Planning application
Gairnsheil Cottage West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LQ
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 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
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- West Calder And Harburn
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH55 8LQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by West Lothian
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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
5 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION PDF
- ELEVATIONS
- A LOCATION PLAN
- PLANS
- SUBMITTED PLANS
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 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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0561/CLU/26 Granted
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0560/CLU/26 Granted
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0691/CLU/26 Awaiting decision
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0672/CLU/26 Awaiting decision
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0667/CLU/26 Awaiting decision
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