0696/CLU/25

1. 29 Aug 2025

   Received by West Lothian

2. 4 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 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

• 0444/FUL/26 Awaiting decision

  18A Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE

  Installation of an ATM

  1 Jun 2026 109m away Full applications
• 0445/A/26 Awaiting decision

  18A Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE

  Display of 1 illuminated ATM sign

  1 Jun 2026 110m away Advertising
• 0682/H/25 Granted

  22 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE

  Extension to house

  26 Aug 2025 123m away Householder
• 0711/H/25 Granted

  43 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HR

  Installation of a drop kerb and formation of a driveway

  2 Sep 2025 141m away Householder
• 0116/H/26 Granted

  West Port Cottage Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AU

  Erection of a log cabin

  18 Feb 2026 152m away Householder
• 0999/H/25 Granted

  5 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HP

  Installation of front door and access ramp and rear extension to flat

  15 Dec 2025 176m 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 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