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9 Beech Lane Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GW

Awaiting decision West Lothian 0530/CLU/26 Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

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

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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