Mocked-up drawings of a regenerated Prestonpans High Street have been presented to members of the town’s community council.

The plans were shown by Colin Gilmour, an East Lothian Council officer working on the regeneration of parts of the Preston Seton Gosford ward.

In the meeting, he discussed the ongoing developments taking place across the ward, including Prestonpans Civic Square, which has had a recent facelift and redesign.

The study was conducted over the Christmas period last year with the aim to “reinstate traditional elements” to the area.

The drawings depict renovated shopfronts and pavements to the stores immediately east of Civic Square on High Street, opposite Ayres Wynd.

They also show a potential rejuvenation of the separate block of shop fronts from 128 to 120 High Street heading eastward.

Mr Gilmour stressed that these were not concrete plans as of yet, but something that the council had been looking at in terms of regeneration.

Community councillors were generally in support of a plan that would see the area improved for the future.

DJ Johnston-Smith, chair of Prestonpans Community Council, said that helping bring back some of the area’s original heritage would help “attract people here”.

He added: “We could lose it before we have the chance to regenerate it.”

An East Lothian Council spokesperson said: “Following on from successful regeneration work in the Preston Seton Gosford area, including ongoing improvements to the Civic Square, Preston Tower and Prestongrange Museum, officers are looking at potential future projects in the area and will be gathering ideas and priorities from members of the public and interested groups over the next few months.

“An initial study looking at potential improvement options for shops around Civic Square has recently been completed for consideration as part of this process, which will include discussions with building owners and the wider community.

“Sourcing external funding will be key to taking any future regeneration projects in the area forward and therefore ensuring community engagement and support when developing proposals will be an important step to applying for, and hopefully securing, necessary funding.”