Planning application
Gairnsheil Cottage West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
As published by the council, reference 0643/CLU/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0643/CLU/26
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Certificate of Lawfulness-Existing
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- West Calder And Harburn
- Decision by
- Delegated Powers
- Postcode
- EH55 8LQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
4 Aug 2026
Received by West Lothian
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Grant Certificate of Lawfulness-Existing
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION PDF
- ELEVATIONS
- A LOCATION PLAN
- PLANS
- SUBMITTED PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Lothian granted permission on 15 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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