Planning application
Midhope Castle And Adjacent Grounds/landscape Abercorn Newton West Lothian EH30 9SL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed building consent for a shop, two coffee stands, toilet block, pedestrian bridge, fencing and gate (part retrospect).
As published by the council, reference 0503/LBC/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0503/LBC/26
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Linlithgow
- Parish
- Newton
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH30 9SL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by West Lothian
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15 Jul 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 9 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gray Macpherson Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Edinburgh
Dissolved · incorporated 2013 · Edinburgh
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- SUBMITTED PLANS
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- ENTRANCE PLAN
- FARM YARD PLAN
- SECTIONS
- SHOP DRAWINGS
- TOILET BLOCK DRAWINGS
- KIOSK AND COFFEE STAND
- PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DRAWINGS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- APPLICATION PDF
- A LOCATION PLAN
- DRAWING REGISTER
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Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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