Development Land For Sale
**CLOSING DATE 16/01/2025 at 12 NOON**
Location
The sites are located within the village of Bents near Stoneyburn, in West Lothian. The site has the advantage of excellent transport links being within ten minutes drive to the M8 which provides access to Glasgow (27 miles) and Edinburgh (20 miles) and Breich train station being five minutes drive. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are also under an hours drive of the village.
Terms
The site is available for development in line with the local plan. The council reserves the right to negotiate the price offered.
The property will be sold as possessed by West Lothian Council and subject to all conditions and/or restrictions affecting it, whether or not contained in the Title Deeds. Any conveyance by the Council shall contain such reservations, burdens and conditions, as the Council’s solicitor may consider necessary for the protection of its interests.
Offers conditional upon the granting of planning and other consents will be considered, but preference will be given to unconditional offers, other factors such as price being equal.
A planning application for the development of the site must be submitted within three months of the date of conclusion of the missives.
Each party will bear their own legal costs and all land and buildings transaction tax.
The property may be subject to a clawback provision if appropriate.
Community Asset Transfer The Council will consider offers for Community Asset Transfer in accordance with the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and West Lothian Council’s approved policies and practices. Community Asset Transfer is available to community bodies who are interested in taking over public land and property and council officers will provide assistance to any community group seeking to explore this avenue. Successful asset transfer requests typically provide evidence of significant preparatory work having been undertaken at the pre-application stage and would include evidence of community engagement that establishes need and community buy-in for the proposed project, a detailed business plan that demonstrates financial viability and sustainability, along with evidence that the community body has the capacity and skill-sets necessary to deliver and sustain the project going forward.
Groups interested in community asset transfer are asked to contact Rachel Donald (Property Modernisation and Community Empowerment Officer, West Lothian)