Plans have been approved for a £750,000 school expansion project in West Lothian.

A second extension will be built onto the Winchburgh and Holy Family primary shared school campus, featuring a new self-contained nursery and playground, as well as associated works.

The project will provide enough spaces for the school to accommodate the growing demand for spaces. The scheme is being entirely funded by developer contributions already received.

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Council Leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick said: "Winchburgh is a growing community and it's essential we have the right education infrastructure in place to cope.

"The new purpose-built nursery extension will be a huge boost for the school, allowing all 16 classrooms across both schools to be used for primary education."

Council officers have started the planning process and the new nursery is scheduled to be delivered by August 2018.

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