Planning application
9 Beech Lane Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
As published by the council, reference 0530/CLU/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0530/CLU/26
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- East Calder And District
- Postcode
- EH53 0GW
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on West Lothian's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by West Lothian
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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.
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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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