Vennel Redevelopment Overview

West Lothian Council is currently consulting residents of Linlithgow on a plan to redevelop the Vennel. The aim of the project is to raise income for West Lothian Council through the disposal of a number of properties in and around the Vennel which will not be required by the Council when the library moves to the new Partnership Centre at County Buildings.

The properties are: the area between the flats on stilts and the High St; all buildings in the Vennel avenue (library, toilets, offices and shops); the Vennel car park and the green area between the buildings and the Loch.

The West Lothian Council documents can be viewed by clicking on the following links:

Vennel Planning Guidance – the document inviting developers to make proposals

Vennel site plan – the area for redevelopment

Vennel WLC Report 0417- the report of the committee meeting

A crop of West Lothian Council’s development area.

The green space between the Vennel buildings and the loch is included in the development area

Buildings on both sides on the Vennel avenue are included as is the avenue itself

The flats on stilts will remain but everything between the flats and the High St is included as part of the redevelopment area

The whole of the Vennel car park is included in the redevelopment area

The flats adjacent to the Cross are not included but is this the right time to demolish and rebuild provided residents and businesses are offered equivalent accommodation in the new development?

Developers will be asked to make proposals for a development which raises income for the Council and satisfies the wishes of residents.

Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge Community Council want to understand your views.

View the Vennel Redevelopment Survey Results.