Land At Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR

1. 2 Mar 2023

   Received by West Lothian

2. 10 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Environmental Assessment Not Required

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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• 25 Inchcross Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HF

  0683/H/24 Submitted 2 Sep 2024 177m away

  Installation of external glazed canopy, and erection of garden room

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing
  Small domestic

• Scotwaste Recycling Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR

  1035/FUL/25 Submitted 24 Dec 2025 204m away

  Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0795/FUL/21 (Improvement of site infrastructure consisting of demolition of existing buildings, provision of new site surfacing and drainage, construction of buildings for treatment of mixed waste materials, offices & maintenance facilities, installation of additional weighbridge and weighbridge office, and increase in waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annum) without compliance with conditions to vary condition 1 (duration of permission) to extend the timescale to commence the development

  Granted Full applications Demolition 6 docs

• Scotwaste Recycling Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR

  1034/FUL/25 Submitted 24 Dec 2025 206m away

  Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0795/FUL/21 (Improvement of site infrastructure consisting of demolition of existing buildings, provision of new site surfacing and drainage, construction of buildings for treatment of mixed waste materials, offices & maintenance facilities, installation of additional weighbridge and weighbridge office, and increase in waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annum) without compliance with conditions to vary conditions 2 (contaminated land remediation), 5 (landscape management), 6 (past coal mining ), 14 (landscaping) to allow construction of the weighbridge office prior to discharge of these conditions

  Granted Full applications Demolition 8 docs

• 11 Inchcross Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HF

  0569/H/21 Submitted 26 May 2021 285m away

  Extension to existing garage

  Granted Householder Extension 3 docs
  Domestic

• Plot 4 J4M8 Distribution Park Strand Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EA

  0190/FUL/26 Submitted 18 Mar 2026 294m away

  Site alterations comprising the installation of plant and associated works to facilitate electric vehicle charging infrastructure

  Granted Full applications 3 docs

• Plot 4 J4M8 Distribution Park Strand Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EA

  0395/MSC/24 Submitted 27 May 2024 340m away

  Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0436/P/18 for the erection of a decked vehicle storage facility and formation of hardstanding for vehicle storage at ground level including cycle parking, vehicle barriers, welfare facility and entry gatehouse with ancillary infrastructure

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• 0712/PAC/26 Awaiting decision

  Land At Linkston Way (Former Edgar Allen Works) Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RB

  Proposal of application notice for residential development and other associated works and infrastructure including car parking, servicing, access arrangements and landscaping

  26 Aug 2026 Outline
• 0633/EIA/26 Decided

  Land At Colinshiel Armadale

  EIA screening opinion for residential development of up to 470 homes and associated infrastructure

  30 Jul 2026 Outline
• 0605/EIA/26 Decided

  Newhouse Farm Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NP

  EIA screening opinion for a solar PV array

  23 Jul 2026 Outline
• 0707/PAC/26 Awaiting decision

  Land North Of Sibcas Easton Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SF

  Proposal of application notice for residential development

  24 Aug 2026 Outline
• 0838/P/25 Refused

  14a Milrig Milrig Smallholdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE

  Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house

  15 Oct 2025 Outline