Landowner
Sight Scotland Veterans
Charity for veterans with sight loss (formerly Scottish War Blinded) that owns the Linburn estate at Wilkieston, West Lothian, part of which it is selling for housing.
Renamed from Scottish War Blinded in 2020; in June 2025 it announced the sale of Linburn estate land for housing, giving 13 households a year's notice, a decision still contested in 2026.
Sites named on
1
In the councils' records
Homes counted
50
On the records the audits count
Building now
0
Under construction
Listed for sale
0
None on its website
Named on
Sight Scotland Veterans in West Lothian
1 record names Sight Scotland Veterans in the council's audit or planning register, largest first. A joint venture is listed under each partner.
| Site | Where | Builder | Homes | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linburn (site A)Sight Scotland Veterans | Wilkieston | Sight Scotland Veterans | 50 | Approved, not started |
Where this comes from
How this page was checked
The organisation was verified on 20 September 2026 against the sources below. The sites are from the councils' housing land audits and planning registers, last updated August 2026; the map draws the same records.
- oscr.org.uk /about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=
- theedinburghreporter.co.uk /2026/07/lothians-mp-intervenes-in-west-lothian-blind-vetera
- tfn.scot /news/former-director-slams-charity-planning-to-sell-blind-v
- westlothian.gov.uk /media/69439/Housing-Land-Audit-2025/excel/Housing_Land_Audi
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