BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT PLAN 2025 - 2035

The West Lothian Economic Investment Plan 2025 - 2035 sets out a framework on how the council and its partners aim to maximise the economic competitiveness of West Lothian and its contribution to the regional and national economies.

This Economic Investment Plan (EIP) sets out a refreshed strategic framework for the
future growth of West Lothian’s economy. It identifies a range of investment priorities
within four broad themes, comprising:

• Skills and employment.
• Enterprise growth and resilience.
• Enablers of growth.
• Transition to net zero.

The previous economic strategy for West Lothian covered the period 2010 to 2020. Since
then, there have been several major changes to the economic and social context, including the COVID-19 pandemic, with West Lothian Council’s successor Economic Recovery Plan expiring in 2023.