymnasium and cinema.

Upstairs hosts a terrace, the master bedroom and three other bedrooms with all except one having an ensuite bathroom. There will also be an entrance, family toilet, dining room, kitchen area and family/sitting room.

Outside will see three parking spaces added, one of which will be for disabled users and the other two built into the banking.

However, additional planning permission is needed for external stairs in the garden that link the two floors, the terrace, the bin area and fencing.

The house will be about 11.4 metres tall at its highest point and have disabled access.

A planning officer report shows two conditions which state that building work cannot begin until detailed landscaping plans have been submitted and approved, and full details of materials and finishes that will be used on the outside of the house also need to be submitted and approved.

One letter of objection was sent to East Lothian Council in regards to the plans.

It stated that the development was “incompatible with the character and design of the reservoir” and it is “contrary to local plan policies”.

The plans for the B-listed building were approved last month. It is not known when work will begin.

 

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