0653/CLU/25

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by West Lothian

2. 18 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 0892/H/25 Granted

  80 St Paul's Drive Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LP

  Erection of wooden fence and gazebo (in retrospect)

  4 Nov 2025 181m away Householder
• 0490/CLU/26 Refused

  8 Woodlands Grove Armadale West Lothian EH48 2UH

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of studio above garage as short term let

  12 Jun 2026 269m away Lawful development
• 0982/H/25 Granted

  11 Woodlands Cottages Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LA

  Erection of garage

  9 Dec 2025 279m away Householder
• 0915/PO/25 Refused

  Land To South Of Lower Bathville Armadale

  Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0683/P/23 to remove cemetery, library and town centre improvement contributions

  11 Nov 2025 439m away Conditions
• 0447/PO/26 Awaiting decision

  Land To South Of Lower Bathville Armadale

  Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0683/P/23 to reduce non-denominational primary school contribution, amend contribution payment triggers and inset viability review clause

  1 Jun 2026 440m away Conditions
• 0957/MSC/25 Awaiting decision

  Land To South Of Lower Bathville Armadale

  Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0683/P/23 for habitat & woodland management plans (condition 3d), site investigation/remediation (condition 3g), coal mine gas assessment (condition 3h), and past coal mining investigations (condition 3k)

  26 Nov 2025 456m away Conditions

• 0490/CLU/26 Refused

  8 Woodlands Grove Armadale West Lothian EH48 2UH

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of studio above garage as short term let

  12 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 0390/CLU/26 Refused

  16 Granby Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LB

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of a house as short term let

  14 May 2026 Lawful development
• 0349/CLU/26 Refused

  127 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let

  4 May 2026 Lawful development
• 0304/CLU/26 Refused

  3 Knightsridge Road Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LT

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let

  21 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 0227/CLU/26 Refused

  28 Barlaw Gardens Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PZ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of annex ancillary residential accommodation as short term let

  27 Mar 2026 Lawful development