Situated on Edinburgh Road close to Linlithgow Train Station and the bustling town centre, the 1.6-acre site will be taken forward jointly by care home developer Morrison Community Care Group and construction and manufacturing firm CCG (Scotland) to deliver a 60-bedroom, state-of-the-art care home, and 18, 2-bedroom apartments for private sale. 

Construction activities commenced earlier this month and are set to be completed by the end of next year.

Morrison Community Care Group managing director, Paul Sokhi, said: “This new development represents a significant investment for the Linlithgow community which, like many across Scotland, has a shortfall of modern accommodation for its elderly population.

“Purpose-built to help address this growing demand by providing best-in-class residential, nursing, and dementia care services, the facility will offer valuable support to our NHS, and stimulate localised job creation with up to 100 roles available across a wide variety of disciplines.”

Morrison Community Care and CCG formed their innovative joint venture company in 2021, combining 30 years of experience in Scotland’s care sector with pioneering construction methods to deliver a “home-from-home” for people over the age of 65.

Known as Morrison Community Care (CCG) Holdco, it is their second such project in West Lothian in as many years, having completed ‘Almond Valley Care Home’ in Almondside, Livingston, in late 2024. 

Mr Sokhi continued: “Our care homes follow a well-considered blueprint that gives priority to the resident’s comfort. Alongside private en-suite bedrooms, each resident will have access to dining facilities with meals cooked by professionally trained chefs, a hair salon, and a cinema, as well as tailored spaces that can be enjoyed privately with family members. 

“The layout of the home itself is specially designed to manage infection control and mitigate the risk of any future pandemics, while an array of internal and external communal areas will help foster a sense of community for residents and staff alike.”

Glasgow-based CCG will work alongside an expert design team to deliver the development comprising Holmes Miller, Cowal Design, Design Me, and CRGP Surveyors, while also taking responsibility for the sale of the 18, 2-bedroom apartments through their private housing arm, CCG Homes. 

The apartments will be offered with luxury specification as standard and will be low carbon thanks to the use of state-of-the-art energy-efficient technologies, including internal exhaust-air heat pumps.

CCG managing director, David Wylie, said: “We are delighted to break ground in Linlithgow. It is yet another milestone in the journey of Morrison Community Care (CCG) Holdco and a wonderful example of the CCG Group’s collective offering, with the extent of our divisional expertise being utilised across both strands of this unique development. 

“The expansion of CCG Homes into West Lothian is also significant as it represents the first time the brand has operated in the region since its relaunch in 2018. 

“CCG Homes’ standing in the private housing market is strong with a portfolio of sites across the Central Belt, and we are confident the luxury specification, enhanced sustainability credentials, and the incredibly well-connected town centre location will be of great interest to buyers moving to Linlithgow in the next 18 months.”