0071/CLU/26

1. 2 Feb 2026

   Received by West Lothian

2. 4 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 May 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 0063/EIA/26 Decided

  Area RL Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GX

  EIA screening opinion for residential development relating to planning application 0843/FUL/25

  29 Jan 2026 179m away Outline
• 0843/FUL/25 Awaiting decision

  Area RL Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GX

  Erection of 54 houses and 4 flats with associated works (as varied from 65 houses and 4 flats)

  16 Oct 2025 191m away Full applications
• 0971/CLU/25 Granted

  28 Seven Wells Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GT

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to form additional habitable space

  2 Dec 2025 300m away Lawful development
• 0387/LBC/26 Awaiting decision

  Overshiel Farm East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HT

  Replacement of existing aluminium windows of various window styles (Sliding sash, fixed, casement) For proposed PVC windows of various window styles (Sliding sash, fixed, casement)

  13 May 2026 309m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 0135/LBC/26 Granted

  Overshiel Farm East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HT

  Listed building consent for alterations to the internal layout, french doors and upgrade of the external of the existing porch

  27 Feb 2026 321m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 0509/H/26 Awaiting decision

  1 Anderson Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GY

  Erection of an outbuilding

  18 Jun 2026 347m away Householder

• 0490/CLU/26 Refused

  8 Woodlands Grove Armadale West Lothian EH48 2UH

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of studio above garage as short term let

  12 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 0390/CLU/26 Refused

  16 Granby Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LB

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of a house as short term let

  14 May 2026 Lawful development
• 0349/CLU/26 Refused

  127 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let

  4 May 2026 Lawful development
• 0304/CLU/26 Refused

  3 Knightsridge Road Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LT

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let

  21 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 0227/CLU/26 Refused

  28 Barlaw Gardens Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of annex ancillary residential accommodation as short term let

  27 Mar 2026 Lawful development