Planning application
Abercorn School Newton West Lothian EH52 6PZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from offices to children's nursery and erection of a canopy for a covered play area
As published by the council, reference 0571/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0571/FUL/26
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Linlithgow
- Parish
- Newton
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH52 6PZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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0572/LBC/26 Awaiting decision
Abercorn School Newton West Lothian EH52 6PZ
Listed building consent for proposed external alterations including stonework, installation of new doors, replacement of exisitng doors, alterations to fenestration and the erection of a lightweight canopy structure to the front and rear of building
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0809/FUL/25 Withdrawn
Abercorn School Newton West Lothian EH52 6PZ
Change of use from office (Class 4) to school (Class 10)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by West Lothian
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14 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- 01 - LOCATION PLAN
- SUBMITTED PLANS
- 02 - EXISTING SITE PLANS
- 03 - EXISTING PLANS
- 04 - EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- 05 - PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- 06 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- 07 - PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
- 08 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 1
- 09 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 2
- A LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION PDF
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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 full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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