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38 Andrew Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JL

Refused West Lothian 0073/CLU/26 Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 0073/CLU/26

Application record

Reference
0073/CLU/26
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Bathgate
Parish
Bathgate
Decision by
Blank Field
Postcode
EH48 1JL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 27 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: APPL/0212/REFU/26 (Appeal Lodged)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ferguson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Galashiels

Active · incorporated 2018 · Galashiels

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • HANDLING REPORT Report · 23 Apr 2026
  • REFUSED PLANS Refused Plans · 23 Apr 2026
  • REFUSE CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS Decision · 23 Apr 2026

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What this refusal means

West Lothian refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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