Planning application
The Homestead Drumshoreland Broxburn EH52 5PF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for enlargement of dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference 0205/CLU/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0205/CLU/26
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- Pumpherston
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH52 5PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by West Lothian
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pearson Planning, Chartered Surveyors Agent, a planning consultancy
21 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- REFUSAL DECISION NOTICE
- REFUSED PLANS
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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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