West Lothian Council

A significant step has been made towards restarting work on the Almondvale Crescent site in Livingston to deliver Supported Housing for Young People and additional housing for West Lothian Council.

West Lothian Council is set to agree its budget for this year (2025/26) which would see almost £605 million spent on delivering day-to-day local services A total of 76% of this budget would be spent on these main areas: 

West Lothian Council is to invest over £100 million in council housing investment proposals & rent over the next three years.

Barratt Homes East Scotland is set to deliver 33 new homes for West Lothian Council at its Woodland Gait site on Houstoun Road in Livingston.

The number of empty council properties (voids) in West Lothian is at its lowest level in several years. Currently, around 251 mainstream properties (1.7% of all council properties) in West Lothian are currently without a tenant. This is a significant reduction compared to the number of void properti

Urgent action by West Lothian Council has reduced the local authority's projected overspend by £2.3 million to £5.8m, councillors will be told. An update on the council's current financial position for the Council Executive meeting of 4 February shows an improvement in the council's proj

West Lothian Council has said it “remains committed” to plans for new homes in the centre of Livingston after the collapse of one of the key contractors involved in the project. The new supported housing for young people at a site beside West Lothian College was being built off-site by t

Cruden Homes could have an offer of over £1.2 million accepted to purchase residential land in Winchburgh.

West Lothian Council is set to submit its final update to its Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan (RRTP) to the Scottish Government, providing an update on efforts to transition to a rapid rehousing approach in the area.

Scottish Ministers have overruled West Lothian Council's decision to refuse permission for a new housing development in Mid Calder.

Cala Homes (East) is to deliver 15 new homes on behalf of West Lothian Council as part of its Preston Glade development in Linlithgow.

West Lothian Council has approved plans to reduce the priority level for Scottish Welfare Fund grants, which will mean more local people will be eligible. The council administers both Crisis and Community Care grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund, to support vulnerable West Lothian families. Crisis

The number of new homes built at the former Bangour Village Hospital site in Dechmont could rise to nearly 1,000 after further planning permissions were granted. 

West Lothian Council is to buy a new block of flats in Winchburgh to add to its stock of social housing. Councillors approved the £3 million investment at this month’s meeting of the Executive.

The continuing financial crisis facing councils is of a magnitude never experienced before and urgent action is needed to address the issues, councillors in West Lothian were told yesterday.