Services
- Planning - policies, advice and service levels
- Biodiversity and the environment
- Development planning - contacts
- Information and Statistics
- Planning - advice and guidance
- Planning - policies
- Planning - policies: supplementary planning guidance
- Planning - policies: supplementary planning guidance on developer contributions
- Planning - service and performance
Development Planning & Environment - contacts
You can contact us by telephone, letter, email or by visiting our office in person.
Development Planning and Environment, County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ. Tel: 01506 282425
Development Plan: If you want to find out more about preparation and review of the development plan for West Lothian contact:
Colin Miller, Development Planning Manager, 01506 282420 colin.miller@westlothian.gov.uk
Fiona McBrierty, Principal Planner, 01506 282418 fiona.mcbrierty@westlothian.gov.uk
Steve McLucas, Planning Officer, 01506 282425 steve.mclucas@westlothian.gov.uk
Jenny Sheerin, Planning Officer, 01506 282435 jenny.sheerin@westlothian.gov.uk
Policy and Implementation: we can give you information on:
- preparation of development briefs for both council and privately owned sites;
- implementation of local plan and other proposals to improve the West Lothian economy and environment;
- providers of strategic policy advice on planning applications and pre-application development proposals;
- implementation of allocated projects from the service unit's capital programme and revenue budget;
- advice on issues affecting conservation areas, listed buildings and ancient monuments; and
- implementation of the council's contaminated land strategy.
Chris Alcorn, Principal Planner, 01506 282428 chris.alcorn@westlothian.gov.uk
Sarah Collings, Planning Officer, 01506 282429 sarah.collings@westlothian.gov.uk
Steve Lovell, Planning Officer, 01506 282430 steve.lovell@westlothian.gov.uk
Jenny Sheerin, Planning Officer, 01506 282435 jenny.sheerin@westlothian.gov.uk
Contaminated land: if you need advice, contact:
Dominic Young, Contaminated Land Officer, 01506 282434 dominic.young@westlothian.gov.uk
Environment: if you need information on environment strategy, action plan and access strategy, the Water Framework Directive and the Central Scotland Forest Initiative.
The Access Officer retired in September 2012.
In the interim, until a new appointment is made, please contact Chris Alcorn within Planning Services: 01506 282428 or chris.alcorn@westlothian.gov.uk
Caitlin Hamlett, Climate Change Policy Officer, 01506 283307 caitlin.hamlett@westlothian.gov.uk
Strategic information: If you need information on:
- statistical information, including 2001 Census;
- development of the corporate address gazetteer; and
- development of internet and intranet GIS and maintenance of service GIS.
Rebecca Anderson, Strategic Information Officer, 01506 282427 rebecca.anderson@westlothian.gov.uk
Technical and graphic support to Planning Services.
Malcolm Graham, Senior Planning Technician, 01506 282433 malcolm.graham@westlothian.gov.uk
Susan Hillhouse, Planning Technician / Graphic Designer, 01506 282432 susan.hillhouse@westlothian.gov.uk
Updated 17/04/13