Planning application
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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Proposal
Erection of 198 houses and 12 flats with associated infrastructure and landscaping works
As published by the council, reference 0439/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0439/FUL/26
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- East Calder And District
- Decision by
- Blank Field
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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0990/FUL/25 Awaiting decision
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder
Change to road layout and site access point with moving of plots 5 and 6 to accommodate road change, handing of house on plot 4 and change to garage positions at plots 3 and 4 (variation to 0861/MSC/22 for 6 houses)
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0861/MSC/22 Refused
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0845/P/15 for the erection of 6 houses with associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by West Lothian
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22 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Lothian took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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0709/FUL/26 Awaiting decision
Land To East Of Ben Vorlich Drive Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UT
Formation of road extension and associated landscaping works to allow connection between housing at Ben Vorlich Drive and proposed housing subject of planning application 0439/FUL/26
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
ema Architecture + Design Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 2003 · Edinburgh
36 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 89% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
68 documents on file for this application
- WLC HOUSING
- WLC OPEN SPACE
- SITE LAYOUT 24089-EMA-XX-XX-DDG-A-050001-P17
- MATERIALS AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS 24089-EMA-XX-XX-DDG-A-050002-P11
- PARKING LAYOUT 24089-EMA-XX-XX-DDG-A-050003-P05
- SUDS BASIN DETAILS - RE-212-A
- SWEPT PATH REFUSE VEHICLE - RE-501-D
- SWEPT PATH LAYOUT - SCOTTISH WATER - RE-502-C TANKER
- SITE SECTIONS 24089-EMA-XX-XX-DDG-A-050050-P04
- LANDSCAPE LAYOUT SHEET 1 OF 3 - 2645 01-M
- LANDSCAPE LAYOUT SHEET 2 OF 3 - 2645 02-L
- LANDSCAPE LAYOUT SHEET 3 OF 3 - 2645 03-L
- ALLAN FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - ALN-PD1.1
- ARISAIG FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - ARISAIG FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - ARG-PD
- ARRAN FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - ARR-PD1.1
- BARRIE FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - BAR-PD1.1
- BRYCE FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - BRY-PD1.1
- CAIRN FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - CAI-PD1.1
- COLVILLE FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - COL-PD1.1
- CRICHTON FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - CRI-PD1 .1
- DARROCH FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - LDAR-PD1.1
- LEWIS FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - LEW-PD1 1
- LOGAN FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - LOG-PD1 1--
- BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN
- EXTERNAL LEVELS LAYOUT - RE-100-J
- SURFACE FINISHES - RE-110-C
- DRAINAGE LAYOUT SHEET 1 - RE-200-E
- MISS JILLIAN HOGG-OBJECTS(FULL)
- WLC ECOLOGY
- CONTAMINATED LAND
- WLC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- MR JOHN THOMAS-OBJECTS(FULL)
- MISS KINGA PLASKOTA-OBJECTS(FULL)
- MR GORDON DICKIE-OBJECTS(FULL)
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT
- WLC ARBORIST
- 1800MM HIGH TIMBER FENCE
- 2 BED BUNGALOW
- ADAM MID TERRACE
- AFFORDABLE 1 BED COTTAGE FLAT
- AFFORDABLE 2 BED COTTAGE FLAT
- AFFORDABLE 2 BED END TERRACE
- AFFORDABLE 2 BED MID TERRACE
- AFFORDABLE 3 BED END TERRACE_SEMI
- AFFORDABLE 4 BED SEMI
- APPLICATION FORM
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION REPORT
- PARKING PLAN
- ARCHAEOLOGY WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- REMEDIATION METHOD STATEMENT
- REPORT ON SITE INVESTIGATIONS FIRST EDITION APRIL 2025
- BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- LOW AND ZERO CARBON STATEMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT
- ADOPTABLE STREET LIGHTING LAYOUT
- BARRIE DETACHED
- BRUCE DETACHED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- A LOCATION PLAN
- ROUTE OF BUILD LAYOUT
- TREE SURVEY SCHEDULE
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
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This application is with West Lothian for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Lothian decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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