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Pumpherston Oil Works

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtPumpherston, Scotland

1990 closed industrial site redeveloped into housing/golf course; peer strategy matches but data incomplete. · summary, model-written

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RedevelopedThis site: …a golf course and new housing record · all sites with this
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HousingThis site: …a golf course and new housing newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New useshousing, otherWikipedia no source
What is there nowa golf course and new housingnewtypes-extraction reported

History and original facts

Closed1990newtypes-extraction reported
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Former Pumpherston Oil Works redeveloped into a golf course and new housing.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed

Summary, model-written

Pumpherston Oil Works (industrial site, Scotland) closed in 1990 after shale oil extraction/refining and detergent operations. It was redeveloped per strategy. Current status: built. After closure, site became a golf course and new housing. Original use: shale oil extraction and detergent plant. New use: housing and 'other' (unspecified).

Why. Closed 1990, same strategy as peers (e.g., La Mirada Mall, Steel Works). Context shows 3 nearby industrial sites within 25km. Verified status: draft (data incomplete).

Where it stands. No details on parcel boundaries, deal terms, or planning approvals. 'Other' new use unconfirmed. Peer examples (e.g., Edinburgh's Parkside Works) share closure year and redevelop strategy but outcomes not described. Narrative confirms site now part of Livingston (new town), but no redevelopment timeline or current occupancy data provided.

For a planner

  • Closed 1990 industrial site redeveloped into housing/golf course. Peer strategy matches (redevelop) but no outcome metrics. Draft data; 'other' use undefined.

For a developer

  • Site status: built (housing/golf course). Strategy: redevelop. No parcel/deal data. Peer examples (e.g., La Mirada Mall) used same strategy but no success metrics provided. 'Other' use unclear.

What we do not know yet

  • 'Other' new use unspecified. Draft-verified data. No planning or deal details. Peer outcomes not documented.

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Background

Pumpherston is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. Originally a small industrial village housing works for the nearby shale mine and works, it now forms the eastern part of the new town of Livingston, which was constructed to the west of Pumpherston in the late 1960s and quickly grew to incorporate Pumpherston in its wider urban settlement, as defined by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS). The village of Uphall Station lies immediately to the north.

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Timeline

  1. 1884 Pumpherston Oil Works was built
  2. 1884 Opened
  3. 1919 Pumpherston oil works merged into Scottish Oils Ltd
  4. 1964 Main refinery closed
  5. 1990 Detergent plant closed
  6. 1990 Former workings redeveloped
  7. 1990 Closed

Sources

  • Pumpherston · CC BY-SA 4.0
    6 quoted sentences
    Pumpherston Oil Works
    In 1884 the Pumpherston Oil Works was built to extract and product shale oil
    The Pumpherston oil works was later merged into Scottish Oils Ltd, established by Anglo-Persian in 1919
    The main refinery closed in 1964

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