Planning application
Carey House 21 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Class 4/5 to mixed Class 4 with ancillary high performance training facility (Class 11)
As published by the council, reference 0702/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0702/FUL/26
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- East Livingston & East Calder
- Parish
- Craigshill
- Postcode
- EH54 5FD
Comment by 29 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on West Lothian's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by West Lothian
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6 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 December 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
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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