West Lothian Council has announced that it is currently developing 1,000 new council homes across all of its nine areas.

The council is to spend over £76 million in building the new properties and over £109m will be invest over the next two years improving and increasing its council housing stock.

The capital programme for housing will also invest over £32m improving the existing stock. Projects will include investment in energy efficiency measures and replacement of central heating systems to help reduce fuel poverty. These works are in addition to planned maintenance programmes, as well as kitchen and bathroom replacements and window refurbishments.

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Planned work will continue on environmental programmes and external upgrading projects, including tenant led street improvements projects. As part of this, work at Almondell and Paterson Court in Broxburn will also commence in 2016/17.

Major refurbishments will continue at Mayfield in Armadale. Major refurbishment works at Main Street, Fauldhouse and Bathville Flats in Armadale will be completed in 2016/17.

Work at Harrison House, which forms part of the Loch Scheme in Whitburn, will commence in 2017/18.

(CD/MH)