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The Heather Inn 1 Hillside Place Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AN

Awaiting decision West Lothian 0453/FUL/26 Planning Application

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Change of use, extension and alterations to former public house to form a 14 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)

As published by the council, reference 0453/FUL/26

Application record

Reference
0453/FUL/26
Type
Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley
Parish
Longridge
Postcode
EH47 8AN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hardie Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Bathgate

Active · incorporated 2006 · Bathgate

98 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

207 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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