Planning application
0334/TPO/26
Livingston Inn 2 Main Street Livingston Village West Lothian EH54 7AF
Proposal
Removal of 2 birch trees
As published by the council, reference 0334/TPO/26
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by West Lothian
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse TPO Application
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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0689/TPO/25 Refused
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0065/TPO/26 Granted
Livingston Inn 2 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Branch trim of 2 Birch trees and 1 Sequoia tree
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0640/LBC/25 Granted
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0923/FUL/25 Granted
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0716/H/25 Granted
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First floor extension to house
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0903/CLU/25 Refused
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Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of part of house as short term let and use of annex as short term let
Other trees applications
In West Lothian
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0465/TCA/26 Granted
Land South Of Middleton Avenue, Uphall
Removal of 1 European lime (T4982), 1 Holly Tree (T4983) and 1 Willow Tree (T4996)
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0459/TCA/26 Granted
Land To North West And North East Of Birrell Gardens Livingston West Lothian EH54 9LF
Fell to ground level 1 Birch tree and trim back 2 Alder trees leaning over garden of no. 11, fell to ground level 1 Sycamore tree at rear of no. 16, fell to ground level 1 Beech tree hanging over garden of no. 19 and remove branches hanging over garden of no.52
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0355/TCA/26 Granted
5 Mains Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DW
Crown reduction, thinning, lifting and deadwood removal of 1 Cherry tree
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0301/TPO/26 Refused
15 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Crown reduction of 2 Holly trees and crown thinning and lifting of 1 Beech tree
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0365/TPO/26 Granted
Land At Charlesfield Road (Cala Pinefields Site) Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7GW
Removal of 1 Willow tree (no. 2873) and crown reduction to 3 Birch trees (no. 52, 53,55), 1 Alder tree (no. 54), 2 Oak trees (no. 56, 2881) and 1 Hazel tree (no. 58)