Planning application
1 Broombank Birches Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Felling of 1 tree
As published by the council, reference 0697/TCA/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0697/TCA/26
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- Mid Calder
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH53 0EA
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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0697/TPO/26 Awaiting decision
1 Broombank Birches Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
Felling of 1 tree
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0037/H/23 Granted
1 Broombank Birches Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
Extension and alterations to house and formation of a roof terrace
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by West Lothian
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31 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 October 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- PHOTO OF TREE
- PHOTO OF TREE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SUBMITTED PLANS
- SITE LAYOUT
- LOCATION PLAN
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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 tree works applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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1 Broombank Birches Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
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