Planning application
8 Melbourne Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HH
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Alteration, extension and conversion of garage to form a house
As published by the council, reference 0823/FUL/25
Application record
- Reference
- 0823/FUL/25
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh
- Parish
- Broxburn
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH52 5HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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0440/H/26 Awaiting decision
8 Melbourne Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HH
Installation of first floor balcony (In retrospect)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by West Lothian
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: APPL/0192/LRB/26 (LRB Review Dismissed - Refuse Permission)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- LRB - REFUSAL (FIRST MEETING)
- HANDLING REPORT
- REFUSED PLANS
- REFUSE FULL PLANNING APPLICATION
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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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