Planning application
Land At Carrick Gardens / Bellsquarry South Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ET
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Felling to ground level of 3 trees, crown cleaning of 14 trees and woodland thinning of 3 trees
As published by the council, reference 0767/TPO/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0767/TPO/26
- Type
- Treeworks covered by a TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Livingston South
- Parish
- Bellsquarry And Adambrae
- Postcode
- EH54 9ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by West Lothian
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25 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 November 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
3 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 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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