Town & Country Planning

West Lothian Council

NOTICE OF PRE-INQUIRY MEETING

FINALISED WEST LOTHIAN LOCAL PLAN 2005

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1997

The Pre-Inquiry Meeting for the Public Local Inquiry into the Finalised West Lothian Local Plan 2005 will be held in the Dalyell Suite, County Buildings, Linlithgow, on Thursday 27 April 2006, at 11.00 am.

The Meeting will be chaired by Mr Dilwyn Thomas, one of the Reporters appointed to conduct the public local inquiry. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the arrangements and procedures for the forthcoming inquiry. This will include:

outlining the scope and format of the inquiry, and the provisional general programme;

explaining the main procedural steps to be followed in the build up to, and during, the inquiry;

setting the final dates for the pre-inquiry exchange of material by and between parties, including the exchange of statements of case and participation, documents, precognitions and statements of evidence;

agreeing he means of achieving these exchanges; and

answering any queries that objectors may have on procedural matters.

For enquiries regarding the public inquiry please contact Amanda Finlayson, Local Plan Programme Officer, on 01506 775259, or by email to Amanda.Finlayson@westlothian.gov.uk.

To view the web-page for the Finalised West Lothian Local Plan 2005 please go to www.westlothianonline.info, then select the “Planning” option in the home page from the top left hand part of the screen under “Key Links”. Then select “Policy and Plans” followed by “Local Plan”.

Steve Field, Head of Development and Regulatory Services

West Lothian Council, County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow EH49 7EZ.