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56 Vancouver Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BS

Refused West Lothian 0167/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 0167/CLU/26

Application record

Reference
0167/CLU/26
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Decided
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Livingston South
Parish
Howden
Decision by
Blank Field
Postcode
EH54 6BS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 18 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • REFUSED PLANS Refused Plans · 16 Jul 2026
  • REFUSE CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS Decision · 16 Jul 2026
  • HANDLING REPORT Report · 16 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 12 Mar 2026
  • LICENCE_FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 12 Mar 2026
  • A LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 12 Mar 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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