Planning application
4 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Felling to ground level of 1 Goat Willow tree
As published by the council, reference 0657/TCA/25
Application record
- Reference
- 0657/TCA/25
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Not to make a Tree Preservation Order
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Armadale & Blackridge
- Parish
- Torphichen
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH48 4LY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by West Lothian
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16 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Not to make a Tree Preservation Order
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
- GRANT CONSENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
West Lothian has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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