Planning application
Macdonald House 18 Westerton Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Hazardous substance consent for 78,331 tonnes of P5c flamable liquids (ethanol/water mixture)
As published by the council, reference 0617/HZ/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0617/HZ/26
- Type
- Hazardous Substances Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh
- Parish
- Broxburn
- Postcode
- EH52 5AU
Comment by 1 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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28 Jul 2026
Received by West Lothian
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8 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 3 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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's median decision took 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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