Tuesday October 20th 2026
Artist's impression of main entrance of new Beeslack High School (image from Midlothian planning portal)
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Marie Sharp
New plans for a £115million secondary school in Midlothian are set to be lodged after a redesign saw parts of the project dropped.
Councillors approved plans for the new Beeslack High School which will be built off Seafield Moor Road, Bilston, last year despite concerns about it being built on two sites split by a main road.
However new proposals have now been put out for consultation with the public which will see part of the site, which had been earmarked for a vet clinic, dropped from the plans.
The public will get their first chance to voice their opinions on the revised proposal tomorrow when the first of two consultations will be held with a second one next month.
And Midlothian councillors will have a chance to comment on it at a planning meeting next week when a pre application report will be put before them.
The new school is planned for land to the west of Seafield Moor Road with planned sports pitches attached to the school to be built on land on the east of the road.
Roslin and Bilston Community Council had objected to the application last year saying that while they did not object to the principal of a new school, they believed the location for the current plans was wrong.
They raised concerns about the road splitting the school and the pitches however councillors approved the plans.
Last September concerns were raised about the cost of the project and councillors were told some redesign was taking place to stay within budget as construction and material costs rose.
In a report to go to councillors next week officers say: “The proposal will provide a replacement for the existing Beeslack Community High School in Penicuik.
“The proposal includes a revised design from that which was previously approved and the deletion of the veterinary clinic. The site boundary has been amended to remove the area of the veterinary clinic.”
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