A masterplan for the future of the former Cockenzie Power Station has been branded a masterscam after a report on its future was heard behind closed doors. Concern over a lack of progress in the transformation of the site, which was bought by East Lothian Council more than two and a half years ago, has led to calls for greater transparency over negotiations. An update on interest in the site was presented to a virtual meeting of East Lothian Council this week but the public were refused access as it was heard in private. The local authority spent £150,000 commissioning a masterplan for the site through community consultations in 2016, publishing their vision document a year later.