West Lothian Council delivers

Environmental health

 

The primary role of Environmental Health is to protect the health and welfare of the people West Lothian.

Environmental Health and Trading Standards
County Buildings
High Street
Linlithgow
EH49 7EZ

Tel 01506 282 500              Fax 01506 282 448

Email environmentalhealth@westlothian.gov.uk

Out of hours noise service 01506 775000

Opening Hours

Mon - Thurs 8.30-17.00
Fri 8.30-16.00

For information on confidentiality when making a complaint, please refer to the Complainant Confidentiality Leaflet below.

Mission Statement - Our aim is to protect and enhance the health, welfare, environment, safety and trading market places of the people of West Lothian and those using the services obtained from within West Lothian.

Application Form for Registration of a Food Business

A food business which is operating within West Lothian should be registered with Environmental Health and Trading Standards 28 days prior to opening.  The downloadable pdf should be completed and sent to Environmental Health and Trading Standards, County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ or emailed to environmentalhealth@westlothian.gov.uk

Contaminated land

West Lothian has a rich industrial heritage, the legacy of which is that a number of sites across the district may be contaminated due to the nature of their former use.

The nature and extent of contamination is highly dependent on the former use of the site. The economy of a number of towns and villages in West Lothian was founded on shale and coal mining, steel and associated industries. It is the legacy of these former industries that are likely to cause the major contamination issues in West Lothian. However, other industrial land uses such as landfill sites, scrap yards, petrol filling stations, engineering works, paper mills, and railway land, can also give rise to contamination.

West Lothian Council has an approved Contaminated Land Strategy which implements the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The council also adopts a development-led approach to land contamination, and has secured the investigation and remediation of a number of brownfield sites across the district through the planning process.

If you have any queries regarding land contamination issues in West Lothian, you can contact the council's Contaminated Land Officer using the details below:

Neil Brown
Contaminated Land Officer
Planning & Economic Development
County Buildings
High Street
Linlithgow
EH49 7EZ

Tel. 01506 282423
Email. neil.brown@westlothian.gov.uk

Updated: 17/10/2011