Planning application
Land To Rear Of 11 Pitcaple Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HW
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Felling of 1 Beech tree
As published by the council, reference 0728/TPO/25
Application record
- Reference
- 0728/TPO/25
- Type
- Treeworks covered by a TPO
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Refuse TPO Application
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Livingston South
- Parish
- Bellsquarry And Adambrae
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH54 9HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by West Lothian
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12 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse TPO Application
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- REFUSE TREEWORKS IN TPO
- HANDLING REPORT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Lothian refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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