West Lothian Council

An update of available council houses throughout West Lothian is to be published on a monthly basis as the local authority bid to provide more clarity over its allocation process. A survey by housing staff at West Lothian Council found that an unofficial policy of answering requests for an applicant

West Lothian Council is continuing work on the upgrading and replacement of roof coverings and render coatings to properties throughout the region. The work is part of the council's Housing Capital Investment Programme which includes an investment towards improving and maintaining existing housing s

West Lothian Council has agreed to provide a further £272,011 to the West Lothian Food Network (WLFN) to support households facing food insecurity up to March 2022. This takes the total funding for WLFN to £1.2 million for years 2021/22 and 22/23, which has helped them provide over 1.8 m

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed the land for its development of private and affordable homes in Winchburgh has been acquired following this month’s confirmation of detailed planning permission from West Lothian Council.

Work has started on a new complex care housing development facility in West Lothian. West Lothian Council's project at Cawburn Road, Pumpherston is expected to open in November 2022. Construction work is being undertaken by Cruden Building East, part of the Cruden Group, on behalf of the council.

West Lothian Council has announced plans to conduct improvement works and inspections to properties at Burns Avenue, Armadale. The programme relates to structural inspections of non-traditional construction which have already been carried out at similar properties within the area.

More Scottish local authorities are to assist Afghan families moving to the UK under a government relocation scheme.   Aberdeen City Council is among a number of local authorities that will support families across the UK during their temporary resettlement. 

West Lothian Council's Advice Shop supported over 4,000 local older people in the last year, helping them to access over £8.5 million of additional funds. Financial health checks helped local pensioners receive an average of over £2,100 of additional payments in Pension Credit and other

A new community process is soon to launch which will give local people the chance to see how money can be spent on environmental improvements across a number of fixed locations in West Lothian. The new process will expand on existing work from West Lothian Council's Housing Service to engage residen

Alison White has been appointed as the joint director of West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). The position has key responsibilities across partner organisations with the postholder acting as a depute chief executive as part of West Lothian Council's executive management team, bein

Plans have been submitted for five new council houses in West Lothian. The new terraced homes will be available for social rent as part of West Lothian Council’s new build affordable housing programme.

Recently-launched multi-utilities business Arc-Tech MU Ltd is set to commence works at a new affordable housing development in Livingston. Led by main contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd, Deans South, located just outside of the town centre, comprises twenty-nine new homes in a mix of two, three, four and

West Lothian Council has submitted a planning application for six new council homes on the site of an old community centre in Bathgate. The proposed two-storey development on Marjoribanks Street includes the construction of new low-rise housing with private gardens, communal soft

The regeneration of the Deans South estate in Livingston has taken another step forward with the conclusion of the sale of public-owned land to Springfield Properties. Last November a meeting of West Lothian Council’s executive agreed to sell 11 acres of land to the housebuilder for

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has started work to deliver the first of 69 affordable homes for Home Group Scotland at its Calderwood development on land off Clifton Road in East Calder. This parcel of land within phase 4 of Taylor Wimpey’s Calderwood development will provide a mix of two and thr