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38 New Calder Mill Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH54 6FT

Awaiting decision West Lothian 0771/CLU/26 Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling house and garage conversion

As published by the council, reference 0771/CLU/26

Application record

Reference
0771/CLU/26
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
25 Sep 2026
Ward
East Livingston & East Calder
Parish
Mid Calder
Postcode
EH54 6FT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

Who's behind it

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John Watson Architectural Consultant Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Livingston

Active · incorporated 2004 · Livingston

53 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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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 lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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