Tesco Stores Ltd 4 Blackburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ES

1. 31 May 2024

   Received by West Lothian

2. 24 Sep 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawfulness-Existing

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 14 Inchwood Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EF

  0722/H/21 Submitted 5 Jul 2021 215m away

  Extension to house

  Granted Householder Extension 3 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Kaim Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1ER

  0491/H/21 Submitted 3 May 2021 225m away

  Extension to house

  Granted Householder Extension 3 docs
  Domestic

• Kaim Park Hotel 17 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP

  0681/FUL/26 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 241m away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  Change of use of former public house (sui generis) to 3 hotel rooms (class 7) and alterations to building

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

• Kaim Park Hotel 17 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP

  0181/FUL/26 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 265m away

  Siting of hot food takeaway portacabin (in retrospect)

  Refused Full applications 3 docs

• Kaim Park Hotel 17 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP

  0651/FUL/25 Submitted 14 Aug 2025 272m away

  Siting of hot food takeaway portacabin (in retrospect)

  Refused Full applications 9 docs

• The Shieling 66 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP

  0770/H/25 Submitted 22 Sep 2025 292m away

  Formation of a driveway, including parking & access steps

  Granted Householder 10 docs
  Domestic

• 0561/CLU/26 Granted

  14 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 7QE

  Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of front porch

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 0560/CLU/26 Granted

  143 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion to form a new bedroom and erection of a small hallway between the existing house and new bedroom

  9 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 0691/CLU/26 Awaiting decision

  13 Ross Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8LA

  Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house

  18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 0672/CLU/26 Awaiting decision

  21 Comitis Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8FX

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion

  13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 0667/CLU/26 Awaiting decision

  13 East Cairn View Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FS

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion and single storey extension to rear of the property

  12 Aug 2026 Lawful development