Transfer of former nursery site to be decided

West Lothian Council's Asset Transfer Committee will decide on the application at their meeting on 11 March 2026, after a valid community asset transfer request was received.
Bathgate Band are proposing to turn the former nursery in Millburn Road into Bathgate Music Hub, a shared resource for music organisations in the town.
If approved, a community benefit lease would be put in place for a combined four year period to allow them to establish the hub, with an option to purchase the property at the end of that lease period. 
The former nursery is currently vacant and was declared surplus, after it was not required for service delivery. 
Bathgate Band are a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) formed to benefit the community of Bathgate and the wider West Lothian area with the stated purpose of advancing the arts, heritage and culture. 
The organisation has a long association with Bathgate, and has being looking for secure permanent premises in Bathgate to grow the organisation and advance its charitable activities. 
They consider the former Bathgate West Nursery suitable for a new music hub, which they describe as being "a community-led initiative to secure a permanent, purpose-built space in Bathgate, delivering measurable benefits in education, wellbeing, inclusion, and civic pride".