24 Birniehill Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RR

1. 21 Oct 2024

   Received by West Lothian

2. 29 Oct 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission

4. 23 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• Unit 5, 6, & 7 Block 3 Whiteside Industrial Estate Factory Road Bathgate West Lothian

  1192/FUL/19 Submitted 4 Dec 2019 164m away

  Replacement of roof cladding, front wall cladding, windows and doors

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 3 docs

• The Bungalow 7 Whiteside Cottages Factory Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RJ

  0668/H/25 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 311m away

  Erection of a detached garage

  Granted Householder 9 docs
  Domestic

• 25 Whiteside Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RG

  0595/H/26 Submitted 22 Jul 2026 347m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  Formation of a driveway, installation of patio doors and erection of 1.5m high fence and decking

  Awaiting decision Householder Windows or glazing 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Fisher Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QJ

  1052/H/19 Submitted 22 Oct 2019 357m away

  Extension to house

  Granted Householder Extension 3 docs
  Domestic

• 64 Fisher Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QJ

  0601/CLU/25 Submitted 29 Jul 2025 374m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs

• Former Abattoir Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian

  0768/MSC/22 Submitted 23 Aug 2022 374m away

  Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0875/P/19 for erection of 154 houses and 12 flats with associated works (as amended)

  Granted Conditions New dwelling
  Major scheme

• 0506/H/26 Granted

  132 Chapelton Drive Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SG

  Installation of access ramp (in retrospect)

  17 Jun 2026 Householder
• 0463/H/26 Granted

  Erisco Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NL

  Alterations to garage roof and erection of a garage

  5 Jun 2026 Householder
• 0400/H/26 Granted

  20 Westwood View West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PY

  Extension to house

  18 May 2026 Householder
• 0692/H/26 Awaiting decision

  36 Braehead Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EE

  Two storey extension to side, with single storey extension to front, and proposed driveway

  19 Aug 2026 Householder
• 0687/H/26 Awaiting decision

  77 Ballantyne Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TH

  Installation of a rear dormer and rooflights

  18 Aug 2026 Householder