Planning application
1 Muir Place Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5BF
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from offices (Class 4) to hotel (Class 7) with alterations and extension
As published by the council, reference 0086/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0086/FUL/26
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- Craigshill
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH54 5BF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
9 Feb 2026
Received by West Lothian
-
20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
12 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
-
28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Architects Designworks Agent, an architecture practice registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 2026 · Edinburgh
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- REFUSE FULL PLANNING APPLICATION
- REFUSED PLANS
- DMC COMMITTEE REPORT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Land Adjacent To 6 Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DR
Prior notification for the installation of a 30m high lattice tower supporting 6 antennas, 4 transmission dishes, installation of 4 equipment cabinets and 2.4m high security fence
Granted Telecoms 11 docsSmall domestic -
Unit 1Telford Square Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PQ
Change of use of site from office and workshop (Class 4 and 5) to repair, maintenance, MOT testing, and display for sale of motorcycles (including ancillary sale of parts, clothing, accessories etc)
Granted Full applications 2 docs -
Unit 1 Telford Square Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PQ
Change of use of site to a motorcycle servicing and repair facility with MOT testing (Class 5), with ancillary reception and trade counter
Granted Full applications 3 docs -
Layby At Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Continued siting of a mobile snack van
Granted Full applications 3 docs -
Layby At Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Continued siting of a mobile snack van
Granted Full applications 3 docs -
12 Nettlehill Drive Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PS
Two storey extension and alterations to house
Refused Householder Extension 3 docsDomestic
Other full applications
In West Lothian
-
0544/FUL/26 Refused
77 Ambrose Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JU
Change of use from house to short term let
-
0411/FUL/26 Granted
Easter Breich Wood (Land North Of Oakbank Cottages) West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PR
Siting of a storage container for gardening and maintenance equipment for community owned woodland
-
0556/FUL/26 Decided
9 Ballencrieff Mill Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LL
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of decking (in retrospect)
-
0470/FUL/26 Refused
42 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RJ
Change of use from flat to short term let
-
0492/FUL/25 Refused
Land East Of West Philpstoun Steading
Conversion and extension of former smithy building to form dwelling house, erection of 3 new houses and associated landscaping and infrastructure