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Land To East Of Ben Vorlich Drive Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UT

Awaiting decision West Lothian 0709/FUL/26 Planning Application

Works: Extension

Relates to 0439/FUL/26

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Formation of road extension and associated landscaping works to allow connection between housing at Ben Vorlich Drive and proposed housing subject of planning application 0439/FUL/26

As published by the council, reference 0709/FUL/26

Application record

Reference
0709/FUL/26
Type
Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Ward
East Livingston & East Calder
Parish
East Calder And District
Postcode
EH53 0UT

Comment by 29 September 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

  1. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 4 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 0439/FUL/26 Awaiting decision

    Land At Raw Holdings East Calder

    Erection of 198 houses and 12 flats with associated infrastructure and landscaping works

    Submitted 29 May 2026 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 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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What 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 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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