Planning application
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of ancillary equipment
As published by the council, reference 26/00761/CLU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00761/CLU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev. Existing
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent Granted
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Fa'side
- Parish
- Tranent & Elphinstone Community Council
- Decision by
- Scheme of Delegation Decision
- Postcode
- EH33 2NE
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Lothian register
This site has had 10 applications since 2022: 10 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00702/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Installation of sea water tanks and associated equipment
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26/00523/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Installation of storage building to the west of Block L
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26/00251/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Installation of 2 fire escape staircases
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26/00122/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development - Placement of modular freezer
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26/00117/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development - Formation of hardstanding areas
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26/00002/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Erection of glasshouses
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25/01469/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development - Placement of modular freezers
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25/01467/CLU Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Erection of Modular Sample Disposal Facility
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22/00449/P Granted
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Extension to building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by East Lothian
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Consent Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Lothian granted permission on 19 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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