Planning application
7 Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed change of use from Class 1A (shops/retail) to Class 3 for use as a coffee shop/cafe
As published by the council, reference 0211/CLU/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0211/CLU/26
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Prior Approval
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh
- Parish
- Winchburgh
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH52 6FD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by West Lothian
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Prior Approval
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
- GRANT CLU USE/DEV (PROPOSED)
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Lothian granted permission on 1 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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