Planning application
Land East Of West Philpstoun Steading
Works: Extension Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion and extension of former smithy building to form dwelling house, erection of 3 new houses and associated landscaping and infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 0492/FUL/25
Application record
- Reference
- 0492/FUL/25
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission
- Received
- 23 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Linlithgow
- Parish
- Philpstoun
- Decision by
- Blank Field
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2025
Received by West Lothian
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15 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- REFUSE FULL PLANNING APPLICATION
- HANDLING REPORT
- REFUSED PLANS
- NOISE REPORT
- WLC EDUCATION OFFICER
- BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN
- PLANTING PLAN
- TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
- TREE SURVEY AND AIA
- FAIRHURST REPORT
- FAIRHURST REPORT
- DESKTOP STUDY - CONTAMINATED LAND ASSESSMENT 2OF4
- DESKTOP STUDY - CONTAMINATED LAND ASSESSMENT 3OF4
- DESKTOP STUDY - CONTAMINATED LAND ASSESSMENT 4OF4
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- DESKTOP STUDY - CONTAMINATED LAND ASSESSMENT 1OF4
- MR JACK FORTUNE-OBJECTS(FULL)
- ROGER LEZEMORE-NEUTRAL(FULL)
- WLC ECOLOGIST
- MR BRENDAN FORBES-NEUTRAL(FULL)
- MICHAEL & ANNE WHEATLEY-OBJECTS(FULL)
- WLC ROADS TRANSPORT
- WEST OF SCOTLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICE
- WLC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - HOLDING OBJECTION
- SUBMITTED PLANS
- GARAGE - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- HOUSE TYPE 1 - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- HOUSE TYPE 2 - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- A LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION PDF
- PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS 1 OF 2
- PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS 2 OF 2
- SITE LAYOUT - AS EXISTING
- SITE LAYOUT - AS PROPOSED
- SITE LAYOUT - AS PROPOSED IN CONTEXT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTING SMITHY BUILDING - PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
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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.
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