Former Armadale Swimming Pool - Common Good Community Consultation Survey

West Lothian Council is seeking the views of the local community on the future of the former Armadale Swimming Pool building in North Street, Armadale. The property has been declared surplus to requirements by the council, and we are now seeking to identify a solution for its future use.

Please complete the survey below by 22 May 2026 to make sure your views are included.

This is an anonymous survey and no personal information will be shared or published, however participants are asked to note that all representations received during this consultation will be published.

For more information, please visit Armadale Common Good Consultation
Question 1
1. The council previously declared this building surplus and it has been empty and unused since September 2023. The council is incurring significant holding costs and the building is now being subjected to vandalism and break-ins. For these reasons, we are proposing to dispose of it by way of sale or lease, with the net proceeds going to the Armadale Common Good Fund. As part of that, we will consider interests both from commercial businesses and from community groups (including Community Asset Transfer interests).
2. Do you agree with this proposal?
  
  Yes
  
  No
3. Please tell us why you disagree (optional)
  You can enter up to 5000 characters
Question 2
1. We want to understand who is interested in taking the building and for what purpose and we think the best way to do that is to “test the market” by inviting offers from all interested parties (both commercial and community interests) to a closing date. By doing that we would get a full picture, allowing us to make an informed decision about the future of the property.
2. Do you agree that openly advertising the property and inviting offers (both commercial and community) to a closing date is the best way of identifying all potential interests in the property?
  
  Yes
  
  No
3. Can you suggest a better way of identifying all potential interests in this property (optional)
  You can enter up to 5000 characters
Question 3
1. Do you agree that the vacant building should be demolished if no viable offers or interests are received from commercial businesses or community groups? This would be a last resort only if no other solutions can be found for the site, and would allow potential regeneration of the town centre location.
  
  Yes
  
  No
2. what do you think should happen to the vacant building if no viable interests are received by the council? (optional)
  You can enter up to 5000 characters
Question 4
1. Community Asset Transfer allows community groups to take control of public land or buildings and to use them for the benefit of their community. The council has worked with community groups to deliver a number of transformational community asset transfer projects across West Lothian.
2. Would you be prepared to work with other members of your community to play a role in exploring a potential Community Asset Transfer for this building?
  
  Yes
  
  No
3. If you are interested in working with other members of your community to play a role in exploring a potential Community Asset Transfer for this building, then please email ArmadaleCommonGood@westlothian.gov.uk
Question 5
1. Are you a resident of Armadale?
Question 6
1. This consultation is designed to ensure that the local community has a clear and formal opportunity to express its views on the proposals set out in Question 1 above and to bring forward any viable options for the future use of the building. The council would welcome any viable proposals to be submitted through this process.
2. Please use this space to provide any further comments, representations or proposals that you would like us to take into consideration as part of this consultation. (optional)
  You can enter up to 5000 characters

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Former Armadale Swimming Pool - Common Good Community Consultation Survey