West Lothian Council is seeking input for the preparation of a new Local Development Plan (LDP).

The council will host a series of informal information events – 'We Need to Talk About LDP 2 - The Next West Lothian Local Development Plan' – at a range of venues across the region.

The consultations are the first phase of the process to replace the current local development plan (LDP), with the aim of having a new plan adopted by 2026.


LDPs are intended to provide the vision and land use strategy for how communities will grow and develop in the future. They also show communities and prospective investors where and how new development should take place, as well as identifying areas that should be protected.

A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: "We hope that anyone with views on the next local development plan will come along and share them with us at one of the events.

"The events will be informal and there will be no presentations. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to have conversations with the planning officers who will be preparing the next LDP and to identify important key issues.

"We hope to gather views and suggestions from as many West Lothian residents as possible so that we can better understand where their priorities lie and which can help inform the new plan."