Planning application
36 Almond Square East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of part of house to short term let
As published by the council, reference 0791/FUL/26
Application record
- Reference
- 0791/FUL/26
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Whitburn & Blackburn
- Parish
- Whitburn
- Postcode
- EH47 8EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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0367/FUL/26 Refused
36 Almond Square East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EU
Change of use from house to short term let
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 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
6 documents on file for this application
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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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