West Lothian

Up to 122 new apartments could be created on the site of the former Xcite Livingston leisure pool after West Lothian Council agreed to dispose of the land. Council officers recommended that elected members on the Council Executive approved plans to sell the former Bubbles site to Cruden Homes yester

West Lothian Council have given a cautious welcome to plans for 332 new homes on the edge of Bents and Stoneyburn, which councillors previously rejected.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has raised £750 to support The School Bank West Lothian following its recent Spooktacular show home event at Sibbalds Wynd in Bathgate. The donation will go directly to supporting the charity’s Winter Appeal, which aims to provide warm winter co

Decisions into planning applications for the final phase of residential development at Bangour Village Hospital site at Dechmont have been delayed for a month.

Lovell Homes has marked the start of a new development, at Central Square in Winchburgh 12 miles from Edinburgh, with a sod-cutting ceremony. The mixed-tenure development will feature 176 energy-efficient homes, with 107 for private sale and 69 available for social rent. 

Potential economic benefits from Middlerigg battery storage facilities to construction companies in the Lothians have prompted the opening of formal supplier registration, allowing them to register interest in the project. Businesses across the Lothians are being actively encouraged to register thei

A 200-megawatt battery storage facility in Bathgate has passed through West Lothian Council’s Executive Committee without objection. Put forward by UK renewable energy firm OnPath Energy, the proposals will now be considered by ministers at the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit

Luxury kitchen specialist Silver Birch Interiors has purchased a new property in Livingston, signalling a strategic move to the east of Scotland for the ambitious Hamilton-headquartered business. 

A special ceremony has been held to mark the official opening of Winchburgh Academy and the neighbouring Sport and Wellbeing Hub.

Barratt Developments West Scotland welcomed Gregor Poynton, MP for Livingston, to its Valley Park site earlier this month to showcase the new homes and transformation of the area.

Construction works to replace the roof at the Lanthorn Community Education Centre in Livingston are expected to be complete by the end of November this year.

A West Lothian school for children with severe, complex and medical support needs has been officially opened.

Construction of a new memorial garden in Livingston to remember those lost in the Covid pandemic has begun.

Cairn Housing Association has completed its latest development in Longridge, West Lothian, providing 52 new affordable homes to the community. The development consists of a mix of two-bedroom bungalows and two, three, and four-bedroom terraced houses.

Housing minister Paul McLennan met with senior West Lothian Council officers to discuss the significant concerns that private homeowners have in relation to the potential for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) to be present within homes. RAAC is a material commonly used in constructi