Planning application
Gate Lodge Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
As published by the council, reference 0318/CLU/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0318/CLU/26
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Linlithgow
- Parish
- Newton
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH49 7NA
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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0682/FUL/26 Awaiting decision
Gate Lodge Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Change of use from house to short term let
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by West Lothian
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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- HANDLING REPORT
- REFUSE PLANS
- REFUSE CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- SUBMITTED PLANS
- LOCATION PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN CLOSE UP
- FLOOR PLAN/LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
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 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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